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Multi-Purpose Teams Needed to Tackle Corporate Fraud According to Kroll. Jul 28, 2008 367
Corporate Governance, Not Optional. Lane-Mullins, John Jul 8, 2008 1418
The year in governance; A month-by-month recap of the people, actions, and organizations that defined and refined board oversight in 2007. Kristie, James Jun 22, 2008 5827
United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: High Risks For Medical Device Industry. Jun 13, 2008 1186
New FCPA Cases Heighten Scrutiny Of Intermediaries In China. Jun 12, 2008 807
Reputations at risk: although not-for-profit organizations are a horse of a different color, auditors can help them tame fraud that can publicly impact their mission and drive donors away. Jackson, Russell A. Jun 1, 2008 3554
An uncertain protection: internal auditors may not be protected as corporate fraud whistleblowers under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 806. Hartley, Floyd R., Jr. Jun 1, 2008 1280
FBI expects more public fraud cases. Clemmons, D. Brief article Jun 1, 2008 304
Audit committees focus on operational risk: FBI targets corporate corruption banking group proposes self-regulation for risks management transparency linked to ethical workforce financial restatements increase sharply. McCollum, T. Jun 1, 2008 545
Corporate Fraud Alert Conference 2008 - Cracking Down on Corporate Misconduct in China. Conference news May 19, 2008 204
Gradient Analytics' Research Provided Early Warning of Accounting Fraud at Royal Ahold. May 16, 2008 446
FCPA Insights: Post Akzo-Nobel And Flowserve - Is The Jurisdictional Scope Of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act All-Encompassing? May 6, 2008 4138
Gradient's 2003-2005 Research Reports Identified the Issues Central to SEC's Accounting Fraud Charges Against UTStarcom Executives. May 5, 2008 495
Greasing Global Palms: Foreign Corruption a Key Regulatory Concern for U.S. Companies. May 1, 2008 1362
Hotlines helpful for blowing the whistle: required for public companies under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporate hotlines for whistleblowers have become a big weapon against fraud--more effective than internal audits. Yet, research shows that companies may not deem them highly effective. Sweeney, Paul May 1, 2008 2130
Globalization Of The Battle Against Corruption*. Apr 30, 2008 1014
Bush Urged To Have Energy Price-Fixing Task Force. Brief article Apr 28, 2008 163
Free collection of recent articles on companies and anti-corruption. Apr 3, 2008 215
Companies lack confidence in anti-corruption programs. Scharf, S. Apr 1, 2008 364
Santa Clarita watchdog accuses Mayor of financial impropriety. Kareem, Nadra Mar 17, 2008 214
Kickback backlash: under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, overseas firms with business interests in the US are being prosecuted for allegedly bribing public officials in other countries. Neil Hodge reports on an escalation in Washington's worldwide war on corruption. Hodge, Neil Mar 1, 2008 1742
The Ribadu conundrum. Versi, Anver; Ford, Neil Feb 1, 2008 1748
Australian auditors step forward: revised ASX principles provide greater recognition of internal auditing's role in corporate governance. Mcrostie, Christopher Feb 1, 2008 1475
People versus corporations: a history; For almost as long as corporations have existed, people have lobbied, agitated and legislated to constrain their power and prevent the social and environmental harm caused by the single-minded quest for profit-maximization. Dec 1, 2007 1441
Spinning out of control: it is often the least ethical companies that plough the most resources into Corporate Responsibility. Rebecca Spencer delves into four classic cases. Spencer, Rebecca Dec 1, 2007 1397
The favored vendor: a department manager gambled on weak controls and lost. Wilson, Randall H. Dec 1, 2007 1460
Fewer lawsuits, but stakes still high. Scharf, S. Brief article Dec 1, 2007 261
The never-ending fight against fraud. Clemmons, D. Dec 1, 2007 331
New York: Two former top executives of Tyco International Ltd., former CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski and former CFO Mark Swartz--imprisoned for looting the company of millions of dollars--were unjustly convicted, their lawyers told an appeals court last month. Brief article Nov 9, 2007 61
