• Age of Chinese gymnasts must be investigated

    The Olympic rules are simple: Gymnasts must be at least 16 years old to compete in the Olympics. There have been plenty of accusations about underage Chinese gymnasts on the ladies team, and it seems there’s evidence as well! One […]

  • The Legal Perils of Social Networking

    I’m quoted today in E-Commerce Times about some of the threats of participating in social networking sites. The article cites the obvious risks of being fired for blogging on company time or blogging about happenings at work. These issues are […]

  • Usana’s Rich Distributors Get Richer

    This month, Usana Health Sciences (NASDAQ:USNA) is revealing a plan to help the rich distributors get richer. Rich distributors, you say? I thought no one made any money in Usana or any other multi-level marketing company? Well, that’s almost true. […]

  • Details on the Overstock.com Cyberstalking and Spyware Campaign

    A couple of weeks ago, I commented on a post that Judd Bagley, chief Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) stalker and “Deep Capture reporter” made on the InvestorVillage message board for Overstock. He stated there: “…my first master stroke was getting a tracking […]

  • Review from student assigned to read Essentials of Corporate Fraud

    “My name is xxxx xxxxxx, and I am a student at Utica College undertaking a Masters degree in Economic Crime Management.  This is my first semester and have been assigned to read your book – Essentials of Corporate Fraud.  I […]

  • Red Flags of Fraud at Pre-Paid Legal

    Top Ten Red Flags for Fraud at Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. (NYSE:PPD). The company is clearly on a decline, with recruitment numbers suffering and overall memberships. Here are some of the more interesting points in the report:

  • Do You Worship at the Altar of Dooce?

    While cruising around the internet the other day, I came upon a story I had been completely oblivious to…. And it raises some interesting issues about personal boundaries on blogs, worship of bloggers in general, and worship of one blogger […]

  • Usana Health Sciences and recruiting distributors in churches

    If you’ve ever been involved in a multi-level marketing (MLM) company of any kind, you know that one of the favorite recruiting grounds is churches. Especially with companies that supposedly promote “Christian” values (like Mary Kay), the church is the […]

  • But Sarbanes-Oxley Hasn’t Actually Reduced Fraud…

    My friend Francine McKenna wrote yesterday on her blog, re:The Auditors, about what Sarbanes-Oxley has accomplished: My contention is that Sarbanes-Oxley has at least raised the tone and tenor of the conversation about internal controls and about common sense, tried […]

  • Update on YourTravelBiz.com Legal Proceedings

    Earlier this week I wrote about the California Attorney General filing a lawsuit against YourTravelBiz.com (YTB) and calling the company a “gigantic pyramid scheme.” Of course, the company has published a response to the lawsuit that tends to seriously downplay […]