• The SEC cares when CEOs post on message boards using pseudonyms????

    Note to Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Read carefully please. Note to readers: Check out Gary Weiss’s comments on this situation. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an informal inquiry into the message […]

  • Most Usana Distributors Won’t Get Their Money Back

    An article in New Zealand’s National Business Review sheds new light on the fight to bring down Usana Health Sciences. Since Barry Minkow and the Fraud Discovery Institute released the report on an extensive investigation of Usana, supporters of Usana […]

  • Book Publishing: More on Securing My Publisher

    When I decided that I wanted to get serious about securing a publishing contract, I knew that John Wiley & Sons was my first choice. In my industry, I believe there is no better publisher to work with. They have […]

  • 2.3 Million Consumer Credit Records Stolen

    An employee at Certegy Check Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Fidelity National Information Services, stole 2.3 million consumer records that included credit card, banking, and other personal information. The employee then sold the information to a data broker, who sold […]

  • Blackmailing Miss New Jersey

    UPDATE: I’ve seen the photos, and they’re not particularly lewd and not really offensive. They’re essentially pictures of her drinking with friends and making suggestive (but fully clothed) poses. I can see why Miss NJ thought they were embarrassing and […]

  • Alderman Michael McGee to Be Held in Jail Until Trial

    The federal judge has spoken. There will be no bail after all for Junior McGee. Chief Judge Rudolph T. Randa ruled today that McGee will remain in federal custody until his trial. The judge said that if McGee was allowed […]

  • How many more ways can “The Alderman” break the law?

    Following his lengthy history of in-your-face law-breaking, Milwaukee alderman Michael McGee Jr (also known as Michael Jackson, depending upon the day and the crime being committed) has been intimidating witnesses from jail. Is anyone surprised anymore when he blatantly breaks […]

  • Milberg Weiss Partner Pleads Guilty

    David Bershad, former senior partner at Milberg Weiss & Bershad LLP, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in federal court. He admitted to concealing secret payment agreements with plaintiffs in class action suits, and will forfeit $7.75 million and pay a […]

  • Book Publishing: Pitching Your Book to a Publisher

    You’ve identified some publishers that might be a good fit for you and your book idea. Now you have to decide how you’re going to approach the publisher. Will you write the book and try to pitch the manuscript to […]

  • Wisconsin Democrats Want to Stick It To Us Again

    When did we decide that people had no responsibility to care for themselves? I’m all for helping the “less fortunate,” but there comes a point where people must do everything in their power to take care of themselves. Government-run healthcare […]