THE OFFSHORE WATCHDOG

Exposing bad actors, fraudulent schemes, and deceptive practices in the offshore asset protection industry to protect consumers and maintain professional integrity.

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The Business Guy Investigation
Investigation Report

The Truth About “The Business Guy”

A comprehensive investigation into Kevin Wessell, who markets himself as “The Business Guy,” and his companies Lawyers Limited and Asset Protection Planners. This report examines court records, public filings, and documented concerns regarding alleged fraud, deceptive marketing practices, and questions about the unauthorized practice of law.

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Deeper reading on how legitimate asset protection works, how to identify questionable planning, and the case law that shapes the industry.

A U.S. individual income tax return form beside a calculator
Response

Derren Joseph Was Told the Case Law Was Wrong

HTJ Tax published roughly thirty court decisions as proof that offshore trusts fail. Several involve no trust at all, some were trust wins, and one docket cannot be verified — and after being told, the list is still up.

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Magnifying glass on a financial chart — reporting questionable asset protection planning
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Report Questionable Asset Protection Planning

Seen asset protection planning that looks faulty, misleading, or fraudulent? Blake Harris Law offers a free, confidential review.

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Wooden suspension footbridge stretching across a rocky canyon
Article

The Bridge Trust

A hybrid domestic-offshore trust structure that stays simple during peacetime and “crosses the bridge” to the Cook Islands when a threat arises.

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The Hybrid DAPT — how it works and where it fails
Article

The Hybrid DAPT

How the Hybrid Domestic Asset Protection Trust is structured — and where it falls short when tested against real creditor claims.

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45 FAPT Cases Gone Wrong — case law list by Steve Oshins
Response

45 FAPT Cases Gone Wrong

Blake Harris Law’s response to the widely circulated Oshins list of 45 “failed” Foreign Asset Protection Trust cases — showing where the list overstates, mischaracterizes, or misapplies the underlying case law.

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A calculator resting on a fan of U.S. hundred-dollar bills — the true cost of a discount Cook Islands Trust
Article

The $10,000 Cook Islands Trust

Why a discount, non-law-firm Cook Islands Trust can cost you far more than it saves — no attorney-client privilege, no regulatory oversight, and no recourse if it fails.

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Recognition banners on the Oshins and Associates homepage, including two influence titles sourced from ChatGPT transcripts
Investigation

When a Chatbot Confers the Award

Two “Most Influential” banners on an attorney’s homepage trace back to an anonymous ChatGPT session — and the transcript’s own rankings contradict the title. How to verify any credential yourself.

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