Responding to a Government Subpoena for Business Fraud - What to Do. Nov 2, 2007 596
American Lawyer Investigation Reveals Steep Dropoff in Justice Department Corporate Fraud Prosecutions. Nov 1, 2007 724
Corporate Fraud: A Manager's Journey. Marshall, Jeffrey Nov 1, 2007 157
Cooking the books. Nov 1, 2007 483
Stock & Option Solutions Launches Unique, Comprehensive Client Services Program In Response to Increased Corporate Equity Compensation Requirements and Risk Management. Oct 9, 2007 521
Four out of Five Companies Worldwide Affected by Fraud, According to Kroll Global Fraud Report. Sep 24, 2007 644
FCPA Scrutiny Of Nigerian Customs Payments Intensifies - Companies Conducting Business In High-Risk Countries Redouble Compliance Reviews. Aug 1, 2007 538
Corporate greed infects medicine. Fried, Richard G. Jun 22, 2007 1163
Culture vs Corruption Diary (June 2007). Giles, Richard Jun 20, 2007 564
Experts Available to Discuss Survey on Corporate Fraud, Sarbanes-Oxley's Fifth Anniversary. Jun 18, 2007 596
Ara Beth Gershengorn Joins Foley Hoag as Associate in the Business Crimes & Government Investigations Practice. Jun 13, 2007 437
Institutional Fraud More Widespread Than Five Years Ago, According to Oversight Systems Annual Corporate Fraud Survey. Jun 11, 2007 764
Application Of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act In The PRC. Utterback, Meg May 16, 2007 1779
Dyadic Announces Discovery of Potentially Material Operational and Financial Improprieties at its Hong Kong and Mainland China Operations. Apr 24, 2007 603
EXPOSE: AMERICA'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS Returns with Explosive, True Stories That Bare Governmental Abuses, Reveal Corporate Corruption and Fraud, Rock Communities, and Hold the Powers That Be Accountable, Premiering June 22 on PBS. Apr 23, 2007 641
Michael J. Pelgro Joins Foley Hoag as Counsel in the Business Crimes & Government Investigations Practice. Apr 17, 2007 387
International Rectifier Announces Internal Investigation of Accounting Irregularities at Foreign Subsidiary and Cautions on Reliance on Prior Financial Statements. Apr 9, 2007 727
Attorneys, Investigators and Litigators Discuss Motivations for Corporate Fraud at Forensic Investigations Conference: White Paper Released. Apr 2, 2007 328
Unlocking The Mysteries of SOX Whistleblower Claims. Mar 29, 2007 1114
Aran(TM) Laboratories' Chairman Theodore ('Ted') N. Trikilis, Put on Notice for Suspected Financial Improprieties, Resigns. Mar 14, 2007 322
Corruption charges fly; Recyclers in hazardous waste dispute. Mar 11, 2007 1921
Diocese of Quebec investigates 'accounting irregularities'. Feb 1, 2007 299
Diamond and jewelry industry crime. Ross, Kelly Feb 1, 2007 1962
Secured Creditor Can Intervene In Charged Property Before Enforcement. Brown, Martin Feb 1, 2007 1165
Corruption around the world: corruption is a major problem for companies doing business internationally. But few firms know how to address it. Elliott, Robert Feb 1, 2007 931
The New Edition of Corporate Crime Highlights the Most Influential Thinking about Law, Crime Causation and Policy Dilemmas. Jan 12, 2007 561
Culture vs Corruption Diary (January 2007). Miller, Gary Jan 10, 2007 551
Fraud Watch (January 2007). Miller, Gary Jan 10, 2007 1049
Mintz Levin Expands White Collar Crime and Corporate Investigations Practice in New York. Jan 8, 2007 585
Leicester selectmen move to audit schools; Financial irregularities alleged. Jan 4, 2007 805
Neither A Whitewash Nor A Witch-Hunt Be: Reclaiming The Independence Of Internal Investigations. Levy, Michael Dec 21, 2006 3284
Thompson Memorandum Revised: U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty Changes Guidelines For Prosecuting Corporate Fraud. Dec 19, 2006 982
Corporate fraud is here to stay. Goldmann, Peter Dec 1, 2006 501
Global integrity: Transparency International's David Nussbaum is fighting for a world that is free of bribery and corruption. Alvarez, Steven Interview Dec 1, 2006 2220
Corporate fraud on the rise, study says. Nov 1, 2006 173
Guidelines needed for handling whistleblower complaints. Pulsipher, Jim Oct 23, 2006 819
L. Dennis Kozlowski, former chief executive of Tyco International, and Mark Swartz, the chief financial officer, have filed appeals to their convictions last year for looting the company. Brief article Oct 13, 2006 102
