Cannabis con man Justin Costello, who lied about being a billionaire and seeing combat in Iraq, among a multitude of other falsehoods, pleaded guilty on…
Tag:
fraud
A couple of issues ago I wrote about Justin Costello, a scam artist based in Seattle. At the time of my writing, Costello has been…
How conman Justin Costello made his way through the Washington cannabis industry Justin Costello was well-known in Washington’s cannabis industry. He was a big personality…
Last month’s issue of Marijuana Venture featured a cover story on Women Grow. I’m no expert on its business model, or how it’s helping women…
I recently read a civil complaint filed in Washington State Superior Court in which a local couple alleges that a man named Justin Costello defrauded…
The most common saying in the fraud fighting field is “trust is not a control.” This basically means that while you might want to trust…
In 1872, two grizzled forty-niners walked into a San Francisco bank with a bag full of diamonds, claiming to have discovered the richest mining field…
There have been a slew of enforcement actions against regulated cannabis companies engaging in alleged securities fraud, and the harm caused to investors could have…
By Jon Jenkins Last month we reviewed foundational internal controls, including the tone at the top, store policies and job responsibilities. This month we continue…