Looks like pilfering is a family affair in some circles!

While Dane Cook's brother, Daryl McCauley, faces charges of embezzlement, McCauley's wife, Erika, has also been arrested and charged with "larceny by scheme and receiving/concealing stolen property."

The family that steals together…goes to court together?

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What's most shocking in Dance Cook's swindling brother story is that the man who can't clean up after his dog and sees funny people is making millions, and that his idiot brother thought he could get away with faking a $3 million check to himself out of Cook's account.

Or maybe they are just not the most brilliant family!

Darryl J. McCauley is being held on a $3 million bail after allegedly siphoning $10 million from his brother over the last year and a half.

McCauley - who is Cooke's older half brother - was making $150,000 a year handling Cook's finances, but was fired in November and asked to send over Cook's files. That's when he got the brilliant idea to cut himself a $3 million check and forge Cook's signature. Maybe he thought Cook would find it funny. It's on par with his sense of humor - which is to say, it's not funny at all, it's just stupid.

He then apparently took himself on a little vacay with the $3 mill.

After a search of his residences in Maine, authorities found a lot of questionable cash. McCauley's wife, Erica, tried to say it was profits from her make up boutique, but that ain't ringing true with her tax statements!

At Wednesday's arraignment, McCauley's attorney told the judge that "My client [McCauley] denies that he ever took money from his brother without his brother’s knowledge or consent" and that he is "Critical to Cook's success."

Cook did not appear in court and his lawyer told reporters that the money moving was "unapproved and unauthorized."

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Dane Cook's manager, Darryl McCauley, was arrested by Massachusetts state police on Tuesday for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from the comic.

In a 2006 interview, Cook said his older brother was named Darryl McCauley, but court documents released did not say definitively whether the McCauley who was arrested is related to Cook.

Other published reports also apparently list McCauley as Cook’s brother and the best man in Cook’s recent wedding.

We can't think of anything worse than being screwed over by family!!!

McCauley is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday morning to face two counts of larceny of over $250 AND forgery and larceny by continuous scheme.

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In this episode of Dane Cook and the Haunted Apartment, the spirit-sensitive comedian drops the case altogether!

After all that!!!!

Cook faced eviction from his Hollywood apartment complex because he refused to pick up after his dog. In his bid to stay in the building, Cook claimed that the spirits of former tenants and famed comedians John Belushi and Steve Martin operated as his muse and that if he lived elsewhere his work would fail.

Sounds like a really bad joke.

Well, after settling with the owners of the apartment, Cook is now out and into a $7 million house nestled in the Hollywood Hills.

We wonder if funnier spirits live there.

Jinkies!

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"Funny" man Dane Cook recently went on a tirade against the promotional posters for his upcoming movie, My Best Friend's Girl. He wrote all about it on his blog.

But, the following really makes Cook look the moron!

The comic is embroiled in a bitter legal battle over his not picking up after his dog when it poops at his Hollywood apartment.

Last month, a judge ruled to evict the smelly Cook from his apartment complex since no one was picking up after his dog.

So what's Dane to do?

He's going to counter that and take his "case" to court again.

Cook says that he just CAN'T leave his apartment.

The reason?

Apparently he needs the "presence" of former comedians John Belushi and Steve Martin, who used to live in the apartment building, to inspire him.

Seriously.

According to Cook, he only rented the apartment since his "heroes" Belushi and Martin used to live at the same complex back in the day.

Cook claims in his court documents that if he leaves his apartment, he'll suffer "mental and emotional" damage, which would ruin his career.

Really???

Here's a simple solution, pick up your dog's shit! But it's too late for that.

Why not use all the money you've made to buy a nice house? Have Steve Martin come and take a big shit in it!

In the court documents, Cook states, "I know that the presence of those that have lived there before me affects me deeply and provides me with inspiration."

He adds, "In the same way that writers can get writer's block, comedians can really easily run out of ideas and 'stories'; I am extremely frightened that this will happen to me if I am forced to move out of my apartment. I've seen it happen to other comics, that something interferes with their connection to their creative muse, and it's destroyed careers."

