Financial Times Stanford Decried Wall Street Greed in 2008 Speech Shown at Trial BusinessWeek 27 (Bloomberg) — R. Allen Stanford, standing trial on allegations he led a $7 billion investment fraud , appeared in an October 2008 video shown to jurors in which he decried “damn greed” on Wall Street as the financial crisis deepened. Stanford Decried Greed in Speech Shown at Trial Bloomberg Video shown of Stanford claiming righteous business practices Houston Business Journal Former R. Allen Stanford director describes reassurance efforts San Antonio Express Fort Worth Star Telegram
New year brings new scams Journal Times The list warns of mortgage relief companies that disappear after homeowners pay large upfront fees and door-to-door repairmen who promise deals, require upfront fees and then skip out before completing work . “Be careful with home repairs,” cautioned …
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Daily Deal Media NY Times Email Scandal: Times Employee Scam , Company Cover-Up or Email … Daily Deal Media Emails were sent out to about 8.6 million Wednesday afternoon offering a 16 week 50% discount for home delivery service of the printed NY Times paper. Sounds simple enough, until a media frenzy erupted throughout online and offline media world … and more
Posted on December 15th, 2011 in Work From Home Scams | Comments Off
Police arrest man accused in home repair scam El Paso Times By Adriana M. Chávez / El Paso Times El Paso police have arrested one of four men accused of running a home repair scam that has swindled residents out of thousands of dollars. Ricardo Coria Jr. was arrested Tuesday in West El Paso. …
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Posted on December 15th, 2011 in Economy, Scams | Comments Off
Unemployment… to this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FIASCOES! Bush asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie – starting in 2001 … The biggest scam is the satellite dish internet company, Hughes Net, charges $129. a month for internet speeds SLOWER than DSL! And, you are severely limited in download data amounts. This service is …
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Sheriff's Office warns of home -improvement scams Hilton Head Island Packet Asphalt paving scams are a common and could result in costly losses for homeowners, the Sheriff's Office says. Often, victims are charged three or four times the usual rate for inferior work . Senior citizens are often the selected target in this type … and more
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The Justin Bieber Twitter Scam Forbes My first book, “Can't Think Straight: A Memoir of Mixed-Up Love” was featured on The Today Show, The Joy Behar Show, in Marie Claire, The New York Post, The New York Times, the AOL home page, and other outlets. I have also written for New York, … and more
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Govt says all is well but oppn keeps powder dry Hindustan Times CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat said Chidambaram could not escape the responsibility of the 2G scam . “It is not the work of any single officer or a ministry. Therefore, P Chidambaram has to take responsibility for his action. … and more
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Winsett: Avoid Internet scams on online job searches Chattanooga Times Free Press An employer offers the opportunity to become rich without leaving home . While there are legitimate businesses that allow employees to work from home , there are also a lot of scammers trying to take advantage of senior citizens, stay-at- home moms, …
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Newswallah: In the English-Language Press Friday New York Times (blog) The Congress party appeared to close ranks behind Home Minister P. Chidambaram after he was blamed by a party colleague for not doing enough to prevent the 2G spectrum scam . (The Hindu) The CBI found no wrongdoing on the decisions he … and more
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Washington Times Foster children need loving homes Washington Times Discovering a scam in one of the countries and almost falling for it was what finally convinced us to try the official foster childcare system in our county. My wife had some experience working with the local foster child agency in another capacity, … and more
Posted on September 9th, 2011 in Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
New York Times Deloitte Hides From SEC Behind Chinese Wall Over Longtop Forbes I have been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Financial Times, Forbes, BusinessWeek, American Lawyer, California Lawyer, American Banker, Columbia Journalism Review, The Times of London, the Guardian, and the Financial … SEC takes Deloitte China unit to court Malaysia Star all 36 news articles
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Regulators are close to an agreement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to settle a case over disclosing their exposure to risky subprime loans, The New York Times reported on Thursday. Neither a … Neither a monetary penalty nor an admission fraud would be included in the settlement under the proposed agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Times reported, citing several people briefed on the case. The SEC …
