• Painter Thomas Kinkade is being investigated for fraud

    Allegations of [tag]fraud[/tag] have been raised against “Painter of Light” Thomas Kinkade and his executives. The allegations that they induced investors to open art galleries and then ruined them financially are being investigated by the FBI. To date, at least […]

  • Scam Busting: Charles Ponzi and the early days of his pyramid scheme

    Charles Ponzi was born Carlo Ponzi, the only child of a family that lived comfortably in Italy. Although they had a comfortable life, they never lived up to the affluence Ponzi later bragged about. His family did have enough to […]

  • Dog the Bounty Hunter arrested

    Famed bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman was arrested last week on federal charges of illegal detention and conspiracy in an alleged kidnapping three years ago. Also arrested were his son Leland Chapman and his brother Tim Chapman. The Chapmans are […]

  • Agreement between Ken Lay’s Estate and Department of Labor

    The Department of Labor reached a settlement with the estate of Kenneth Lay, former Enron executive. Lay was convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges earlier this year, and died on July 5th. The settlement gives DOL a $12 million claim […]

  • Reggie Bush accused of accepting substantial gifts while in college

    Yahoo! Sports writers Charles Robinson and Jason Cole have been investigating Heisman Trophy-winning running back Reggie Bush and the allegations that he received improper financial benefits from sports agents while still in college. In the article entitled Cash and Carry, […]

  • More questions raised about Lance Armstrong and doping

    According to Sports Illustrated, new questions have been raised about the possiblity of Lance Armstrong participating in doping. Two of his former teammates have admitted to doping (themselves), but have not implicated Lance. From the SI article: In Tuesday’s New […]

  • The Elusive World of “Nonfinancial” Fraud

    Compliance Week By Tammy Whitehouse Now that Sarbanes-Oxley has made big progress buttoning down internal controls over financial reporting, the next great frontier for potential abuse is emerging: nonfinancial fraud. That’s the lesson, at least, from companies like BP and […]

  • Convicted felon Boris Gokhman ordered to pay $90,000

    Milwaukee real estate developer Boris Gokhman was ordered to pay $90,000 in a civil lawsuit related to his defrauding of Medicaid. The civil forfeiture equals $5,000 each for 18 fraudulent claims submitted to Medicaid. The civil and criminal cases relate […]

  • Democrats are exploiting workers

    Bill Lueders of Isthmus has broken this story about Decmocratic candidates paying workers less than [tag]minimum wage[/tag] for their work on a [tag]campaign[/tag] to raise the minimum wage. Here’s the story: A group that raises money for Democratic Congressional candidates […]

  • More Proof of Milwaukee Alderman’s Perjury

    Will the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office fail to take action AGAIN??? Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee Jackson is officially the father of Kimley Rucker’s child, as proven by a DNA test. Kimley is the woman who filed for a domestic […]