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Madoff's tough spell
in Sox First, on July 1, 2009
...tims, each family might find solace in knowing the criminal received a specific punishment for each crime. Second, the prosecutor might want multiple sentences on the books in case some were overturne...
Madoff gets the max! What now?
in Sox First, on June 30, 2009
So as expected, Bernard Madoff got the max : 150 years in the slammer for perpetrating his vile Ponzi Scheme. For his part, Madoff delivered a big apology to the victims. But interesting questions remain. Was there money laundering involved? And if so, wouldn't that make some of his vict...
Throwing the book at Madoff
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
... and heart-breaking. Read through the stuff and it hits how hard these people have been hurt by the crime. Consider this: "We are in our mid 60s and began investing directly with Madoff in 1993 ...
Swine flu and crime
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
...om the virus. As if that's not bad enough, there are reports of warnings from the Australian Crime Commission that organized crime syndicates could cash in on the pandemic with fraud, robbery a...
Health care and the US economy
in Sox First, on June 4, 2009
...eless. As writer Candace Talmadge notes, health insurance and bankruptcies are partners in fiscal crime that destroying the US economy....
Conrad Black's landmark case
in Sox First, on May 28, 2009
...areholders and if they renege on that, they have withheld honest services and therefore committed a crime. As the piece says: "If the Supreme Court accepts the concept, it will give prosecutors ...
Early retirement soars, but who is going to pay?
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
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An alarming Los Angeles Times report that the US Social Security system is reporting a major surge in early retirement claims from laid off workers. It's up 25% ahead of last year. Clearly, ...
Harvard Law Professor Says P2P Is Fair Use
in P2P File Sharing, on May 22, 2009
Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson , in his defense of accused file-swapper Joel Tenenbaum, says P2P filesharing is "fair use."
"In court filings, Nesson spelled out his defense strategy, which doesn't appear to involve claims that his client 'didn't do it,'...
JJ Singh Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 12, 2009
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In recent years, the surge of independent designers has seen an all-time high. From hand-knit scarves to commissioned furniture, artisans who know their craft and ca...
GAO slams SEC
in Sox First, on May 9, 2009
...orneys and commission bureaucrats, it's easy to see how Madoff was allowed to get away with his crime. The issue is whether others have been let off the hook that haven't yet come to light....
Climate scientist sacked for talking
in Sox First, on May 1, 2009
...nger has been sacked from his post in New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Herald , his great crime was talking to a TV weatherman about flooding rivers. As you do. Salinger was part of the Int...
Taiwan Approves Three-Strikes Law
in P2P File Sharing, on April 30, 2009
...ndment to its copyright laws, targeted specifically at P2P users.
"The amendment makes it a crime to use P2P technology to facilitate the distribution of copyrighted works online, which sounds ...
No recovery in sight
in Sox First, on April 30, 2009
...ry is nowhere in sight. Schiff says: "With the collapse of the housing and stock markets, the surge in unemployment, and the fall in wages, the only way that consumers can spend more is if they ...
Budget Mistakes to Avoid
in The Flyaway Weblog, on April 30, 2009
...on what you should sacrifice to save money. Staying in an unsafe area is no bargain if you become a crime victim. Sleeping with lice or bedbugs is hardly worth a few dollars off of your hotel bill. He...
Director at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center becomes supply chain "Pro to know" of the year
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
...rocesses that enable companies to weather risky economic conditions and place them in a position to surge ahead in better times have earned them a place on this year's Provider Pros listing."...
Italy in the Spotlight Over Hardline Immigration Policies
in Global Mobility Report, on April 24, 2009
...alian government's hardline immigration policies, including plans to make illegal immigration a crime and a controversial census of Sinti and Roma Gypsies in Italy. Italy is home to around 160,000...
ATM Skimmers are High Tech Robbery
in The Gadgets Weblog, on April 10, 2009
...ss to your bank account. Yikes!
Granted, card skimmers seem like science fiction or part of some crime drama on television, but they are cropping up more and more often. In fact, The Consumerist , ...
The Latest on PowerPlay Golf
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 7, 2009
...rand among grassroots golfers like you and me.
