Anna and Jorge Peleo are in the middle of a bitter divorce.Annaâs attorney called Sam Blakely, a forensic accountant, becausehe suspected that Jorge was hiding assets from the divorce. Annaclaimed that Jorge secretly owned a beach condominium on thePacific coast of Costa Rica. He had frequently traveled there onbusiness trips, and about a year ago, she received a mysteriouscall from a woman living in Costa Rica. The woman claimed that shewas Jorgeâs ex-girlfriend and that he had bought a condo for her tolive in. The caller seemed very angry because Jorge had left herfor another woman and had thrown her out of the condo.
The alleged ex-girlfriend left only her first name (Nora). She didmention the city where the condo was located, but it was a longSpanish name that Anna could not recall.
Annaâs attorney deposed Jorge and asked him many questions aboutthe girlfriend and the condo. Jorge claimed it was all crazy talk,and he completely denied any knowledge of a condominium orgirlfriend.
During the 20 years of marriage, Jorge worked as the vice presidentof marketing for a large machine parts company. Anna knew only thathe was very highly paid, but she had never worked or paid muchattention to their finances. Now she feels she is completely at hismercy in the divorce.
Explain how you think Sam Blakely would proceed with hisinvestigation.
Assuming that there is a secret condo in Costa Rica, what do youthink Samâs chances are of discovering it?
Anna and Jorge Peleo are in the middle of a bitter divorce.Annaâs attorney called Sam Blakely, a forensic accountant, becausehe suspected that Jorge was hiding assets from the divorce. Annaclaimed that Jorge secretly owned a beach condominium on thePacific coast of Costa Rica. He had frequently traveled there onbusiness trips, and about a year ago, she received a mysteriouscall from a woman living in Costa Rica. The woman claimed that shewas Jorgeâs ex-girlfriend and that he had bought a condo for her tolive in. The caller seemed very angry because Jorge had left herfor another woman and had thrown her out of the condo.
The alleged ex-girlfriend left only her first name (Nora). She didmention the city where the condo was located, but it was a longSpanish name that Anna could not recall.
Annaâs attorney deposed Jorge and asked him many questions aboutthe girlfriend and the condo. Jorge claimed it was all crazy talk,and he completely denied any knowledge of a condominium orgirlfriend.
During the 20 years of marriage, Jorge worked as the vice presidentof marketing for a large machine parts company. Anna knew only thathe was very highly paid, but she had never worked or paid muchattention to their finances. Now she feels she is completely at hismercy in the divorce.
Explain how you think Sam Blakely would proceed with hisinvestigation.
Assuming that there is a secret condo in Costa Rica, what do youthink Samâs chances are of discovering it?
