• 2006 ACFE Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse

    The ACFE’s 2006 [tag]Report to the Nation[/tag] on [tag]Occupational Fraud[/tag] and Abuse has arrived! Get your free download at the ACFE’s website. Read my related post on the report about on-the-job fraud.

  • Ken Lay considered innocent after his death

    A rule in U.S. law called “[tag]abatement ab initio[/tag]” means that [tag]Kenneth Lay[/tag] will have his [tag]conviction[/tag] on [tag]federal charges[/tag] related to the [tag]Enron[/tag] [tag]fraud[/tag] wiped out. A defendant who dies before having the opportunity to [tag]appeal[/tag] the conviction has […]

  • Disaster insurance: demand exceeds supply

    According to the Wall Street Journal, the demand for [tag]disaster insurance[/tag] far exceeds the current available supply, and this is affecting our entire economy. Companies and individuals are quickly buying disaster insurance, and the insurance companies themselves are scrambling to […]

  • Splog Software

    I ran across an interesting post about splog software. What’s splog software, you say? Basically, it’s software that creates spam blogs, or splogs. The splogs are used to link to other sites, so that those other sites can increase their […]

  • As seen on TV…

    Tonight on Windfall on NBC, and I quote: “I’m a P.I., not a [tag]forensic accountant[/tag].” Oh, yeah!

  • Fake bloggers?

    I ran across an interesting post yesterday from fellow blogger James Durbin. He’s identified a blog that he thinks is suspect, and suggests that this fake blog may be nothing more than an attempt by the owner of PayPerPost.com to […]

  • Update on Merge Technologies

    In a conference call Wednesday, the chairman of the board and interim principal executive officer of [tag]Merge[/tag] Technologies said that the company is making every effort to meet [tag]regulatory requirements[/tag] related to the company’s [tag]financial statements[/tag]. An independent [tag]investigation[/tag] into […]

  • Ken Lay, founder of Enron, has died

    [tag]Ken Lay[/tag], the founder and former CEO of [tag]Enron[/tag], was recently convicted of federal felonies related to one of the largest frauds in U.S. History. He died today in Colorado, at the age of 64. Lay was admitted to Aspen […]

  • The Impact of Social Software on Brands

    Blogger Gautam Ghosh posted a brief discussion on how social software could affect companies and their brands. I think this is an interesting topic, and I wish Gautam had discussed his views on it a bit more. Many of us […]

  • Government Questions Yale’s Use of Research Grants

    Yale University has been subpoenaed by three federal agencies seeking information about the school’s use of research grants over the past decade. The agencies seeking information are the Defense Department, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and […]