• The Overstock.com earnings conference call translated

    Conference call participants: David Chidester – Overstock.com, Inc. SVP Finance Dr. Patrick Byrne – Overstock.com, Inc. Chairman, CEO Jason Lindsey – Overstock.com, Inc. President, COO Translator: Tracy Coenen – Fraud Investigator On with the show… David Chidester: Total revenue for […]

  • A verdict in the Frank Jude Jr. beating case

    The verdict is being read right now in the Frank Jude case in federal court….. Guilty – Jon Bartlett, Andrew Spengler, and Daniel Mesarik Not Guilty – Ryan Packard The charges were violating Jude’s civil rights and committing assault while […]

  • The iPhone Has Been Hacked

    A group called Security Evaluators hacked the iPhone with less than two weeks of part-time work, and has notified Apple of its vulnerabilities. Here’s how easy they say it is to hack the iPhone: A hacker takes over a wireless […]

  • 5 Years of Sarbanes-Oxley

    That’s right. We are fast approaching the 5 year anniversary of the passing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Who’s celebrating? Well surely the consultants and accountants who have made a fortune off SOX consulting are celebrating a bit. Over […]

  • OxyContin abuse and addiction, and deceptive marketing

    Whistleblower Law Blog has a post about OxyContin abuse and the Purdue Pharma sentencing. Executives of Purdue Pharma were sentenced to probation and community service in drug treatment programs for lying about the risk of addiction and abuse with OxyContin. […]

  • The story of whistelblower David Welch

    David Welch was the CFO of Cardinal Bancshares, and the first person to file a claim for whistleblower protection under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 806. The Department of Labor ruled in his favor in regards to reinstatement to his job. But Cardinal […]

  • Whistleblowers under Sarbanes-Oxley

    A study of almost 1,000 whistleblower complaints filed under Sarbanes-Oxley has found that none has resulted in a “win” for the whistleblower. Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is meant to give protection to employees of public companies who report […]

  • Sarbanes-Oxley and informants (and the Overstock.com and Patrick Byrne connection)

    Would it be any surprise if Patrick Byrne was in violation of more regulations applicable to public companies??? Recently, Sam Antar sent emails to the Overstock.com Board of Directors, two audit committee members and Patrick Byrne himself. The emails reported […]

  • Conrad Black found guilty on some charges

    Conrad Black, the former chairman of Hollinger International Inc., was found guilty by a jury on 3 counts of mail [tag]fraud[/tag] and one count of [tag]obstruction of justice[/tag]. He was acquitted on 9 counts, which included [tag]racketeering[/tag] and [tag]wire fraud[/tag]. […]

  • 2.3 Million Consumer Credit Records Stolen

    An employee at Certegy Check Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Fidelity National Information Services, stole 2.3 million consumer records that included credit card, banking, and other personal information. The employee then sold the information to a data broker, who sold […]