Making a Deal With No Intent to Honor – A Special Type of Fraud
When a person enters into an agreement with no intention of honoring the agreement at the time it was made, that is a unique species of fraud that is actionable alongside the related breach of contract claim in Florida. HTP, Ltd. v. Lineas Aereas Costarricenses, S.A., 685 So. 2d 1238, 1239...
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Who is Responsible in the Case of Check Fraud?
What do you do if you write a check, mail the check, and later find out the check was deposited, but never received by its intended recipient? For example, let’s say you put a check in your mailbox, and unbeknownst to you, the check is stolen and then cashed. Who bears the...
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FRAUDULENT FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION LIENS
PART III - FRAUDULENT FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION LIENS
As powerful as Florida’s construction lien laws are for contractors and subcontractors seeking to protect their rights to payment for...
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WHAT IS A FRAUDULENT LIEN AND WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES FOR FILING ONE?
A fraudulent lien is one that is calculated either with an intentional effort to inflate the lien, or if it includes materials or services that were not actually provided on the job, or if it's put...
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SIMPLE STEPS TO AVOID BEING A VICTIM OF WIRE FRAUD
In our previous blog entries Real Estate Wire Transfer Fraud and Wire Transfer Fraud Update, we shared the issue of wire transfer...
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WIRE TRANSFER FRAUD UPDATE
We previously posted a blog on the emerging issue of real estate wire transfer fraud and how it is currently impacting Florida. See Real Estate Wire Transfer Blog. The FBI is now warning businesses of a related...
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REAL ESTATE WIRE TRANSFER FRAUD
The issue of real estate wire transfer fraud is currently impacting Florida, and buyers and sellers are losing a significant amount of money.
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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THEIR FOCUS ON WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
Yesterday the Justice Department announced their focus is going to turn to white-collar crime.
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