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Friday
Oct072011

Software Giant Settles with DOJ

Oracle agrees to $199.5-million settlement with U.S.

Los Angeles Times

Oracle Corp has agreed to pay $199.5 million plus interest to settle allegations that the software giant failed to give promised discounts to the federal government, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.

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Wednesday
Oct052011

Truth Lies in Numbers

U.S. and New York sue Bank of New York Mellon over foreign exchange fees

The New York Times

The New York attorney general and the United States attorney in Manhattan filed separate lawsuits on Tuesday against the Bank of New York Mellon, accusing it of cheating state and other pension funds nationwide out of foreign exchange fees over the last decade.

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Thursday
Sep292011

What the Hells?

Hells Angels mortgage fraud racket charged with defrauding banks out of millions

The Huffington Post

When the Hells Angels cultivate their infamous outlaw image, mortgage fraud is usually not the type of law-breaking that comes to mind.

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Tuesday
Sep272011

Did Deloitte Ignore Red Flags?

Deloitte sued for $7.6 billion in Taylor Bean collapse

Bloomberg

Deloitte & Touche LLP, one of the so-called Big Four accounting firms, was sued for failing to detect a fraud that allegedly led to more than $7 billion in losses at defunct mortgage lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp.

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Friday
Sep232011

The World According to Harry

Harry Markopolos: How to spot a fraud

Bloomberg Businessweek

It’s easy. It’s like whack-a-mole. Focus on the manager or the company that is head and shoulders above the rest. Whenever somebody has outstanding performance, Wall Street assumes genius. I assume fraud until genius is proven.

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