• Kazaa settles piracy lawsuits

    Sharman Networks Ltd., the company behind the music-swapping service called Kazaa, has agreed to pay $115 million ot the entertainment industry to settly piracy lawsuits. The company has also agreed to help discourage piracy of music online. Kazaa software was […]

  • Update on the McGee/Jackson Restraining Order

    In the ongoing saga of the life of Alderman Michael McGee (aka Jackson), there is a new development. McGee/Jackson had a restraining order against him, which prohibited contact with his ex-mistress Kimley Rucker. Rucker was pregnant, allegedly by McGee/Jackson. She […]

  • Public companies required to report more details on pay and perks

    Today the [tag]Securities and Exchange Commission[/tag] ([tag]SEC[/tag]) voted to require public companies to report the details of pay and perks for executives. The new rule will take effect in 2007, and is aimed at making total [tag]executive compensation[/tag] clearer. The […]

  • Enron: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

    Written by Tracy L. Coenen, CPA, CFF Andrews Litigation Reporter After a trial that lasted almost four months, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, both former heads of Enron Corp., have been convicted of multiple federal offenses related to the collapse […]

  • A Look at Fraud Facts and Figures

    One of the most comprehensive fraud studies undertaken every two years is done by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). The Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse was originally released in 1996, and there have been […]

  • McGee/Jackson Will Not Be Held Accountable for Criminal Behavior

    Today Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Karen Loebel issued a letter stating that charges would not be filed against Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee (aka Michael Jackson) for threatening to kill his ex-mistress while in court for a hearing on a […]

  • Misrepresenting Milwaukee’s property tax problem

    On Sunday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel had an article on [tag]property taxes[/tag] with the subtitle: “By one measure, Milwaukee is among ‘tax havens’ in area.” That subtitle and the information in the information in the article are completely misleading and […]

  • The effect of inflated home appraisals

    A slowing housing market is bringing attention to the issue of inflated [tag]property appraisals[/tag]. While home values were climbing and interest rates were low, this wasn’t a problem. Even if an appraisal was too high, the [tag]market value[/tag] of the […]

  • Ringtone rip-off?

    I was checking out the blog P2P Filesharing, and I found Marc’s post about ringtones. He makes a good point that the rintones people pay $2 or $3 for a rea a rip-off. He mentions that it’s possible to download […]

  • One-of-a-kind shoes for President Bush

    President Bush visited the Allen-Edmonds shoe factory last week and was presented with a pair of red, white, and blue shoes. They were inscribed in the insole: Made exclusively for President Bush. The company has received numerous requests for a […]