Charles Ponzi could be described as a clever businessman, or a ruthless cheater, depending upon how you look at him. I view him primarily as a charismatic leader who was able to convince people to give him large sums of […]

Compliance Week By Tammy Whitehouse Now that Sarbanes-Oxley has made big progress buttoning down internal controls over financial reporting, the next great frontier for potential abuse is emerging: nonfinancial fraud. That’s the lesson, at least, from companies like BP and […]

John Patrick Tierney was born and raised in Staten Island, New York. He attended local schools St. Charles Catholic Elementary School, St. Joseph by the Sea Catholic High School. He graduated from St. John’s Catholic University in Staten Island in […]

Milwaukee area jewelery Harry C. Glinberg has been charged with money laundering, and has been accused of significantly underreporting his income to the IRS. He was arrested last week and is currently free on a signature bond. Glinberg is accused […]

Milwaukee real estate developer Boris Gokhman was ordered to pay $90,000 in a civil lawsuit related to his defrauding of Medicaid. The civil forfeiture equals $5,000 each for 18 fraudulent claims submitted to Medicaid. The civil and criminal cases relate […]

Bill Lueders of Isthmus has broken this story about Decmocratic candidates paying workers less than [tag]minimum wage[/tag] for their work on a [tag]campaign[/tag] to raise the minimum wage. Here’s the story: A group that raises money for Democratic Congressional candidates […]

Will the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office fail to take action AGAIN??? Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee Jackson is officially the father of Kimley Rucker’s child, as proven by a DNA test. Kimley is the woman who filed for a domestic […]

Merge Technologies Inc. disclosed in its 2005 financial statement filings with the SEC that company executives had bypassed [tag]internal controls[/tag] over the accounting function in order to inappropriately increase revenue and profits since 2002. Correcting these [tag]irregularities[/tag] decreases the company’s […]

Warren Jeffs, a known polygamist and fugutive, was caught this week after the Cadillac Escalade in which he was riding was pulled over by the Nevada Highway Patrol. The trooper who pulled over the vehicle said something didn’t seem right […]

Back in January of this year, County Board Supervisor James White suggested that the Milwaukee Public Museum be subjected to the scrutiny of a [tag]forensic audit[/tag]. The museum’s coffers had been emptied by incompetent and possibly corrupt employees. At that […]