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Another voice: Protect taxpayers from the waste, fraud and abuse of wartime … Victoria Times Colonist The absence of a bureaucratic template to protect taxpayer interests echoes the financial collapse on Wall Street and the subprime mortgage debacle. Organized, moneyed interests lobbied hard to water down the rules and discourage any enforcement. … and more
Posted on September 2nd, 2011 in Fraud, Scams | Comments Off
Banks Over Mortgage Securities Fraud . September 2, 2011 — Go Fight. The New York Times is reporting that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the agency which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is planning on suing twelve …
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U.S. to Sue Banks over Mortgage Scam . 2 Sep. by Nelson D. Schwartz New York Times September 2, 2011. The federal agency that oversees the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is set to file suits against more than a dozen big …
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Don't get sandbagged by flood of repair scams Albany Times Union Times Union Benjamin M. Lawsky, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, warns against increases in home repair fraud in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene. () Now that Irene has made her exit, can the home repair scam …
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Posted on August 17th, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
New York Times (blog) Connecticut Physician Pleads Guilty to Hedge Fund Fraud Becker’s ASC Review A physician from Greenwich, Conn., has pled guilty to a conspiracy charge for illegally evading $30 million in losses by obtaining inside tips on drug trials from a French physician, according to a Wall Street Journal … Former FrontPoint Manager Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading New York Times (blog) Meet Chip Skowron: The Former SAC Man Who Just Pled Guilty To Insider Trading Business Insider Greenwich Resident Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading Patch.com Main Justice all 213 news articles
Posted on August 10th, 2011 in Work From Home Scams | Comments Off
Woman loses $1675 in job scam , police say Capital Times (blog) Police said the 22-year-old Madison woman reported the scam on Aug. 5. According to a police news release, she replied to a Craigslist job posting for a Madison-based position involving medical work that could be done from home . … and more
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Preet Bharara: The enforcer of Wall Street Fortune But he also spent several minutes ticking through a laundry list of victories unrelated to Wall Street , from the convictions of Times Square bomber Faisel Shahzad and multiple corrupt New York politicians to accused arms trafficker Victor Bout, … and more
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New York Times China to Wall Street : The Side-Door Shuffle New York Times IT was the hot new thing on Wall Street — one of those exotic investments that seem to promise untold riches for the lucky few. And, like so many hot new things, it went cold fast. Such was the fabulous stock-market … and more
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Credit, debit card scam phone calls reported Gadsden Times One person reported receiving calls on their home phone and personal cellphone and their work and cellphone numbers. The calls are not unique to one particular bank. Several banks or credit unions have been identified in the scam . … and more
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New York Times Wall Street Lobbyist Aims to 'Reform the Reform' New York Times It was a Wall Street lobbyist. Within minutes of arriving, Steve Bartlett, the head of a group representing 100 of the nation's largest financial institutions, was deriding a proposal aimed at limiting the fees that banks charge retail stores on … and more
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New York Times As Wall St . Polices Itself, Prosecutors Use Softer Approach New York Times said Solomon L. Wisenberg, former chief of a Justice Department financial institutions fraud unit. By GRETCHEN MORGENSON and LOUISE STORY As the financial storm brewed in the summer of 2008 and institutions feared for their survival, a bit of good news … Behind the Gentler Approach to Banks by US Sarasota Herald-Tribune all 8 news articles
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Washington Times Cover story: Quick cash for homes: Solution or scam ? Washington Times “What we'll pay for the home is dependent upon condition, location and the amount of work we'll have to do.” Critics say fast-buy companies often find issues that will lower the price they are willing to pay for the home . Scammers count on homeowners …