The next step is to leverage that initial marketing surge in the various countries - rapidly closing in on 20 nations - and encourage golf clubs to beco...
G20 protest meltdown
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
...he wake of the financial meltdown with anti-capitalists, environmentalists, radical academics and resurgent anarchists preparing themselves for massive protests. Bankers are being urged to disguise ...
Supermarket looting: a sign of things to come
in Sox First, on March 20, 2009
Is this a warning of things to come? An alarming story out of the Los Angeles Times about looting in a supermarket in Israel that went bankrupt. According to the piece, ex-employees took their revenge first helping themselves to crates of groceries. Then came the creditors who walked in and m...
Hacking as a Service
in The CIO Weblog, on March 13, 2009
...of anyone structuring long-term operations as an outsourced service.
I suppose in some senses most crime is a service-oriented business of a sort. The problem with cybercrime in that respect is that ...
RFID to Thieves: Just stay away from Saguaros
in The RFID Weblog, on March 13, 2009
...everal tones but these thieves didn't seem to realize that walking off with park property was a crime.
Since it's nearly impossible to keep a manual watch on nearly one million saguaros at th...
The 25 Most Dangerous Places for Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on February 26, 2009
...ng the 25 most dangerous places for outsourcing . In addition to simply listing 25 areas with high crime or high risk of terrorist attack, the list also broke down the list the risks by a number of c...
Economy Down, LinkedIn Up
in The Social Networking Weblog, on February 26, 2009
... TechCrunch ran a piece earlier this month on the surge in LinkedIn traffic.
In the last nine months, LinkedIn has gone from having about five million users to more like eight million users. They...
Job websites receive much more SCM CVs now...
in Supplychainer, on February 22, 2009
... that many candidates are currently playing safe and remaining in their existing jobs. However, the surge in registrations and CVs being uploaded to the site shows that candidates are still on the loo...
The Two Trillion Dollar Meltdown by Charles R Morris
in Sox First, on February 19, 2009
... says we are in for a period of what he calls The Great Unwinding where we will see a shock-and-awe surge of asset writedowns and widespread collateral defaults. The global financial system will be in...
Mafiosi Heart Skype
in The VoIP Weblog, on February 16, 2009
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Web-savvy Italian mafiosi have apparently learned to cover their tracks using VoIP...
"Police in Milan have issued a warning that criminals of all kinds have been turning to Internet VoIP calls, rather than mobiles, to make arrangements by...
Judges Caught Taking Money For Sending Kids To Jail
in Exclusive from our news room , on February 12, 2009
Two Pennsylvania Judges of the Court of Common Pleas plead guilty to charges that they took payoffs for incarcerating juveniles.
A pair of detention centers for children were kicking back substantial sums of money to the judges in exchange for sentencing kids to longer than normal sentences.
The d...
Winter of discontent: will the Paris riots spread?
in Sox First, on January 30, 2009
... in the destruction of 50 million jobs around the world, could lead to widespread turmoil and urban crime. "We are on the road to serious social instability, which could be extremely dangerous in...
Don Witt Predicts VoIP Surge in 2009
in The VoIP Weblog, on January 17, 2009
...cyLogistics president Don Witt this week predicts that a struggling economy in 2009 will lead to a surge in VoIP deployments.
"The stock market meltdown will increase VoIP growth," Witt w...
Executives targeted in trojan attack
in The CIO Weblog, on January 12, 2009
... hosting operating systems, has to reduce the hit rate of generic attacks. At the same time, online crime is becoming more systematized and more organized. It was inevitable that those criminals would...
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in Wangtam, on January 8, 2009
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United States Military Prepares For Another Mid-East "Surge"
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 2, 2009
...administration may have less than 3 weeks left but preparations are underway for an Iraq-like "surge" in Afghanistan.
Details are slim as to when this plan of action was adopted but it'...
Small ISP Says RIAA Has to Pay
in P2P File Sharing, on January 1, 2009
...y, child porn traffickers or gun-happy teens do. Spending long hours to stop what may not even be a crime, only to pick up the tab in full, is simply not within a small ISP's budget."
