Matthew Schwartz Attorney Legal Genius

The police reports were illegally obtained before being made available to the public, courtesy of Detroit Police Department officers Karen Miller and Carol Almeranti, who struck plea deals with federal prosecutors for their roles last year. Schwartz was charged with buying the accident reports from the owner of the accident information office and selling the reports to two people, including a USA Direct owner, who advertised on behalf of health care providers and hired people for personal medical and legal services. More: Businessman with Attorney Mike Morse Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes Well, fast forward about 6 years, and we find out that Legal Genius had more than giant balls. He also had numerous accident reports that he obtained and used illegally. Court documents show that from at least July 2014 to April 2018, Schwartz worked with other conspirators to steal and illegally distribute Detroit Police Department traffic accident reports, many of which were marked “unauthorized” and not publicly available. Schwartz not only made money illegally, but also went to great lengths to hide the money from the tax authorities. The cheques were made payable to Schwartz instead of his law firm, and he deposited these cheques into his personal bank account rather than his law firm bank account. To hide the cuts to be paid to those who provide services to the law firm, Schwartz wrote checks about “money” rather than individuals. Sometimes he would simply pay in cash and even leave money in a grill in the backyard of his personal home for pickup. M. Schwartz is now making this discovery as well. What a genius.

On October 15, 2020, Matthew Schwartz, owner of Birmingham-based Legal Genius, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the IRS and stealing “unauthorized” accident reports from the Detroit Police Department to target crash victims. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison on each count and a fine of $250,000 for conspiracy offences. Back when I was a lawyer for IP, I ran a blog that is now very much deceased. Top lawyers at two Detroit Metro law firms have participated in programs to illegally obtain police reports of auto crashes and recruit crash victims for legal and medical services, according to recent federal indictments and a plea agreement. Source: www.abajournal.com/news/article/owner-of-legal-genius-law-firm-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy-involving-stolen-police-crash-reports At present, Schwartz is still a respected member of the Michigan Bar Association (he pleaded guilty only ten days ago) and LegalGenius.com is still online. Although the site uses pronouns like “we” and “us,” I strongly suspect that this is a solo operation where most cases are referred to other people, not really a firm that itself has “experienced lawyers across the country,” as the site says. According to court documents, Mathew Schwartz, owner and operator of the law firm Legal Genius P.L.L.C., as well as co-conspirators, received traffic accident reports from the Detroit Police Department and distributed them to other co-conspirators, many of whom were marked as “unauthorized” and not publicly available. The co-conspirators then used their access to these illegally obtained reports to recruit accident victims for assault lawyers, chiropractors, medical professionals and other businesses.

Insurance companies Allstate and State Farm claimed in civil lawsuits that attorney Mike Morse had already received police reports from Rosett to obtain contact with clients, and Rosett had also charged contractors to build an annex to Morse`s personal residence as payment for him. referring legal clients to Roset therapy clinics. For more information on the Department of Taxation and its enforcement efforts, visit the Department`s website. Its owner and operator, Mathew Schwartz, pleaded guilty on Oct. 15 to federal fraud and conspiracy. According to the ABA Journal (which refers to the press release and the DOJ agreement), the system involved stealing traffic accident reports from the Detroit Police Department so others could identify and recruit victims as potential customers. The people who stole the reports sold them to a company called the Accident Information Bureau, which then resold them. Schwartz was accused of buying and then selling that company`s reports, earning up to $10,000 a month plus referral fees. Schwartz also paid people to visit victims` homes and try to register them as clients whose legal genius should have known were violating Michigan`s 7.3 rule of professional conduct. As we speak (circa December 2020), Matty practices the convict with LegalGenius at 3000 Town Center in Southfield, Michigan. The first, a photo of an elderly woman holding a large purse in her hand, thumbs up, with the thinly veiled message: “I`m rich, B*t$h!” Please note that the thumbs up and exclamation mark are still used today to convey emphasis, credibility, and authority at the highest level.

He is also accused of embezzling funds from Southfield, Michigan-based Legal Genius and depositing them into his personal bank account. He also allegedly paid cash for individuals to visit the homes of potential Legal Genius clients and obtain client representation agreements. Schwartz received $7,500 to $10,000 each month to send accident reports to the USA Direct owner and second person, as well as 33 percent of the personal injury transfer fee, according to the plea agreement. Between 2015 and 2017, court documents show that Schwartz attempted to “obstruct” the IRS by diverting Legal Genius` business income to his personal bank account. He also paid those who provided services to the law firm with “cash” cheques. This was done to hide these people`s taxable income from the IRS and Social Security Administration. Matthäus C. Schwartz of Birmingham, principal founder and managing partner of Southfield-based law firm Legal Genius, which frequently airs television commercials, pleaded guilty in October to two charges, including conspiracy to defraud the IRS, and is awaiting conviction in U.S. District Court in Flint. These ads were so tasteless that even I was shocked. Ingratiation, unworthy of a profession whose standards could be set higher in this field. The same page on the Legal Genius website mentions “money laundering,” but I guess it`s not quite the same thing.

A defense attorney for Franklin declined to comment, and Sitto`s attorney did not respond to a phone message. You already know where this leads. These reports were golden for lawyers for victims of assault and accident. For fees, AIB recruited victims and referred them to certain personal injury lawyers, chiropractors, magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) and medical professionals. In return, the co-conspirators got a share of the action. Matthew Schwartz of Birmingham faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for each count and a $250,000 fine for conspiracy offences, according to a press release. Eric Nemeth of Varnum Attorneys at Law, who represents one of the non-lawyer defendants in the indictment, businessman Cory Mann, said the government investigation had been ongoing for many years, “and that seems to be the end.” The reports were used to recruit accident victims for assault lawyers, chiropractors, medical professionals and other businesses. And at the state level, such activities “arguably” violated state criminal laws and the provisions of the law regardless of Michigan`s fault. More: Aggressive promptness comes after car accidents in Detroit AIB reported aggregate information about car accident victims from Michigan state traffic accident reports by “illegal means.” The reports usually bore a watermark that reads “Report not approved,” suggesting that the reports were not publicly available and belonged to the Detroit Police Department. The reports were delivered “at least five times a week via email” as part of a settlement with Carol Almeranti and Karen Miller, according to court documents; They also pleaded guilty earlier this year. The indictment says that after Schwartz received his bi-weekly cash payments of $5,000, Rosett texted him and asked him to retrieve the money from a hiding place on Schwartz`s grill. A representative of the law firm Legal Genius did not return a message for comment.

Legal Genius seems open – according to Google – (but the site is not accessible). According to the Michigan State Bar Association`s website, Schwartz remains “active and in good standing.” Schwartz`s plea indicates that between 2014 and 2017, he paid another anonymous person – Person C – to visit and register the homes of potential Legal Genius clients. These payments were made in cash to hide Legal Genius` paper trail and also to hide IRS payments. Deputy Attorney General Goldberg thanked the IRS criminal investigation and FBI special agents who led the investigation, as well as Tax Department Attorney Mark McDonald who is pursuing the case. Prosecutors have claimed that Schwartz and other conspirators used the stolen accident reports to recruit accident victims for assault lawyers, chiropractors, medical professionals and other businesses. The program, which lasted nearly four years, ended in April 2018.