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China has its fingers in nearly every aspect of global financing as the following articles show. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Now Made in China The New York Times reports Bridge Comes to San Francisco With a Made-in-China LabelAt left: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The replacement eastern span is on the right, with the city of San Francisco beyond. Photo by Jim Wilson/The New York Times SHANGHAI — Talk about outsourcing. Next month, the last four of more than two dozen …
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Summer is the time for home improvement scams Burlington Times News Storm damage, road work or construction in the area and sometimes warm weather create opportunities for people looking to scam unsuspecting victims out of their money. “Every year when the weather breaks, we get roofing, painting and paving scams ,” …
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Research firms take direct aim at reverse mergers Economic Times Carson C Block makes even Wall Street cringe. Last week, the founder of the investment firm Muddy Waters Research issued a scathing report on a Chinese forestry company, calling it a “pump and dump” scheme that has been “aggressively committing fraud . … and more
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Gulf Times Goldman banker loses court bid Financial Times She allowed a fraud claim brought under a different law concerning the “offer” of the CDO to the two banks to continue. Mr Tourre is one of the few Wall Street individuals to be charged with fraud in connection with the financial crisis. … SEC may pursue fraud case against Goldman's Tourre Reuters Goldman's Tourre Still Faces SEC Suit, but Some Charges Dismissed Wall Street Journal all 20 news articles
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PRESS DIGEST – New York Times business news – June 3 Reuters The widow of Karpel says that being pressed by the FBI to record conversations about Wall Street trading drove her husband to despair. * The Gmail attacks Google Inc disclosed used a rapidly proliferating form of e-mail fraud called spear phishing to … and more
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Jill Abramson is to become the first female executive editor in The New York Times’ 160-year history, as Bill Keller steps down after eight years from the highest editorial position at the newspaper
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New York Times (blog) For One Whistle-Blower, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished New York Times (blog) But there is a Wall Street corollary that might be even more pernicious: good guys are punished. Whistle-blowers, truth-tellers and fraud -spotters pay a miserable price on Wall Street . They are vilified. They are fired. Sometimes they are even sued. … and more
Posted on May 24th, 2011 in Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
New York Times Market-collapse criminal prosecutions are scarce San Francisco Chronicle In the 18 months since, no senior Wall Street executive has been criminally charged, and some lawmakers are questioning whether the Justice Department has been aggressive enough after declining to bring cases against officials at American International … How an Inquiry of Goldman Sachs Might Play Out New York Times all 2 news articles
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New York Times Prosecutors Faulted on Failing to Catch Credit-Crunch 'Bandits' Bloomberg In the 18 months since, no senior Wall Street executive has been criminally charged, and some lawmakers are questioning whether the US Justice Department has been aggressive enough after declining to bring cases against officials at American … How an Inquiry of Goldman Sachs Might Play Out New York Times Critics wondering what happened to Wall Street prosecutions AMERICAblog (blog) all 11 news articles
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Note To All My site did not vanish. No did I stop posting by design. Blogger was completely down for some time and unavailable for posting at other times. Google backed out posts from Thursday on and is in the process of adding them back now. I had no way to communicate this to anyone. I will be adding a Twitter widget to the blog and as long as the blog is viewable, I will have a means of communication. Calculated Risk added the widget to his site last week and I will do so to mine …
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No Jail for Economic Crisis May Mean No Crimes Committed: Roger Lowenstein Bloomberg A news story in the Times about a mortgage executive who was convicted of criminal fraud observed, “The Justice Department has yet to bring charges against an executive who ran a major Wall Street firm leading up to the disaster. … and more
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New York Times DealBook: Patrolling Wall Street on the Cheap New York Times Government regulators on the Wall Street beat have long been outnumbered and outspent by the companies they are supposed to police. But even after receiving budget increases from Congress last month, regulators are still falling behind. … Watchdog battles under the era of austerity Sydney Morning Herald Testimony on the President's FY 2012 Budget Request for the SEC LoanSafe House Committee OKs Bill To Delay New Swap Rules Law360 (subscription) Lexology (registration) all 109 news articles
