• Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff Endorses Company Committing Fraud

    Did I ever mention that the Attorney General of Utah, Mark Shurtleff publicly endorsed Usana Health Sciences (NASDAQ:USNA) and said the company operates in a legal fashion? Oh yeah, that’s right… I did. Well then, let’s review. Usana executives have […]

  • Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff: No Apology for Sam Antar!

    Yesterday I wrote a letter to Mark Shurtleff, Utah’s Attorney General, urging him to issue a public apology to Sam Antar. Last week, Mr. Shurtleff wrote a letter to Overstock.com (which Overstock and Patrick Byrne later attached to a press […]

  • A Look at the Subprime Mortgage Problem

    The recent focus on the near-collapse of the subprime mortgage market has raised some interesting issues regarding fraud. Some borrowers are unable to meet their obligations due to legitimate reasons, while other are defaulting because of fraud committed in the […]

  • The “I Forgot I Already Voted Today” Defense Fails

    A Milwaukee county man was convicted yesterday of voting twice in a November’s election. Michael Zore voted twice within 6 hours, once in Wauwatosa (where he lives) and once in West Allis (where he used a fake address). Zore told […]

  • “Just One Name!” Cried Mayor Barrett

    Does anyone remember when all the voter fraud occurred in Milwaukee and our good mayor couldn’t believe it? He said that someone should give him “just one name” of someone who voted illegally. Here are two more… According to the […]

  • Paralegal Accused of Fraud on U.S. Bankruptcy Court

    Gina Wooten, a paralegal in Georgia has been indicted on federal charges of bank fraud and theft of government funds. She is accused of forging signatures on federal bankruptcy checks, as well as stealing offical checks from the bankruptcy trustee. […]

  • Iraq Reconstruction Fraud: Where Are Your Tax Dollars Going?

    Whether you agree with the Iraq War or not, one thing is certain: There is fraud going on and your tax dollars are being spent. Of the approximately $350 billion (give or take) spent so far by the United States […]

  • Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Iraq Reconstruction

    In a February 15 memo to the members of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, a staggering estimate of the amount of fraud, waste, and abuse carrying out the Iraq reconstruction was revealed: Last fall, GAO reported to Congress […]

  • Waste and Abuse of Funds for Iraq Reconstruction

    An audit by the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, Stuart Bowen Jr., shows significant waste, abuse, and fraud of funds. The Iraq war and reconstruction is estimated to have cost $300 billion so far. Among the questionable items:

  • The Michael McGee Jackson Recall Election Will Move Forward

    Yesterday the Milwaukee Election Commission spent all day in a hearing about the recall against alderman Michale McGee (Jackson). McGee (Jackson) claimed that were was “widespread fraud” by the recall organizers. He said he got over 100 calls about people […]