Two laptop computers containing personal data on an undisclosed number of Verizon employees, were recently stolen. The laptops were supposedly part of a “random theft” from a Verizon building, and the data is supposedly password-protected. The affected employees were notified […]

A man accused of stealing upwards of $36,000 in natural gas says he broke no laws, and only admitted to wrongdoing after police wore him down. He says the statements given during his confession were false. Warren J. Krohn of […]

This past January, 24,500 people applied for the 325 jobs available at a Wal-Mart just outside Chicago’s city limits. All but approximately 500 of the applicants listed Chicago as their address. The Wal-Mart was built in Evergreen Park, one block […]

Note sent to those who submitted proposals: This is to inform you that at its meeting today, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors did not approve, by the required two-thirds majority vote, funding from the Contingency Fund for a forensic […]

The former CFO of Enron Corp, Andrew Fastow, has testified in the criminal trial of former Enron executives Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay. Fastow has already admitted to stealing millions of dollars from the company. His testimony included discussion of […]

Last week’s scheduled sentencing of former Bielinski Brothers CEO Robert Brownell was postponed after he was allegedly mugged outside his home a few days prior. Federal prosecutors now say that the mugging was staged by Brownell, who had his 14 […]

Andrew Fastow, the former CEO of Enron will testify this week in the trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. Fastow created partnerships to do financial “deals” with Enron, but the partnerships did not meet accounting requirements to make them […]

U.S. Airways filed an insurance claim with its carrier, PMA Capital Insurance, following September 11, 2001. The claim was for a loss of business related to the terrorist attacks, because Reagan National Airport was closed from September 11 to October […]

Michael J. Rigas, the former executive vice president of cable company Adelphia Communications Corp. will serve 10 months of home confinement and two years of probation. He will also pay a $2,000 fine. This is his punishment for helping to […]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is seeking a director of global ethics to help monitor compliance with its worldwide code of conduct. Wal-Mart currently has 1.6 million employees in 15 countries, and over 6,200 stores. The new director would oversee the Global […]