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Protecting Your Online Privacy
in The Search Engine Weblog, on December 26, 2008
...in America. You find our that drugs and prostitution are considered to be related through organized crime in your state. Next thing you know you're running searches designed to tell you if there&#...
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in Wangtam, on December 19, 2008
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Business opportunities opening for Apple
in The CIO Weblog, on December 17, 2008
...in the enterprise market. Throw in a few bucks for marketing, and you could be looking at a serious surge of Apple conversion in the enterprise space... if the company has been able to make this much ...
Will there be more Madoffs?
in Sox First, on December 16, 2008
... that the Madoff scandal was simply an example of "bad apples". What crap!!! Madoff's crime highlighted the two big problems with the financial services sector that got us into this mess...
Cleaning Up Amsterdam...
in The Flyaway Weblog, on December 9, 2008
...e center of the city have become the target of government efforts to clean the place up.
Organized crime is the Dutch government's real target. Gambling parlours, peep shows, the "coffee sho...
Vermont is Healthiest State
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 3, 2008
... also including binge drinking, health insurance coverage, air pollution, infectious disease rates, crime levels and immunization coverage.
In the said ranking, Southern states are ranked near t...
Forget Black Friday: Is Your Business Ready for Cyber Monday?
in Biz Plan Hacks, on November 25, 2008
...ber Monday - things like making sure your customer data is secure and being sure your ready for the surge in traffic that comes after Turkey Day. She even talks about making it easy for your customers...
Internet Anonymity and the MySpace Case
in Web 2.0, on November 18, 2008
...t anonymity or violating the terms of service at MySpace. Those are tools in the commission of a crime, not crimes in and of themselves.
A comment at the Concurring Opinions website addresses th...
The Lori Drew Case and the Future of Anonymity on the Web
in The Social Networking Weblog, on November 18, 2008
Steven Hodson at The Inquisitr published an interesting piece yesterday on the Lori Drew case and the legal implications it may eventually have for anonymity on the web.
Lori Drew's trial began today.
Hodson (along with Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins over at Mashable) wants you to thin...
You Don't Have to be Oprah to receive the Benefits of Acai
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 17, 2008
...one superfood in the world. Indigenous to the Amazon rainforest, the Açaí, despite the recent surge in demand, is still somewhat allusive to the every-man.
Now, Agrolabs is combining product inno...
Online Casino Traffic Jumps in Quarter four
in The Gambling Weblog, on November 2, 2008
...st casinos to the smallest poker rooms out there.
No matter what the reason may be, the surge is lead by the two biggest players in the industry, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Traffic at...
Shooting at the University of Central Arkansas Leaves Two Dead
in The Universities Weblog, on October 27, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that a shooting Sunday evening on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas has left two students there dead.
University police Lt. Rhonda Swindle identified the dead as Ryan Henderson, 18, and Chavares Block, 19. Martrevis Norman of Blytheville, Arkan...
Bulletproof Polo Shirt Might Be a Good Buy
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 13, 2008
...k between bad economic times complete economic meltdowns like the one we are currently having and crime rates. To put it simply, when times are tough, violent crime skyrockets. Well, in times like t...
Forecasts of the economic disaster
in Sox First, on October 13, 2008
...nces. On one side, domestic spending is swollen by the housing bubble, which has led both to a huge surge in construction and to high consumer spending, as people extract equity from their homes. On t...
Tatort Ruhr
in BiblioBlog, on September 16, 2008
...ranstaltung in Nordrheinwestfalen herangewachsen ist. Verschiedene Programmlabels wie "Crime Solo", "Crime Special" oder "Crime Mobile" sollen den Besuchern die Orientier...
Hitman Spammer Returns
in I got Spam?!, on September 15, 2008
...ve such emails, do not reply to them under any circumstances. Instead, report them to the Internet Crime Complaint Center . Sooner or later this scammer is going to threaten the wrong person and when...
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...
Belkin Surge Protector Takes A Bite out of Energy Vampires
in The Gadgets Weblog, on September 3, 2008
...money away on your gadgets when your not using them, then you need to check out the Belkin Conserve Surge Protector.
The Belkin Conserve Surge Protector looks like a normal, 8 outlet surge protector,...
