An attorney I handled a number cases with in Las Vegas decided he wasn’t paid what he was worth,

May 22, 2024
8:28:53pm

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so he decided it was a good idea to fabricate expenses to be reimbursed by clients and the firm to the tune of many hundreds of thousands of dollars. It didn’t turn out well for him.

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Author

Time

Challenging work situation- what would you do?

BYUfan92

May 22, 8:02pm

Is the fraud actual fraud or just moral fraud? Have they actually done

The Pope

May 22, 8:07pm

I described the nature of it to my attorney and he said “that’s fraud”

BYUfan92

May 22, 8:11pm

What did your attorney say to do?

Joel Tilton

May 22, 8:13pm

Didn’t say. Going to talk with him further next week…

BYUfan92

May 22, 8:23pm

Your #1 responsibility is to your company and family.

Chester Copperpot

May 22, 8:14pm

And how did you find out about it? And if you could be legally complicit in the

Chester Copperpot

May 22, 8:13pm

“Hey B, cut me in or I’m telling C”

Triznaynay

May 22, 8:08pm

Ask TrueTrue

CarolinaCoug

May 22, 8:09pm

I believe True True is currently unavailable for phone calls….

BYUfan92

May 22, 8:12pm

He butt dialed Jimmy Z the other day, maybe Z can share the number.

Malathion

May 22, 8:39pm

And there lies your answer

CarolinaCoug

May 22, 8:41pm

True True will be available for phone calls. But they will be recorded...

SafetyFirst

May 22, 9:39pm

RE: Ask TrueTrue

Triznaynay

May 22, 8:13pm

What’s the story there?

The Pope

May 22, 9:09pm

Search cb for a thread on him

CarolinaCoug

May 22, 11:52pm

RE: What’s the story there?

BYU Grounds

May 23, 4:34am

How about terminating your relationship with B and telling them exactly why.

volleyjiver

May 22, 8:11pm

I would also tell B that you can’t trust them to honor your agreements either

Cougarclaw

May 22, 8:26pm

Ghost B and stay out of everything else. Self preservation

Tare

May 22, 8:12pm

Self preservation might include reporting the crime (if it that's actually what's going on--e.g., stealing by deceit)

Smack'sWife

May 22, 8:29pm

My guess is you already know what the correct thing to do is. It's just going to

shoganai

May 22, 8:14pm

In your line of work do you owe a duty to C to tell them? And do you owe a duty of confidentiality to B? And does

Sandstone Cougar

May 22, 8:16pm

Probably doesn’t affect the ethics of the situation but why does the business

BleedCougarBlue2

May 22, 8:22pm

An attorney I handled a number cases with in Las Vegas decided he wasn’t paid what he was worth,

Sandstone Cougar

May 22, 8:28pm

Question, does knowing of the actions and not reporting them make you complicit

Duke Silver

May 22, 8:36pm

I don’t believe so, I’ve seen nothing that would suggest that. But I’m asking

BYUfan92

May 22, 8:57pm

You have a confidentiality obligation to both clients. Withdraw and let the

Socrates Johnson

May 22, 9:03pm

I mean, talk to an attorney first, but theft of several million dollars does seem like something the police will care to

Smack'sWife

May 22, 9:31pm

Propose an independent audit, citing due diligence and wanting to ensure

sparky

May 22, 9:09pm

Integrity and honesty

BYU Grounds

May 23, 4:35am

Meaning what? Turn in the biz owner?

BYUfan92

May 25, 3:34pm

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