Unfortunately, fraud and deception are all too common
in business and our daily lives. When you feel like you’ve
been “had”, you probably have been, and that
is the smell test for fraud.
I have handled many types of fraud cases, from large scale
embezzlement and local con-artists, to the purchase of
a home with secret defects which should have been disclosed
by the seller. Each fraud case presents unique facts, and
as they say, the devil is in the details.
Fraud occurs in many ways. For example, a seller or vendor
sometimes fails to disclose an important fact to you, which,
if you had known, you would not have bought property, a
business, done business or parted with your money. Or,
deceptive conduct by businesses, partners, employees or
others causes financial harm, destroys your business or
sullies your name and reputation. More than one person
can be involved, which is a conspiracy to defraud. The
results can, of course, be devastating, especially because
you typically do not discover the fraud before it is too
late.
Handling fraud cases is not an easy task. It is challenging
work which usually requires thorough investigation and
discovery to uncover the fraud, because there is not always
a “smoking gun” which immediately comes to
light. Rather, fraud and deception is often proved by circumstantial
evidence, and it takes great determination and perseverance
to litigate and try such a case. It also requires familiarity
with the many state and federal laws which prohibit and
penalize deceptive conduct by businesses and individuals
alike.
Ned Kimmelman, PA | 4755 Technology Way, Suite 203 | Boca Raton,
Florida 33431 | Tel: 561.488.2020 | Fax:
561.488.9955
