Eugene Plotkin, former Goldman Sachs associate involved in insider trading was sentenced yesterday to almost five years in prison. The 28-year-old Harvard graduate got the minimum possible sentence under his plea agreement. Plotkin was arrested in early 2006 for a […]
I bet Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) wishes the week was over. He screams, “NOOOOOOO…. not one more day of trading!” The stock fell over 12% to $13.24, the lowest price since 2003. But of course, the company […]
Does it surprise you that the author of the piece in question is Eugene Kane of the Journal Sentinel? Of course not. He laments for those who violate winter parking regulations. He admits parking illegally, but then cries that he’s […]
My friends and family know that I am a true reality television addict. I have loved reality TV from day one, when it was just “The Real World” on MTV. Then came “Survivor,” my favorite show of all time. And […]
Yes. It’s true. The Cheater Patriots are now in the NFL record books for “going” 16-0 in the regular season. Of course, I put “going” in quotes, because we all know that their record really should not be even be […]
A lawsuit filed in Arizona shows that the music industry wants to control how you listen to the music you purchase. Jeffrey Howell purchased (legally) about 2,000 songs on various CDs. He then transferred those song s to his personal […]
Like yesterday’s bunk, this false assertion relies upon the idea that taxes are voluntary. Again, the concept that our tax system is based upon voluntary assessment and payment. But that doesn’t mean that taxes are voluntary all together. It means […]
I recently recorded a podcast for AllBusiness on fraud prevention in small businesses. Chris Bjorklund and I sat down and talked about some of the risks and ways to prevent fraud in small companies. The podcast covers these issues, in […]
The Government Accountability Office has issued its 2007 report on the U.S. Government. In short, it appears that the government isn’t doing real well at keeping track of its assets nor of the money it spends. Just imagine if the […]
