• Overstock antics and the company’s code of ethics

    Gary Weiss has a great post at Seeking Alpha about Overstock.com, head clown Patrick Byrne, and the Overstock code of ethics. (What ethics?) Gary observes: Using “ethics” in the same sentence as the corporate chamber pot “Overstock.com” (OSTK) is inherently […]

  • WTMJ backpedals on the Jessica McBride issue

    620 WTMJ is now claiming that Jessica McBride was not fired because of the Eugene Kane piece or her “ideology”. They say they just “moved up” a decision they made a few weeks ago because of the controversy. This excuse […]

  • Why Isn’t Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee Jackson At Work, Doing His Job?

    Michael McGee (Jackson) is a pathetic leader. Instead of being at City Hall, doing the job he is paid to do, he instead is the host of a radio show his father used to host. BadgerBlogger has the audio of […]

  • Truth and common sense CAN prevail

    I was so happy to hear that local blogger, professor, and (former) radio talk show host Jessica McBride has received a ton of support from the community. Jessica’s voice is not only important for conservatives, but for women. Jessica has […]

  • Settling the Usana “75% Savings” Issue Once and For All

    I issued a very short report for the Fraud Discovery Institute about the “75% savings” issue that Usana repeatedly presents in its marketing sessions. The claim has been made for years that the network marketing method of distribution creates this […]

  • “We the People” Sued By Feds Over Tax Scam

    I found this item on the California Tax Attorney Blog. Robert L. Schulz and his companies We the People Foundation for Constitutional Education Inc., and We the People Congress Inc. have been sued to stop a tax scheme estimated to […]

  • Have You Heard of “Synthetic Identity Fraud”?

    Bankrate.com has an excellent article about this little-known type of fraud called synthetic identity fraud. This is really interesting. In true identity fraud, an individual’s personal information is used without her or his knowledge or consent to open new credit […]

  • Wolfowitz resigns from World Bank

    Amid misconduct charges, Paul Wolfowitz, the president of World Bank has resigned. It is alleged that he used his position and influence to garner a large promotion and pay package for his girlfriend Shaha Riza. The board of World Bank […]

  • The Usana Insider Writes Again

    This is latest in a series of posts on a Yahoo message board by an alleged insider at Usana Health Sciences. Previous posts can be found here, here, here, here, and here. Tonight’s post:

  • Tyco settlement may create a problem for the auditors

    Tyco International Ltd. has agreed to pay almost $3 billion to settle shareholder lawsuits; this is the fourth larges securities class-action settlement. As part of the settlement, the shareholders also get the right to pursue accounting malpractice claims against Tyco […]