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Despite the Recession, Support for Immigration Reform Grows in the U.S.
in Global Mobility Report, on June 7, 2009
...that includes the possibility amnesty for undocumented aliens already in the country and increased enforcement and stronger penalties for companies hiring undocumented aliens.
And (surprisingly) the...
Obama Administration Targets Employers with Immigration Enforcement
in Global Mobility Report, on May 22, 2009
I haven't heard much about the immigration debate in the US this year. But BusinessWeek just published an article that start with this: The Obama Administration plans to intensify efforts begun under the Bush Administration to crack down on companies that knowingly hire illegal immigrants,...
GAO slams SEC
in Sox First, on May 9, 2009
... why that happened and how badly it was run under Christopher Cox. According to the report, the law enforcement lawyers were convinced SEC bureaucrats were reluctant to crack down on companies breakin...
Introducing IPREDator
in P2P File Sharing, on March 27, 2009
...tes The Register's Cade Metz . "The new law is called IPRED (Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive). And the new VPN is an IPREDator."
"Whilst VPN services have hist...
Madoff and the conspiracy of silence
in Sox First, on February 16, 2009
...fe savings. And while we are on the subject of Madoff, it's worth noting the report that SEC enforcement director Linda Thomsen , whose unit sat on its hands and allowed Madoff to get away w...
Network Neutrality: The FCC Faces Off with Comcast
in Web 2.0, on January 24, 2009
...takes over the FCC, legislation may cease to be necessary to enforce net neutrality. Regulation and enforcement of current rules just by itself may resolve many net neutrality issues.
Comcast may be ...
Security is just broken
in The CIO Weblog, on January 15, 2009
...ion, centralized control (rather than distribution of) data, heavy encryption, and serious password enforcement or biometric controls.
*The exception was a last-minute replacement by Ironkey, a secur...
The relational company
in Sox First, on January 5, 2009
...legal and regulatory burden. Why? Because their accountability would not rely primarily on laws and enforcement.
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Cox defends his legacy
in Sox First, on December 25, 2008
...tions. It dies a thousand-cuts death.' The source added that a running joke has developed among enforcement staffers that the commissioners apply a 'summary judgment standard' - in other w...
Mexican Drug Lords Making It Big In Europe
in Exclusive from our news room , on December 23, 2008
...The decade's long battle between Mexican drug cartels and various Mexican and American law enforcement agencies along the Mexican - American border has resulted in more narcotics finding their...
Rioting By The Children Of Europe Intensifies In Greece
in Exclusive from our news room , on December 20, 2008
...ts appear to be spreading to France, Germany and other Western European countries, and this has law enforcement officials throughout Europe greatly concerned as reported by "All News Web" ....
SEC and Madoff: shutting the stable gate after the horse has bolted
in Sox First, on December 17, 2008
... the firm. The Commission believes strongly that it is vital that SEC investigators, examiners, and enforcement staff be above reproach while conducting their duties, in order to ensure the integrity ...
Britain moves on bribery
in Sox First, on November 28, 2008
...for an overhaul withe Law Commission bringing in a set of proposals that would make Britain's enforcement standards more like the US. Under the proposals, British companies could be liable for ...
Immigration Becomes a "Back Burner" Issue in the U.S.
in Global Mobility Report, on November 24, 2008
... more pressing economic problems.
The failure of Congress to reform immigration has led to tougher enforcement of existing immigration law in America - including raids over the last year that sometim...
Papermaster matter more complicated this morning
in The CIO Weblog, on November 10, 2008
...ad that the matter was set to play out in California, a notoriously lax environment for non-compete enforcement, but Computerworld is reporting now that IBM has obtained an injunction in New York fe...
Duplicate Poker Dumped
in Internet Poker, on October 5, 2008
...n the premise that the type of poker they offered was not subject to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and legal in the United States. Basically, you played the same hand as someone on a ...
Russ Busted: Hamilton Named Behind UB Super-User Scandal
in Internet Poker, on September 30, 2008
... multiple cheating incidents. Furthermore, the KGC is currently in contact with the appropriate law enforcement agencies and intends to fully cooperate in the prosecution of all individuals involved i...