Industry Expert at Marquet International to Give Series of Lectures on Ethics in Corporate Investigations, Due Diligence & Litigation Support. Oct 10, 2006 387
When Corporate Investigations Cross the Line: Business Controls Helps Avoid Costly Errors. Oct 9, 2006 480
Take a good look at yourself: follow these six steps when investigating alleged business misconduct. Tilton, Patricia M. Oct 1, 2006 1173
Court strikes down DOJ policy on payment of workers' legal fees. Sileo, Carmel Oct 1, 2006 868
Culture vs Corruption Diary - September 2006. Miller, Gary Sep 6, 2006 822
New video on corporate fraud addresses importance of tone at the top. Sep 1, 2006 133
Banks against the wall: dipping deep into public funds, Anil Netto finds the Malaysian Government bailing out banks ... and their well-connected debtors. Netto, Anil Aug 1, 2006 1398
A Corporate Crime Prevention Plan Should Have Both a Policy and a Procedural Manual - Designing Corporate Polices That Mitigate White Collar Crimes. Jul 10, 2006 526
PARKS: LAPD `COOKING THE BOOKS' ON CRIME. Jun 22, 2006 464
OSI wins case over claim of business fraud. Crowe, Deborah Brief article May 29, 2006 231
Federal grand jury investigating former FDA head Crawford over financial impropriety allegations. Brief article May 12, 2006 136
EDITORIAL COOKING THE BOOKS LAPD DOESN'T NEED A STATISTICAL CHARADE TO IMPROVE ITS IMAGE. Editorial May 10, 2006 319
Peter Chavkin to Head up Mintz Levin's N.Y. White Collar Crime and Corporate Investigations Practice; Firm Expands White Collar Litigation Practice. Mar 28, 2006 598
An act of repentance: why I felt called to civil disobedience. Petersen, Bruce Mar 1, 2006 599
Michigan Bankers Applaud OFIS Re-organization; Move Will Help Combat Growing Incidents of Mortgage Lending Industry Fraud. Jan 30, 2006 215
Protecting Corporate Britain from Fraud - Research Report 2005. Jan 12, 2006 1104
You can be too careful: how the government's new corporate accounting rules impede efficiency and stifle innovation. Doherty, Brian Jan 1, 2006 4118
Gemstar playing tough with Yuen. Bronstad, Amanda Nov 28, 2005 1078
SCAA board of directors cite accounting irregularities. Nov 20, 2005 411
Account Fraud is Currently at 30%, but Still Only 87% of Consumers Examine Their Credit Reports Once a Year. Nov 4, 2005 192
No Free Lunches. Nov 2, 2005 1342
Oversight Systems Corporate Fraud Survey Finds Sarbanes-Oxley Effective in Identifying Financial Statement Fraud; Few Feel the Heightened Push for Institutional Integrity and Fraud Prevention by Business Leaders Will Continue in the Long Run. Nov 1, 2005 1401
A litigious state of mind: wasting away again in Insuranceville: corporate misconduct leads to a new era in insurance claims. Rutkin, Alan S. Oct 1, 2005 726
Tarnishing the reputation: unfortunately, UN employees too often fail to live up to the high ideals of the organization. Sep 1, 2005 1524
NKF of Singapore head, board of directors resign after charges of financial improprieties. Aug 31, 2005 467
FBI turns industry probe toward allegations of corporate fraud. Lehmann, R.J. Jun 1, 2005 427
Style Matters! Rivers, Levy; Bondurant, Marcello Apr 14, 2005 4493
Doing Business in Corrupt Countries. Knutson, Gar Apr 4, 2005 616
Going too far is worse than not going far enough: principle-based accounting standards, international harmonization, and the European paradox. Rogers, James E. Jan 1, 2005 12576
NEWS STILL BAD AT NEWSDAY. Dec 6, 2004 537
Deception took various forms over history of L.A. scandals. Maese, Kathryn Sep 27, 2004 907
The critical difference: business leaders and investors more than ever believe that companies with the best governance will be the best-performing companies. The foundation for corporate governance is a commitment to ethical behavior. Odland, Steve Sep 22, 2004 3983
Lucent Reveals Problems in China Operation. Brief Article Apr 7, 2004 179
Independent directors are a good thing: a financial advisory firm CEO argues that smart companies are treating Sarbanes-Oxley requirements as an investment in good governance--and that independent directors, rather than curbing risk and initiative, are at the core of a new dialogue with investors. Wendelin, Scott Mar 1, 2004 1630

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