Chris Hansen went undercover to investigate credit card fraud and identity theft, and the results were aired last night on Dateline NBC. The heart of the problem is people stealing credit card and banking information, selling it to people overseas, […]
Whistleblower Law Blog has a post about OxyContin abuse and the Purdue Pharma sentencing. Executives of Purdue Pharma were sentenced to probation and community service in drug treatment programs for lying about the risk of addiction and abuse with OxyContin. […]
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN CASE NO.: 2006AP578-D COMPLETE TITLE: In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Hazel J. Washington, Attorney at Law: Office of Lawyer Regulation, Complainant, v. Hazel J. Washington, Respondent. OPINION FILED: May 30, 2007 David R. Schanker […]
SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN – OFFICE OF LAWYER REGULATION Public Reprimand With Consent 2007-OLR-10 Hazel J. Washington, Attorney at Law Attorney Hazel J. Washington (“Washington”), a Wisconsin bar member since 1988, practiced law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Washington’s law license was […]
David Welch was the CFO of Cardinal Bancshares, and the first person to file a claim for whistleblower protection under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 806. The Department of Labor ruled in his favor in regards to reinstatement to his job. But Cardinal […]
A study of almost 1,000 whistleblower complaints filed under Sarbanes-Oxley has found that none has resulted in a “win” for the whistleblower. Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is meant to give protection to employees of public companies who report […]
I had a winner of an idea for a book on fraud, and I had a willing publisher in John Wiley & Sons. I expected the next step of the process to be putting together a book proposal. My friend […]
…or so Usana Health Sciences would have us believe. But don’t listen to them. No, no. Listen to a third party. An unbiased person who is quite knowledgeable about the reasons why auditors quit. Or not. It took me a […]
Would it be any surprise if Patrick Byrne was in violation of more regulations applicable to public companies??? Recently, Sam Antar sent emails to the Overstock.com Board of Directors, two audit committee members and Patrick Byrne himself. The emails reported […]
Fraud investigator Tracy Coenen has been named the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Hubbard Award, presented by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. The Hubbard Award honors the Association’s late Regent Emeritus Thomas Hubbard, Ph.D., CFE, professor emeritus and former […]
