fraudfileshttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/aaron-walker-hero/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/aaron-walker-hero/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 15:24:16 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=9753 Many times truth is stranger than fiction. And today I spent a couple of hours reading a story of terrorism – - not just the bombing kind (see the story of Brett Kimberlin, Speedway Bomber here), but also the kind that aims to destroy someone personally – - and have come to respect Aaron Walker, [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/aaron-walker-hero/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/bank-liability-for-ponzi-schemes/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/bank-liability-for-ponzi-schemes/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 11:00:06 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=9747 An article in a recent edition of the Bloomberg BNS Banking Report on Ponzi Schemes and bank liability referred to an article I wrote on recognizing red flags of Ponzi schemes: Under each, a plaintiff must account for both the plaintiff’s failure to investigate the would-be fiduciary before investing with the fiduciary and the plaintiff’s [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/bank-liability-for-ponzi-schemes/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/blogger-gets-paid-by-newspaper-that-stole-his-content/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/blogger-gets-paid-by-newspaper-that-stole-his-content/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:27:50 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=9733 Undoubtedly, the internet has made it easier for consumers to get news. It has also made it easier for people to rip off the reporting and creative works of others. Recently, All American Blogger Duane Lester got ripped off by the Oregon Times Observer, a local newspaper based in Oregon, Missouri. Lester’s May 1 article [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/blogger-gets-paid-by-newspaper-that-stole-his-content/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/fortune-on-herbalife-and-david-einhorn/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/fortune-on-herbalife-and-david-einhorn/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 02:51:17 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=9724 Two weeks ago the big news was Herbalife’s earnings call, and questions asked by David Einhorn. Stephen Gandel, senior editor at Fortune Magazine wrote a great article on the Herbalife questions and their significance. I was quoted relative to the issues of distributors and recruiting: It’s not clear Einhorn has already placed his bets against [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/fortune-on-herbalife-and-david-einhorn/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/take-shape-for-life-and-medifast-court-filing-explains-pyramid-scheme-allegations/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/take-shape-for-life-and-medifast-court-filing-explains-pyramid-scheme-allegations/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:49:49 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=9717 This week, response briefs were due from the defendants in the case of Medifast v. Barry Minkow, Fraud Discovery Institute, Robert FitzPatrick, Tracy Coenen, and Sequence Inc. I was dismissed from Medifast’s SLAPP suit (see information on the lawsuit here), and my brief  in the Medifast appeal can be found here. The brief of Minkow [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/take-shape-for-life-and-medifast-court-filing-explains-pyramid-scheme-allegations/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/medifast-and-take-shape-for-life-appeals-pyramid-schemes-truth-and-lies/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/medifast-and-take-shape-for-life-appeals-pyramid-schemes-truth-and-lies/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 20:47:05 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=9698 Yesterday my attorneys filed my response to the appeal in the lawsuit brought against me by Medifast, Inc. for my non-defamatory writings about the company and its Take Shape For Life multi-level marketing business. Medifast sued me on February 17, 2010, lied repeatedly to the court about my writings leading up to the lawsuit, and [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/medifast-and-take-shape-for-life-appeals-pyramid-schemes-truth-and-lies/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/sam-antar-on-green-mountain-inventory-changes-signal-trouble/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/sam-antar-on-green-mountain-inventory-changes-signal-trouble/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 02:29:39 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=9693 Sam Antar, former CFO of Crazy Eddie, a massive fraud in the 1980s, has been following Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) for a long time. He has pointed out red flags of fraud over and over, and the current problem is with the level of inventory. Sam has noted that the inventory of Green Mountain [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/sam-antar-on-green-mountain-inventory-changes-signal-trouble/feed/ 1 GMCR http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/why-a-lifestyle-analysis-is-so-important-in-divorce/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/why-a-lifestyle-analysis-is-so-important-in-divorce/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 11:00:01 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=9461 In the early stages of divorce, clients are required to complete financial affidavits, financial declarations, or other similarly titled disclosures.  The importance of an accurate disclosure of assets, liabilities, and income is obvious. Yet many clients are unable to accurately prepare this financial information. Particularly in high net worth divorces, it may be difficult for [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/why-a-lifestyle-analysis-is-so-important-in-divorce/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/on-becoming-a-big-4-audit-partner/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/on-becoming-a-big-4-audit-partner/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 02:54:07 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=9681 This was left as a comment to an article here, but I didn’t want it to get lost in the shuffle. It gives good insight on becoming a partner at a Big Four firm. I joined PwC as a director, with explicit expectations that I’d have a leadership role building a new consulting practice. Along [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/on-becoming-a-big-4-audit-partner/feed/ 0 http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/dooce-will-sue-you/ http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/dooce-will-sue-you/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:00:29 +0000 Tracy Coenen http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/?p=9546 Ever since Get Off My Internets (GOMI) scooped Heather Armstrong (the blogger known as Dooce) on her trial separation / divorce news, (announcing it January 4th, Dooce announced it on January 17th,) Heather has been looking for a chance for payback. She delivered big with the threat of a lawsuit. On April 26, 2012, GOMI [...] http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2012/05/dooce-will-sue-you/feed/ 3 GOMI