Guns N Roses leaker arrested by the FBI!
in Digital Music - The Future, on August 28, 2008
...ishment for digital music to really take off, but on the other hand it seems just a tad mad for the crime...
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Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe
in Kinoplausch, on August 22, 2008
... man diesen bereits ab dem 22. August hören. Der Soundtrack stammt von den grandiosen Element of Crime und ist ein echter Hit.
Doch ehe ich mich hier in Details verliere, ein paar Informationen zur ...
Paul Hogan's tax sham
in Sox First, on August 22, 2008
Last month, I did a blog entry on Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan's battle with tax authorities. Basically, he was challenging the tax man to come and get him. Looks like the authorities are doing exactly that with court papers revealing, according to news reports , that Hogan consp...
The Price of Protest? China Sentences two Old Ladies to Hard Labor
in China Venture News, on August 20, 2008
...erve a year long term of reeducation through labor," according to the Huffington Post.
Their crime? The two women have been...
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Siemens - a disaster waiting to happen
in Sox First, on August 19, 2008
No surprises here with reports that Siemens had basically set up systems that had its managers aiding and abetting in the corruption. Based on the disclosures, here, it seems that Siemens' widespread corruption was the inevitable result of having an audit office riddled with conflicts of ...
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Barbara Amiel and Conrad Black: delusion city
in Sox First, on August 9, 2008
...ty of his comments and his galloping narcissism. I don't see how he survives his claim that the surge hasn't worked and yet that he has modified his troops-out posture. The demise of Billary i...
Mit Spürsinn um die Welt
in BiblioBlog, on July 31, 2008
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(Independent) heißt der unerschrockene Reiseführer, der eine Fährte aus 80 Krimis gelegt hat, die lesend einmal rund um den Globus führen. Eine tolle Idee,...
Wenn der Kaffeeautomat leise röchelt
in BiblioBlog, on July 29, 2008
...ptember bis 7. Oktober lädt man gemeinsam in neun deutschen Großstädten zu "Coffee & Crime" . Filialen der umtriebigen Kaffeeröster von Hamburg bis München werden dann zu Vorleseorten f...
SEC is wrong on short selling
in Sox First, on July 29, 2008
... is so wrong on this. Wrong and irresponsible because aggressive short selling isn't actually a crime. It's just another way of making money out of the market when there's bad news. Nothin...
Black Dahlia Mystery Bus Tours
in The Flyaway Weblog, on July 23, 2008
... one writer's father, but still the mystery abides.
When Esotouric launched their offbeat L.A. crime tours in spring 2007, The Real Black Dahlia was an immediate hit, and has remained their most ...
Keruve lets you know where your children are
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 18, 2008
...the company is in Spain, and I cannot read the official website. I have a hunch we will be seeing a surge of products like these as our youth continually finds more ways to get into trouble.
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Preparing Your Business for Your Vacation
in Home Based Business, on July 10, 2008
...work. You never know what might happen while you're away, and it only takes one storm or power surge to wreck havoc. Make backups before you go and store them in a safe place.
Do unplug your ...
No more corporate crime hardball
in Sox First, on July 10, 2008
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In another sign that the administration is easing up on its fight against corporate crime , the US Justice Department is backing off from its hard-line that forces corporations to turn over ...
Cell phone ticket bonanza
in Tech Without Wires, on July 4, 2008
...are complete idiots and won't purchase hands-free devices OR they are really looking for "crime" where there isn't any.
Take a look at your state laws - Information About State Law...
China investigates Microsoft
in The CIO Weblog, on June 20, 2008
...nced that it will be investigating the Redmond company for every other major political entity's crime of choice these days: manipulative monopolistic business practices. In particular, the State I...
The Next Great Outsourcing Debate
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 18, 2008
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It appears as if companies heavily involved in the use of H1B visa holders to fill out their corporate staff have found a new way to press their case for relaxing H1B visa restrictions - threaten greater outsourcing if the number of visas are not i...
AC Milan pinged for dodgy accounting
in Sox First, on June 13, 2008
... bookkeeping. The judge in that case ruled that the allegations in the case no longer constituted a crime because the law on accounting violations was changed in 2002. Milan president Silvio Berluscon...
