The War Against Cash, Part III https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielmitchell/2016/03/01/the-war-against-cash-part-iii/#2395c4807c56 L. Burke Files … Read More
The Sins of Ann Twomey
The Sins of Ann Twomey Unions were started to represent the worker without a voice. While it is my opinion the usefulness of Unions is now debatable based upon Federal and State labor laws, they still exist. The … Read More
Swiss Bank Linked to Malaysia Scandal
Swiss Bank Linked to Malaysia Scandal I have a nice small quote in a big story. … Read More
Playing With Ebola – The Italian Mob Moves to Africa
Playing With Ebola - The Italian Mob Moves to Africa I had a nice quote in an amazing story of how the Mob continues to operate and bring mischief everywhere is goes - this time with the help of the UN and a $200 … Read More
FinCEN’s update Customer Due Diligence Requirements
FinCEN's update Customer Due Diligence Requirements Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions It can be said to be no big thing, unless you are now subject to the rules. The new inclusion of … Read More
Due Diligence Is Never Done
This is a very nice quote in Sarawak Report. I was commenting on the lack of due diligence exhibited by Goldman Sachs in the hiring and or retention of Timothy Leissner the lead broker for over 3 Billion dollars … Read More
Rats In Lab Coats
This is serious look at science fraud and how once published the frauds continue even after a study is retracted. … Read More
Quote in Free Malaysia Today
Quote in Free Malaysia Today on the 1MBD mess … Read More
NY Post Quote
John Byrne of the New York Post is an excellent investigative journalist and is pursuing this case with a great deal of success it should be interesting to see the ultimate fallout from this disaster. He was … Read More
Letter to the FT
Letter To The FT The Financial Times was kind enough to publish a letter to the editor on crimes and cash and the elimination of the €500 note. Letter To The … Read More
1MBD FBI gathers clues in massive Goldman Sachs money scandal
I had a nice but small quote in a growing story on 1MBD. FBI gathers clues in massive Goldman Sachs money scandal _ New York Post … Read More
Election Fraud with Rt. Hon Bruce George
Election Fraud with Rt. Hon Bruce George What I am linking to is a video that took two months to plan and two to edit and another to get set up and online. So what do I do? One of the things I am trying to … Read More
Beyond The Lease Agreement
Beyond The Lease Agreement A podcast, with the International Due Diligence Organization, focused on what to look into beyond the just lease agreement. Here I explore different questions to ask of a property to … Read More
Forces of Bank Disintermediation
Forces of Bank Disintermediation By way of protecting their legal monopoly in the west banks are forcing themselves out of the market. The forces are similar to what the Railway act did to the automobile industry … Read More
So What is it Worth
So What Is It Worth A post with the International Due Diligence Organization on "What Is It Worth"? A discussion on why we need appraisals and why some of the values may be confusing. … Read More
Washington Times Quote
Washington Times Quote Had a nice quote in the Washington Times in Richard Rahn's a fascinating look at "De-Risking" and the opposite effect AML laws are having on cash flows. … Read More
IDDO AND THE KINESIC INTERVIEW TECHNIQUE
IDDO AND THE KINESIC INTERVIEW TECHNIQUE I want to share an excellent white paper on Interviewing and Interrogation by D. Glen Foster, the renown international investigator and Father of the Kinesic Interview … Read More
HE OBVIOUSLY CANT REMEMBER WHERE HE PUT IT !!!!!!!!!!!!
HE OBVIOUSLY CANT REMEMBER WHERE HE PUT IT !!!!!!!!!!!! http://divorcelifeline.co.uk/remember-put/ L. Burke Files … Read More
All Andorra
All Andora Mr. Files has a very nice interview last week with All Andorra on the Banca Privada d'Andorra scandal. … Read More
Due Diligence and the Future of Financial Institutions
Due Diligence and the Future of Financial Institutions I have spent the last two months traveling around Europe, the Middle East and Africa looking at trends in finance. I have been looking at the economies … Read More
Eruption Of Insurance Fraud In The Time Of Crisis
http://insuranceworld.gr/interfima-imerida-gia-tis-asfalistikes-apates/ Mr. Files Spoke in Athens in May of 2105 in a presentation titled "Eruption Of Insurance Fraud In The Time Of Crisis" … Read More
African Due Diligence – IFC Review
Last month, I saw an advert for a firm who said ‘They know Africa’ and that they could help with any research in Africa. This sort of puffery for anyone who has spent time in Africa is laughable, but for … Read More
A Greek tragedy and an EU crime
A Greek tragedy and an EU crime from Cayman Financial Review An article co-authored by L. Burke Files, with Mohammed Masoud on the Greek debt crusts and its roots in corruption. Link To Article Cayman Financial … Read More
Due Diligence – Studies Show…
Due Diligence – Studies Show… We have just finished a series of three very difficult cases. The common theme in each case involved either a “survey” on trade dress issues or scientific studies supporting … Read More
Due Diligence: M&A Sans Investment Bankers
Due Diligence: M&A Sans Investment Bankers As a CEO you go to an investment banker and you say, “gee I think I am going to acquire a company for US$N per share. Do you think it is a good idea?” What … Read More
Due Diligence: Here a Regulator, There a Regulator, Everywhere a Regulator
Due Diligence: Here a Regulator, There a Regulator, Everywhere a Regulator How did we come to this? How did we come to this oppressive weight of regulations and regulators? I did some high end sleuthing and plied … Read More
Due Diligence and the Future of Financial Institutions
Due Diligence and the Future of Financial Institutions https://www.businessdetective.eu/due-diligence-and-the-future-of-financial-institutions/ L. Burke Files … Read More
The Sunday Times – UK
Scot Young, was he pushed? Link To Sunday Times UK Article Scot Young Was he pushed - as a … Read More
Due Diligence For Asset Recovery
Due Diligence For Asset Recovery Due diligence investigations into the assets of a fraud feasor is delicate work. Even proposing to do some research into a potential fraud feasor to see what can be done to … Read More
Due Diligence In The MENA
Due Diligence In The MENA The topic is as fascinating as it is complicated, not just complex. I am sure; at least for me that is why I find the work fascinating. The first step is to understand the nature of the … Read More
Financial Service Firms, Boom Goes The Balance Sheet
Financial Service Firms, Boom Goes The Balance Sheet There have been a series of recent acquisitions of second and third tier financial services firms. The firms have included different types of firms such as … Read More
Due Diligence – Insider Trading
Due Diligence - Insider Trading For me, the gimlet eyed investigator, it is getting to the point that one cannot trade on any information that is either not already public, or that comes from an ephemeral fiscal … Read More
Due Diligence: Our Client Has Been Sanctioned
Due Diligence: Our Client Has Been Sanctioned It happened. As silly as it may seem it really did happen. One of our cherished client trust companies was working for a client that got sanctioned. That is when we got … Read More
Customer Due Diligence
From Citizen Investment Link to … Read More
Due Diligence: Red Flags On Investment Schemes
Due Diligence: Red Flags On Investment Schemes Everyone has their own biases when investing and I am certainly not immune. One bias that has nothing to do with any factual support is anyone wearing Qiana … Read More
IFC Review – Due Diligence and the High Net Worth Individual’s Circus
http://ifcreview.com/restricted.aspx?articleId=7860 IFC Review - Due Diligence - The High Net Worth Individual’s … Read More