Barney Frank Presses Government On Internet Gaming
in The Gambling Weblog, on September 25, 2008
...cent attempt to overthrow the stifling, and unclear tenets of the, "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act", (UIGEA), were thwarted, mostly by the same misguided Republicans who were res...
APCW Celebrates Number 100, Big Move for Online Gambling Bill
in Internet Poker, on September 23, 2008
...ntly The Passage of a very important Bill that will clarify what the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act completely mucked up. Drawing straighter lines as to want kind of gambling will be l...
Boxing Cox
in Sox First, on September 23, 2008
...g piece in Portfolio.com looking at the man's legacy and teh way he had reduced the SEC's enforcement power. And Pennsylvania State University's J Edward Ketz calls for a "pox on ...
The Federal Trade Commission on Bogus Cancer Cures
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 22, 2008
...stop on peddlers of bogus cancer cures.
The Federal Trade Commission today announced 11 law enforcement actions challenging deceptive advertising of bogus cancer cures. The FTC charged the comp...
Fingerabdruck verrät Diabetesrisiko
in Mein Diabetes Blog, on September 9, 2008
Amerikanische Forscher vom Center for Disease Control and Prevention fanden kürzlich heraus, dass anhand des Fingerabdrucks erkennbar ist, ob ein Mensch Gefahr läuft im Laufe seines Lebens an Diabetes zu erkranken.
Je unterschiedlicher die Rillen und Windungen an Daumen und kleinem Finger sin...
U Mass Cracks Down on Drinking
in The Universities Weblog, on August 27, 2008
...rp decline in binge drinking. The university has coupled the marketing with tighter regulations and enforcement, as well as expanded prevention services. U Mass is "chipping away" at its own...
UIGEA Getting Clarified, New Law Introduced
in Internet Poker, on August 5, 2008
...o clarify just what is, and isn't a legal wager. The similarly named Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 was introduced recently to clarify the ambi...
Sherwood Partners - or how to gracefully shutdown a start-up
in TJ's Weblog, on July 9, 2008
...y down. It lets the employees keep going. In other cases, we'll get a forebearance [the stay of enforcement of something like a debt or obligation that's due], so we'll get 90 days to get ...
Craps vs. Poker: Who's Going to the White House?
in Internet Poker, on July 6, 2008
...end to weave into the world of poker and online poker. Case in point the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act made huge online poker running for shelter across the pond (Party Poker and Cryptolo...
EU ISPs to ban p2p... but save net neutrality?
in P2P File Sharing, on July 4, 2008
...there is guidlines to ensure net neutrality.... it really is an odd one. They are influenced by the enforcement industries, yet not by big companies who will pay for their websites to be faster than t...
Does poor security lead to innovation?
in The CIO Weblog, on July 3, 2008
That's an over-simplification of the argument, of course, as all title lines are, but when you get right down to it, that's the implication of Jonathan Zittrain's concept of "generative systems," the open and unobstructed tools on which he lays the credit for the creation cool ...
Who will control your computers?
in The CIO Weblog, on June 30, 2008
...manufacturer, even as the reality of day to day use favors the consumer. The costs of detection and enforcement are formidable with respect to digital media of any sort, and software makers have pushe...
Latin America and the New U.S. President
in Latina Viva, on June 8, 2008
...powerful northern neighbor. Bush worked to allay their concerns, saying the barrier and stepped up enforcement along the border were only the first steps in a comprehensive immigration law overhaul th...
Online Criminal Justice Degrees
in The Online Universities Weblog, on May 21, 2008
...celebrate those men and women who have committed themselves to serving their community through law enforcement. The number of those choosing law enforcement is on the rise as populations increase and ...
Daniel Negreanu Backs His Play With Prop Bets
in Internet Poker, on May 21, 2008
...and website. The poker site didn't last long thanks to the wonderful Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that scared off the newer players and was eventually forced to merge with PokerStars...
Auditors, independence and distance
in Sox First, on May 21, 2008
...ecurities and Exchange Commission office. The study, The Geography of Auditor Independence and SEC Enforcement , found that the likelihood of issuing a going concern audit report decreases as the dis...
News from the FCPA front
in Sox First, on May 16, 2008
...egic. It not only puts the heat on individuals, but it also substantially raises the profile of the enforcement program. That's probably important given my report this week of a study which foun...
