• Woman gets a huge judgment against Equifax

    Equifax, one of the three big credit bureaus thought they could mess with Angela P. Williams. She said she spent over ten years trying to fix her credit records after her identity was confused with someone else. Williams took Equifax […]

  • It’s a sad, sad day

    Over on WalletPop, I posted about the story of Trig’s Minocqua Shell. This week, an employee made a mistake when closing the store. He was supposed to change the price of gas to $3.30. Instead, he changed it to 33 […]

  • Microsoft CEO gets excited

    While doing some random internet research, I came across some amusing videos of Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO. The guy tends to get a little excited at Microsoft events, especially when they involve the developers. Enjoy. Steve Ballmer a little sweaty: […]

  • Wisconsin. Winter. Snow.

    I just heard the most ridiculous thing on the news. They were, of course, talking about today’s snowstorm. The news reporter said that the City of Milwaukee had some “contingency funds set aside” for snow removal… but that with the […]

  • Shut up and fly: Super cheap airfare may be the wave of the future

    Skybus has just started offering service out of Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport. One flight per day to Columbus, Ohio. In just an hour, you’ll get there while squeezed in like a sardine and no frills. And I mean none. The […]

  • Commit Crimes That Put the Milwaukee Public Museum in Financial Ruin, and Here is Your Punishment

    Terry Gaouette, the former CFO of the Milwaukee Public Museum who colluded with the former CEO Michael Stafford to spend all the endowment money and then create and distribute false financial reports to cover their crimes, was sentenced last week. […]

  • What’s your fraud score?

    A research report published by the Final Four accounting firms details how to create a “fraud score” for public companies which can help predict which companies may be engaging in accounting manipulations. Using the model outlined in “Predicting Material Accounting […]

  • Former CEO found liable

    Earlier this month, a jury found Brian Adley, former chairman, CEO, and controlling shareholder of defunct Chancellor Corporation liable for creating false accounting documents. Chancellor was a transportation equipment leasing company in Boston. The jury found that from 1998 through […]

  • Update on Mark Shurtleff’s Comments From Sam Antar’s Blog

    Sam Antar posted this on his blog today regarding Mark Shurtleff’s letter about Sam. He says he just received notification from blogger.com TODAY that there was a comment waiting for approval by him. I reiterate my earlier concern: Why didn’t […]

  • Yesterday’s press release by Overstock.com on Sam Antar and the Utah Attorney General’s Office

    Yesterday, Patrick Byrne and Overstock.com issued a press release regarding a recent speaking engagement done by Sam Antar. The Utah Attorney General’s office invited Sam to speak at their annual White Collar Fraud Conference on October 31. As with all […]