In fiscal 2005, the U.S. government spent $2.47 trillion. More than half of that, or $1.3 trillion, went for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, farm-price supports, and government-employee pensions.
WisOpinion.com By Robert Miranda Supervisor James G. White’s resolution calling for Milwaukee County to hire an independent firm to do a forensic audit of the Milwaukee Public Museum finances has been unanimously approved this week by the Milwaukee County Board.
Former Vice Chairman of Wal-Mart, Thomas Coughlin, has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and tax evasion charges. Coughlin was accused of taking fraudulent reimbursements and misusing gift cards. In addition to his seven-figure compensation, he had Wal-Mart pay for […]
ChoicePoint Inc., a commercial data broker, has agreed to pay $15 million to settle charges of violating consumer privacy rights. $10 million will be paid as a penalty to the government, with $5 million going to 800 individuals who had […]
Tiffany & Company is going to court against eBay, alleging that the online auction service allows sellers to list counterfeit Tiffany jewelry. The suit also alleges that eBay makes millions of dollars in fees from the auction of counterfeits. Tiffany […]
The founder of Milwaukee’s Arabian Fest has been sentenced to 3 years in prison for stealing $75,000 of federal block grant money. He must also pay $75,000 in restitution and a fine of $1,000. Mhammad Abu-Shawish got a sentence on […]
Carl Icahn, a major shareholder in Time Warner Inc. has been speaking out against the company’s expenses. He says that the overhead and the perks are outrageous. Corporate overhead includes airplanes used by senior management for business and personal travel. […]
The publisher of “A Million Little Pieces” by James Frey has apologized to its readers. Nan A. Talese/Doubleday published the hardcover version, while Anchor Books published the paperback edition. Both publishers are apologizing to readers for the controversy. The book, […]
It has taken four years, but Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling of Enron fame are finally going in front of a jury. The question remains whether or not the two heads of the company were a part of inflating earnings […]