PPA Sends A Plea To Congress
in Internet Poker, on May 1, 2008
...e current PokerPlayersAlliance chairman.
With the recent hearing on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act tilting the scale towards the players since banks are rightfully more interested in ...
The business of corruption
in Sox First, on April 29, 2008
...ons in the first months of 2008 - lawyers are predicting another record year is in store for FCPA enforcement. And just as Sarbanes-Oxley turned into a goldmine for accountants, the FCPA has turned...
PCAOB's fifth birthday
in Sox First, on April 27, 2008
...000 public company audits reviewed in just five years, 700 inspections of small and large firms, 17 enforcement actions against auditors and firms and 17 Deloitte & Touche clients that had audit d...
Jennifer Aniston, Mark Wahlberg, And Shia LaBeouf News
in The Celebrities Weblog, on April 27, 2008
...as hauled in before a judge to answer to a charge of "unlawful smoking".
Doesn't law enforcement have better things to do?
There's no three way going on among Aniston, LaBeouf and...
U. of Florida Comes Up With New Taser Guidelines
in The Universities Weblog, on April 24, 2008
... The 52-page new policy "reflects an appropriate balance between the needs of security and law enforcement and the safety of law enforcement personnel, on the one hand, and the safety of arrestee...
PCAOB punches Grant Thornton
in Sox First, on April 16, 2008
Accounting firm Grant Thornton has been hauled over the coals by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for its slack audits. With one client, the so-called experts at Grant Thornton failed to test the revenue and cost of revenue cycles and had failed to test certain value the company ...
Chinese stock market pains
in Sox First, on April 8, 2008
...the rules for foreign takeovers are opaque and untested, there are serious question marks about enforcement, Chinese companies follow international accounting rules but there is a shortage of acco...
UIGEA Committee Hearings: Banks Sound Off Against It
in Internet Poker, on April 3, 2008
...olicy, Trade and Technology hearing for implementing some teeth into the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) began yesterday with a resounding thud of negativity of those who would be b...
Tribe vs. Maple Leafs About to Battle on Online Gambling
in Internet Poker, on March 31, 2008
...igaMedia Limited is not concerned with our friends to the north enacting a Unlawful Internet Gamble Enforcement Act type law according to a recent article at Pokerpages.com
The Mohawk Territory of...
Fraud and IPOs
in Sox First, on March 31, 2008
... about the firm's industry prospect. surveying the the SEC's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement releases filed from 1996 to 2005, and data from the Stanford Law School's Securities...
Senate Transportation and Housing Committee Flat Out Lied About ATV Data
in Under My Helmet, on March 26, 2008
Senate Transportation and Housing Committee Flat Out Lied About ATV Data in a recent bill proposed to enact restrictions on ATV users. You can read the entire bill below, but the jist is this:
1.Purpose . The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC)
opines, "Too many ATV riders - ...
Massachusetts House Denies Online Gambling Ban
in Internet Poker, on March 24, 2008
...emember the last attempt to curb online gambling with hidden provisions? Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ring a bell?
Except this time the House members were well aware of the add-on, put ...
ABA No Likey UIGEA
in Internet Poker, on March 10, 2008
... Here ye! Here ye! The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is considered a bad law.
(insert sound of crickets here)
In a great article by Haley Hintze covering the American Banking Asso...
Easing up on fraud enforcement
in Sox First, on March 10, 2008
...e Bush administration's crackdown on corporate crime. Now we have further evidence of shifting enforcement priorities. According to the latest figures from the Transactional Records Access Clear...
iPhone 2.0
in The CIO Weblog, on March 6, 2008
...and global address lists" according to the Apple press release. Remote wipe, password policy enforcement, and automatic discovery are also included, promsing to make the iPhone mail experience ...
Dune Closure NOT the Solution to Border Issues
in Under My Helmet, on March 4, 2008
...spicious activity to the USBP, 'closure' of this area would be a step of digression towards enforcement. Contrary to the reporter's claim, dune users are not in support of closure of the a...
SEC litigation and share price
in Sox First, on February 26, 2008
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The enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission brings between 400 and 500 civil enforcement actions every year for violations that include insider trading, manipulating market p...