We think this is a total waste of the court's time.

However, on a nicer move, Cook did add that he'll pay the owner of the complex $40,000 to cover all of the issues his dog has caused, only if he's allowed to stay.

That doesn't sound too bad to us.

The owner should take the check and make Cook pay $1,000 for every additional piece of poop his dog drops and he doesn't pick up.

Maybe with all that extra income, the owner can give the other tenants a cut on the rent?

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Dane Cook hates the poster for his new movie, and he wants the world to know about it!

The actor just posted the following on his official blog:

"Dear Diary

Before the downpour let me just say that my new movie, "My Best Friends Girl," is the best / funniest film I've done yet. It's got a terrific cast. Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, Jason Biggs, and myself really kicked the funny around. This movie showcases our talents accordingly as it expands on them. It's a fun R-rated flick. An edgy comedy with a dash of romance.

That being said, let me address the fact that although I'm not a marketing major, I have a bit of a trusted reputation after 18 years self promoting. I'd like to inform you I had no say in this marketing campaign, but if I did, things would be different since it is obvious that this poster is boring / odd and has zero to do with the movie I performed in.

Here are a few things that truly blow about my upcoming movie poster to promote the release of the film opening on September 19th:

1. Graphics:
Whoever photoshopped our poster must have done so at taser point with
3 minutes to fulfill their hostage takers deranged obligations. They should have called Donnie Hoyle and had him give a tutorial using "You Suck at Photoshop" templates. This is so glossy it makes Entertainment Weekly look wooden.

2. My head:
The left side of my face seems to be melting off of my skull. I guess I am looking directly into the Ark of the Covenant? Are they going for the bells palsy thing here? My left side looks like Brittany Spears' vagina.

3. The Stare.
My character apparently has fallen in love with a strand of Kate Hudsons hair. Kate's mannequin is desperately in love with the inside of my right ear while Jason is half stunned, half corsage.

4. Lips:
It looks like I'm wearing Maybelline Water Shine Diamonds Liquid Lipstick. My characters name is now Winter Solstice and I'm a hooker with a heart of gold. Jason is my floral carrying pimp, while Kate is my first trick!

5. Fashion:
My character is sporting a very high collar I mean damn they should be snow capped at that altitude. It's going for the vampire lurking in the castle basement vibe. An Olympic pole vaulter would have a tough go clearing that collar. I'm also able to turn my head comfortably 180 degrees, because I was raised in an abandoned barn by a family of owls.

6. Flesh:
It's no secret that I'm more rugged facially due to a drunken visit by the teen acne fairy, but according to this poster I've got perfect porcelain flesh. I look like the fuckin' bathroom floor at Caesars Palace. One of Marie Osmond's dolls would look at me and say "shit … that guys got flawless skin!"

7. Hair:
It's actually a close up shot of Tom Sellecks Magnum P.I. mustache they photo-slapped on my noggin'.

8. The set:
Pick one. This entire film takes place:

A. on Gattaca
B. at the Fortress of Solitude
C. inside a crystal wind chime

9. The cast:
Alec Baldwin is so fucking funny in this movie! Is he on the poster? I think so. He plays the wise talking plant Jason is clutching.

10. Final thoughts:
I set out to make a movie like the contemporary men and women, that you and I respect, are making. My generation of comedians, actors, directors and producers that I wish to collaborate with as I build a solid body of work.

Granted, one poster stinking up the joint isn't the end of the world. Yet it sends the wrong message about our movie and I just wanted you to know, that I feel the pain. I really love the film and I know from past missteps marketing wise that the wrong poster sends the wrong audience into the theater.

Thanks again for all of your support. If you have not seen the red band trailer (which is excellent and represents the flick accordingly) click on the link at the top of this page.

PS - "Its funny what love can make you do." I just threw up all over this awful poster.
Wow, wait … it looks better.

Hey … I love my new movie. Jeez … it IS funny what love can make you do."

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