This morning I was treated to the following tweet directed at me: The tweet seems meant to draw the attention of those who work to uncover fraud and expose scams, and to support whistleblowers. Similar tweets were sent to a […]
A couple of weeks ago, The Salty Droid had an interesting piece on Stephen Pierce and his company Stephen Pierce International. Stephen allegedly provides internet marketing consulting services in exchange for a fee. However, it appears that angry consumers are […]
Recently, multi-level marketing company BurnLounge lost the case the FTC brought against it for allegedly being an illegal pyramid scheme. Multi-level marketing supporters would have you believe that BurnLounge is different from all the other “legitimate” MLMs. But that’s not […]
The Daily Caller, a Washington D.C. based news site, recently reported allegations of bribery and corruption within the United States Department of Justice. This arises from a situation involving previous allegations of “financial irregularities” within the National Rural Utilities Cooperative […]
Two weeks ago, I wrote a short piece on the possibility of PCAOB requiring public companies to rotate auditors on a regular basis. Today’s article delves more deeply into the topic, and more clearly lays out the reasons why it […]
For the last several days, a variety of bloggers and news outlets have been talking about Crystal Cox and her attempted shakedown of people she has smeared on the internet. If you want the whole sordid story, read this engaging […]
The Forensic Accounting Deskbook by Memphis divorce attorney Miles Mason is billed as a guide to financial investigations for family lawyers. This designation sells the book short. The book is an outstanding guide to financial analysis and forensic accounting not […]
On Friday, the market eagerly awaited the release of Groupon’s (GRPN)10-K, detailing results for the year ended December 31, 2011. Shares were up 3.84% during regular trading hours, but dropped as much as 8% (eventually settling at -5.93%) in after […]
I am no stranger to defamation lawsuits for writings on a blog. I have been threatened multiple times for writing my opinions and the facts as I know them about various companies. I have even been wrongly sued, with a […]
Companies and organizations that are hit with employee fraud, including embezzlement, asset misappropriation, and financial statement manipulation are often surprised that the incident occurred. Even more surprising to executives and boards of directors is the fact that their auditors didn’t […]
