Lucky me! My social security number, along with my name and address, have been compromised by the [tag]American Institute of Certified Public Accountants[/tag] ([tag]AICPA[/tag]). They say that a computer of theirs failed, and someone sent out the hard drive for […]
The [tag]Association of Certified Fraud Examiners[/tag] puts on the largest anti-fraud conference in the world each July. This year the meeting is in Las Vegas, and I expect 2,000 attendees. I’ve been ask to present on marketing a [tag]fraud[/tag] examination […]
UnitedHealth Group Inc. may have to [tag]restate[/tag] some financial data as a result of [tag]improper accounting[/tag] related to the grant of [tag]stock options[/tag]. All told, the changes and loss of some tax benefits may mean a reduction of $286 million […]
The “Survivors’ Staircase”, the only remaining above-ground portion of the Twin Towers, might be demolished to make way for a new office tower. This Vesey Street staircase was the path to survival for many fleeing the World Trade Center on […]
Daniel Biechele, the former band manager whose pyrotechnics caused the February 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire that left 100 dead, was sentenced to four years in prison. The families of victims were hoping for more prison time, since the maximum […]
[tag]Zacarias Moussaoui[/tag], the [tag]9/11[/tag] conspirator who recently pleaded guilty has asked to court to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea and instead have a trial. He says that he lied on the witness stand about his involvement in the […]
This was a VERY interesting article about how [tag]pay-per-click[/tag] advertising works, and the possibility for abuse ([tag]click fraud[/tag]). Advertisers can click on the ads of rivals in order to “spend” their rivals’ advertising budgets and knock them off line. People […]
From the Wall Street Journal: In testimony this morning, Jerry Arnold, a defense consultant and accounting professor at the University of Southern California, testified that [tag]Enron[/tag] wasn’t required to [tag]write down[/tag] declines in the value of its international operations that […]
The drug Ketek, made by the drug company Aventis (now Sanofi-Aventis SA) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in early 2004. But recent reports of severe liver damage to those taking the drug have come to […]
The Los Angeles Times has discontinued the column and blog of Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Michael Hiltzik. He is being reassigned after he serves a suspension. His offense: posting things on the Internet using assumed names. The newspaper says he did […]
