Doing business outside the United States? Protect your intellectual property by Ann M. Gynn A U.S. company outsources its fashion accessories production to a manufacturer in China. The products are imported and sold in the United States. After several years of production in China and importation to the United States, the company decides to expand...Read More

Alert: Double-Check MSB Licensure Status — Unregulated Entities Can Catch You In The Regulatory Crossfire The fluidity of Internet-based payment tools makes it hard to track online funds transactions, which means criminals can launder money more easily — sometimes even anonymously. While most banks have mastered the AML routine in the nearly seven years since...Read More

Opinion: Bust-out schemes are a fraud designed to make you go bust By A. Sasha Frid June 06, 2008 Increasing globalization is proving to be a boon for perpetrators of a type of fraud known as a “bust-out scheme.” This kind of fraud, commonplace in the computer and electronics industry, victimizes legitimate manufacturers and retailers....Read More