Cybercrime service economy
in Sox First, on February 26, 2008
...e and there is a growing tendency for malware authors to focus their efforts on places with lax law enforcement and on niche markets. As a result, we are now seeing advertisements for virus authors f...
The Economics of Information Security
in I got Spam?!, on February 25, 2008
...s valuable insights not just into 'security' topics (such as bugs, spam, phishing, and law enforcement strategy) but into more general areas such as the design of peer-to-peer systems, the opt...
Daimler's new compliance officer
in Sox First, on February 20, 2008
...n how foreign companies are now getting caught out in the increase in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions brought by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission....
Mobile Phone as Love Doctor
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on February 14, 2008
...e hopeless romantics, the voice pattern technology is used in different settings such as banks, law enforcement and academic institutions.
How to use it? Just call that special person, engage in a n...
FCPA prosecutions to increase
in Sox First, on February 8, 2008
...h companies caught bribing. Not only have there been an increase in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions brought by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission....
Preparing to receive the Empire's minions: The BSA and you
in The CIO Weblog, on February 4, 2008
...al aggressive anti-piracy measures in the future. The place where they will look for bang for their enforcement buck isn't going to be in people's basements where their 13 year old kids...
Alaska Sherrifs Issue Warnings to ATV Riders
in Under My Helmet, on January 30, 2008
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On Sunday , the Dodge County authorities issued 10 warnings during an enforcement operation on the Wild Goose State Trail. This trail is a shared, multi-use trail that allows both foot and motori...
Saturday With Dr. Pauly Returns to PokerStars
in Internet Poker, on January 29, 2008
...e were poker blogs with ads and American online players even sniffed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, there were poker bloggers waking up on Saturday mornings to play against each other...
Dropshipping as a Home Based Business
in Home Based Business, on January 24, 2008
...unterfeits. Not only does this lead to angry customers, it could get you in very hot water with law enforcement. Finally, there is the problem of inventory control. Imagine this. You sold several item...
Taxing the Public to Use PUBLIC Land
in Under My Helmet, on January 21, 2008
...is funded through fees collected in the ISDRA. The majority of fees collected are allocated for law enforcement, emergency medical services, and facility maintenance.
The management of the fee progra...
U.S. Government Goes Overboard On Internet Gambling Ban
in The Gambling Weblog, on January 4, 2008
Make no mistake about it, the United States Government is a heavy handed, usually misguided institution, run primarily by people who, frankly, shouldn't be in charge of an outhouse.
This interference by the Federal Government, with adult American's right to spend their money as they see...
Lawsuits increase with subprime
in Sox First, on January 3, 2008
Just after Christmas, I did an entry looking at how the subprime crisis had driven a big increase in securities lawsuits. The NERA Economic Consulting's semi-annual benchmark study showed the 2007 federal filings are projected to increase by 58 per cent compared to the previous year. Now w...
APCW Untangling the WTO Ruling
in Internet Poker, on December 27, 2007
...e agreements between the United States and European Union concerning the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.
As I wrote earlier in the week the US accepted nearly $100 billion in trade conces...
Alcatel pays fine to settle bribery claim
in Sox First, on December 27, 2007
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The rise in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or FCPA enforcement continues with Alcatel-Lucent agreeing to pay $2.5 million to settle charges that it violated anti-bribery laws by footing the bill for...
RGA Doesn't Like the WTO Decision Either
in Internet Poker, on December 26, 2007
...pursue all legal avenues available to challenge the US Department of Justice for its discriminatory enforcement activities against European online gaming operators."
In their press release, the...
Political Pressure to Enforce Immigration Laws Likely to Continue to the US
in Global Mobility Report, on December 26, 2007
...Immigration enforcement actions against employers are likely to continue up to the elections in November as each party tries to show it is tough on illegal immigration and the US employers of u...
NDSU to Research Hemp
in The Universities Weblog, on December 26, 2007
... was pleased when I read recently that a federal judge had given a short tongue lashing to the Drug Enforcement Agency because the agency was still "considering" a request from North Dakot...
PCAOB action
in Sox First, on December 13, 2007
Big week for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Earlier in the week, it sent a warning to the Big Four accounting firms by pinging Deloitte $1 million for violating audit standards. The fine related to the firm's 2003 audit of California-based Ligand Pharmaceuticals. It's th...