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Moneycontrol.com AIG seeks to recoup billions it says lost to fraud Reuters N) launched a fight to recoup billions of dollars the bailed-out insurer said it lost due to fraud , setting up a clash with Wall Street's biggest banks. The insurer, 92 percent-owned by the US government, joined the swelling ranks of investors and … AIG to Sue 2 Firms to Recover Some Losses New York Times AIG Files Fraud Suit Over CDOs TheStreet.com AIG to file 2 suits, taxpayers could benefit Bizjournals.com Financial Times
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New York Times Regulator Moves to Expand Power Over Wall St. New York Times You also hired a new enforcement director, Brad Bennett, who until recently defended financial firms and corporate bosses from insider trading and accounting fraud charges. What should Wall Street expect from his group? Brad has brought a renewed … Big Bucks and Hired Guns: Why Financial Reform Is Stalling BNET (blog) all 15 news articles
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New York Times Wall Street , Mets fans angry at lawyer behind $10 billion haul for Madoff victims Kingsport Times News … a man who was so skilled at hiding money that he kept the biggest scam in the history of American finance going for at least two decades. Wall Street hates him. Picard has sued more than a dozen banks, including several whose big link to the Ponzi … Scenes From the Madoff Masquerade New York Times all 6 news articles
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Courts cannot solve all problems: PC Hindustan Times Chidambaram's comments have come at a time when an active and assertive judiciary has been questioning the government on issues of governance and corruption, particularly the 2G scam and black money. “Another cause of stress is that the judiciary … and more
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New York Times The lawyer behind the $10B haul MiamiHerald.com … a man who was so skilled at hiding money that he kept the biggest scam in the history of American finance going for at least two decades. Wall Street hates him. Picard has sued more than a dozen banks, including several whose big link to the Ponzi … Scenes From the Madoff Masquerade New York Times all 4 news articles
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Federal Agencies' Responses on Enforcement Actions New York Times We will continue to root out financial fraud wherever it exists and when we find credible evidence of criminal conduct – whether by Wall Street executives or others – we will not hesitate to charge it.” The department provided what it called “just a …
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How The Law School Bubble Burst The Atlantic In the past year or two, scads of blogs have committed themselves to exposing law school as a ” scam ,” and the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have devoted thousands of words to telling readers why law school is a bad, bad idea if you do not …
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Posted on March 25th, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
In Prison for Taking a Liar Loan New York Times A Wall Street huckster who sold toxic assets? No. Charlie Engle wasn'ta seller of bad mortgages. He was a borrower. And the “mortgage fraud ” for which he was prosecuted was something that literally millions of Americans did during the subprime bubble. … and more
Smart Spending: How to make money on surveys Truckee Times BE VIGILANT: As with any online activity, stay on the lookout for offers that are too good to be true and for phishing and other scams . Avoid any survey touted in an unsolicited e-mail, for instance; it's most likely a scam . … and more
Posted on March 13th, 2011 in Scams | Comments Off
News Sources wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Sify Former Fannie Mae chief faces SEC actionFinancial TimesAs part of its.
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The Hindu The Galleon Network New York Times (blog) … court in Manhattan, accused of making $45 million trading on illegal information scoured from a network of sources that spanned Wall Street and corporate America. Mr. Rajaratnam is fighting the charges, 14 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy. … Potential Galleon Jurors to Be Polled on Wall Street Views Wall Street Journal Jury to hear gripping opening of Rajaratnam trial Reuters It's Indian vs Indian in Galleon case court faceoff Hindustan Times BBC News
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New York Times Fraud Case Pits Arbitration vs. Class Actions New York Times Regulators also worry that the ruling may hamper their ability to sue Wall Street firms. Authorities in Montana and Massachusetts have brought separate actions against Securities America, claiming that the firm described the investments as conservative … and more