2010 has been a momentous year for securities enforcement, litigation and compliance issues–and there are still a few days left in 2010 for more crazy stuff to happen! On December 29, 2010, Securities Docket will host its annual “Year in […]
Last week I presented a webcast for Securities Docket, Follow the Money – Using Technology to Find Fraud or Defend Financial Investigations. In this presentation geared toward attorneys, I gave an overview of some of the technology tools I’m currently […]
This week I recorded a podcast for the International Association for Asset Recovery (IAAR), which is accessible on the IAAR site. We talked a bit about where financial investigations are going, and how I am using technology to complete these […]
Bruce Carton of Securities Docket wrote a very interesting article called Who’s Checking Your Channel? The article highlights the practice of “channel checking” which has been something investment analysts have done for a long time. Now it appears that our […]
On December 15, I am doing a webcast for Securities Docket. Sign up here. Financial investigations with high volumes of documentation are difficult, time-consuming, and not always effective. Traditional forensic accounting techniques rely primarily on a manual analysis of the […]
I read a very interesting article yesterday on NYTimes.com, by John Kinnucan of Broadband Research. The FBI “invited” him to wear a wire and essentially entrap clients. He said no, and he told his clients about the FBI’s request. Of […]
Yesterday, Sue Sachdeva was sentenced to 11 years in prison for her $34 million theft from her employer, Koss Corp. I predicted a little slap on the wrist of 5 to 7 years, so she got two little slaps instead. […]
Yesterday the government’s sentencing memorandum in the criminal case against Sujata Sachdeva (the woman who stole more than $34 million from her employer, Koss Corp.) was released. It had a number of items of interest. Prior to sentencing, the prosecution […]
Nearly a year after she was arrested, Sue Sachdeva will be sentenced for stealing $34 million from the Koss Corporation.Sachdeva, a former executive at Koss, will be sentenced in federal court Thursday.
The United States Sentencing Guidelines (USSG) continue to make life tough for those in charge of corporate compliance and ethics. Corporate attorneys, both in-house and outside counsel, must ensure that companies are following protocols set for by the USSG. Rightfully, […]
