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So Much Fraud

Jul 21, 2022
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Show Notes

1:06 – David Picture with Luca

https://twitter.com/davidleary/status/1546767184541761536/photo/1

 

8:30 – Celsius Owes $4.7 Billion to Users But Lacks the Money to Pay

https://gizmodo.com/celsius-bankrupt-billion-money-crypto-bitcoin-price-cel-1849181797

 

Crypto Lender Celsius Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2022/crypto-lender-celsius-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/

 

13:21 – Where in the world are the Three Arrows Capital founders? | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2022/07/13/three-arrows-capital-crypto-su-zhu-kyle-davies-location-dubai/

 

EU officials agreed on rules that would regulate the crypto market in the bloc, forcing platforms to seek authorization to operate and providing safeguards to users

https://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-sets-first-rules-to-regulate-cryptocurrencies-11656682089

 

18:01 – CFTC charges bitcoin firm for operating $1.7 billion crypto scam - Business Insider

https://stocks.apple.com/A6yX2Uny3TUeN1vZkMLF00Q

 

20:43 – Fintech execs convicted in US after $160 million sent to Nigeria

https://bankautomationnews.com/allposts/risk-security/fintech-execs-convicted-in-us-after-160-million-sent-to-nigeria/

 

Report Alleges Wirecard Forged Client Data to Obtain €900M SoftBank Investment

https://www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2022/report-alleges-wirecard-forged-client-data-to-obtain-e900m-softbank-investment/

 

23:57 – Bad lesson: Accounting professor at Drexel University charged with allegedly using creative bookkeeping to evade millions in taxes – MarketWatch

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bad-lesson-accounting-professor-at-drexel-university-charged-with-allegedly-using-creative-bookkeeping-to-evade-millions-in-taxes-11652389459

 

27:37 – CPA Firms That Referred Clients to Alliantgroup Have Been Subpoenaed, Asked to Turn Over 11 Years of Client Data

https://www.goingconcern.com/alliantgroup-federal-grand-jury-subpoena/

 

Leann on Twitter: "I’m hearing that the IRS Criminal Investigation raid on alliantgroup allegedly has to do with the 179D racketeering lawsuits filed years ago. Pending confirmation. /14https://t.co/wTqKwk9JSa"

https://twitter.com/LAFinTexas/status/1527709177036021763

 

Alliantgroup LP v The University Of Texas System And The University Of Houston System – Global Legal Chronicle

https://globallegalchronicle.com/alliantgroup-lp-v-the-university-of-texas-system-and-the-university-of-houston-system/

 

alliantgroup Comments from Women | InHerSight

https://www.inhersight.com/company/alliantgroup/comments

 

Strategic Advisory Board | alliantgroup

https://www.alliantgroup.com/strategic-advisory-board/

 

DOJ suing Lane Grigsby and wife over ‘erroneous’ $750,000 tax refund

https://www.1012industryreport.com/legal/doj-suing-lane-grigsby-and-wife-over-erroneous-750000-tax-refund/

 

Bloomberg blows the whistle on the IRS

https://archives.cjr.org/the_audit/bloomberg_blows_the_whistle_on.php

 

36:57 – Neal: Odds of selecting Comey and McCabe for audits were like winning the lottery | The Hill

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/3560143-neal-odds-of-selecting-comey-and-mccabe-for-audits-were-like-winning-the-lottery/

 

IRS audited former FBI directors Comey and McCabe

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-audited-former-fbi-directors-comey-and-mccabe

 

41:01 – Senator Warren Leads 22 Colleagues in Introducing the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022

https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-warren-leads-22-colleagues-in-introducing-the-tax-filing-simplification-act-of-2022

 

Americans spend 13 hours and $240 on average to file their taxes—while corporations like @Intuit rake in billions. That’s outrageous. Today I;m leading 22 colleagues on legislation to make filing taxes free and easy for taxpayers. The IRS itself can and should adopt my plan; Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) July 13, 2022 

https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/1547260220551806976

 

45:10 – AICPA recommends additional IRS backlog measures - Journal of Accountancy

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2022/jul/aicpa-recommends-additional-irs-backlog-measures.html

 

49:43 – Obviously most CPAs are against the 15...

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