Everything You Want to Know About Blago’s Indictment
Yesterday was a bad day to be a Blagojevich.
Four months after Rod Blagojevich was arrested on federal corruption charges, the oust … more…
Contracting Fraud: A Glossary
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Bid-rigging: When two or more contractors agree in advance to stay out of the bidding process or to fix … more…
New Scandal: Stanford’s Swindle
Texas billionaire Robert Allen Stanford -- that's Sir Allen to you -- has earned a spot on our Scandal Watch list after being accused … more…
Senators Propose to Expand Financial Fraud Laws
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing today on the ability of federal law enforcement to go after financial fraud -- o … more…
What’s a Legitimate Securities Fraud Lawsuit?
Earlier today, we asked whether a decades-old law sets too high a bar for investors to sue companies for securities fraud, filtering … more…
Fraud Suits in the Pipeline Face High Burden of Proof
Investors who lost their savings in the financial meltdown will have a hard time recovering their money by suing companies for fraud. … more…
GAO Investigating Medicare Auditors
We wrote yesterday about the new Medicare fraud scandal, and how agency officials allegedly pressured their private auditors to use q … more…
Medicare Scandal: Who Audits the Auditor?
The New York Times got its hands on a draft inspector general's report that purportedly says Medicare officials pressured the agency … more…
March 12, 2010
Is the Obama Admin Discouraging Some Whistleblowers? Corbin Hiar, Mother Jones, March 12, 2010
February 02, 2010
Bank Leaves Trail of Flipping, Fraud Russell Grantham and Paul Donsky , Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 02, 2010
January 25, 2010
Christian School Puts Financial Faith in Death Benefits Cary Spivak and Amy Hetzner, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 25, 2010
December 22, 2009
At Top Subprime Lender, Policies Invited Fraud David Heath, HuffPo Investigative Fund, December 22, 2009
November 11, 2009
Bear Managers’ Acquittal May Hamper U.S. Fraud Prosecutions Patricia Hurtado, Bob Van Voris and Linda Sandler, Bloomberg, November 11, 2009
November 06, 2009
SEC Probes Fla. Agency Managing $132B in Public Funds Sydney P. Freedberg, St. Petersburg Times, November 06, 2009
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