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Accounting > Fraud
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Fraud Defined
Willful misrepresentation by one person of a fact inflicting damage on another person.
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Zimmerman Reed Files Lawsuit On Behalf of Non-Profit and Charitable Groups Seeking Recovery of Investments From ...
Published October 10, 2008, 3:00 pm, GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 10, 2008 -- Zimmerman Reed announces it's filing of a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. This lawsuit is filed on behalf of more than one hundred individuals, including area pastors, schools, and founders and supporters of charitable and non-profit organizations.
MoD contractor misplaces details of 100,000 services personnel
Published October 10, 2008, 2:57 pm, The Herald
MPs demanded a "cultural change" in public-sector data handling yesterday as it emerged a computer hard drive possibly containing the private details of armed forces personnel was missing.
Government Money Used to Support ACORN Fraud
Published October 10, 2008, 2:52 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
James Terry, Chief Public Advocate for the Consumers Rights League, today issued the following statement supporting the calls of House Republican Minority Leader John Boehner, Minority Whip Roy Blunt and Senator John Ensign to investigate the activities of ACORN as well as suspend taxpayer funds to the organization in light of mounting evidence of fraudulent activity in Nevada, Missouri and Ohio.
Ex-Duane Reade CEO pleads not guilty to fraud
Published October 10, 2008, 1:45 pm, Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former chief executive of the Duane Reade Holdings Inc drugstore chain pleaded not guilty on Friday to securities fraud, conspiracy and charges of making false statements to securities regulators.
Jeff Goldsmith: Optimists Anyonymous!
Published October 10, 2008, 1:07 pm, HuffingtonPost
What we actually need to do is to clear away the wreckage, learn the important lessons about why you can't make risk simply disappear, and start dreaming again.
Jury Awards $31.8 Million in Damages Against KPMG in Accounting Fraud Trial, Announces Eagan O'Malley & Avenatti, LLP
Published October 10, 2008, 9:49 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.----A jury today awarded $31.8 million against Big Four firm KPMG in an accounting fraud lawsuit. Cast Art Industries, LLP v. KPMG, LLP, Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division - Middlesex County .
MPs 'furious' as MoD data missing
Published October 10, 2008, 8:49 am, Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
MPs have demanded a "cultural change" in public sector data handling as it emerged that a computer hard drive possibly containing the private details of Armed Forces personnel was missing.
Ellington woman admits stealing $1.7M
Published October 10, 2008, 7:58 am, Journal Inquirer
An Ellington woman has pleaded guilty to defrauding the South Windsor law office of Berman & Russo of about $1.7 million while she worked there as a paralegal, Acting U.S. Attorney Nora R. Dannehy announced Thursday.
SEC charges ex-Duane Reade execs with fraud
Published October 10, 2008, 7:53 am, Washington Post
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former top executives of the Duane Reade Holdings Inc drug chain were indicted on Thursday on charges of falsely reducing reported company expenses and inflating income, officials said.
FTI Consulting opens Madrid office
Published October 10, 2008, 7:46 am, Consultant News
Madrid office to support client needs in Europe and Latin America and represents another step in FTI's plan to expand outside the US. FTI Consulting has expanded its presence in Europe with the opening of a new office in Madrid, Spain.
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Fri Oct 10
- Bank worker accused of £26million 'IRA' robbery walks free after trial collapses | Mail Online: Story of a English Banker who stole 26 million pounds and got away with it.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation - Press Room - Headline Archives
- The Gist of the ACORN Story: Debunking the ridiculous ACORN/voter registration fraud meme.
- Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification | Zero Day | ZDNet.com
- More ATM card fraud in UAE and Qatar
- The Raw Story | Tens of thousands illegally denied voting rights
- ACORN Fraud In Ohio -- Election In Jeopardy
- Careers - H-1B, Foreign Workers - Government Report: Evidence of H-1B Visa Fraud
- Daily Kos: PLEASE, Get Your Facts Straight On ACORN
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