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SEC Reaches Settlement With Former Qwest CFO

AP | By CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 02.03.2012

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DENVER -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement with former Qwest Communications International Inc. Chief Financial Officer ...

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The 5 Biggest Wall Street Scams of All Time

InvestingAnswers | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Worldcom, Wall Street, Kenneth Lay, Bernie Madoff Victims, Scam, Enron, Qwest, Bernie Madoff, Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Business News

There are only a few things you can count on in the world: death, taxes and Wall Street scams. Here are five of the biggest Wall Street scams of all time.

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Sign Of The Times (UPDATE)

Posted 10.09.2011

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Denver -- bright lights, big city? For a capitol that seeks to push an upscale cow-town image, Denver's skyline has an impressive collection of archi...

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Sign Of The Times -- And The Times Are Changing

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 09.06.2011

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Denver -- bright lights, big city? For a capitol that seeks to push an upscale cow-town image, Denver's skyline has more impressive architecture than...

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CenturyLink Completes $12.2B Acquisition Of Qwest

AP | By PETER SVENSSON | Posted 06.01.2011

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NEW YORK -- CenturyLink says it has completed its purchase of Qwest, combining the country's third- and fourth-largest traditional phone companies int...

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Former Qwest CEO Sues Ex-Attorneys For Negligence

AP | BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRENTON, N.J. — The former chief executive officer of Qwest Communications on Wednesday sued the lawyers who represented him in his insider-trad...

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FCC Approves Qwest Sale

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Federal regulators on Friday approved CenturyLink Inc.'s acquisition of Qwest Communications International Inc., on the condition tha...

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Qwest Shareholders Reach Settlement In Suit Over Merger

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — A federal judge in Denver has approved a settlement of a class-action lawsuit by shareholders who challenged the proposed merger of Cen...

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Court OKs Nacchio's Request To Drop Appeal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — A federal appeals court in Denver has approved former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio's request to drop the appeal of his insider trading sent...

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Former Qwest CEO Drops Appeal Of Sentence

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio filed a motion Friday asking to withdraw his final appeal of his prison sentence for insider trading co...

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Bipartisanship Starts With Oversight

Robert Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Legislature, Colorado Politics, Bipartisanship, Colorado PUC, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Qwest, John Hickenlooper, Denver News

There was a triple-whammy lesson in bipartisanship on the front page of the Denver Post, starting with a call for a state audit of the Public Utilities Commission by two Republican state senators.

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Seattle Seahawks Stadium Beer 'Scandal': 20 & 16 oz. Beers Identical

Eater National | Posted 05.25.2011

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The small size, which at $7.25 cost $1.25 less than the large, supposedly held 16 ounces. Yet in the video below, it clearly fits a full 20. First & G...

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Qwest Gives Top Execs Millions In Tax Breaks

The Denver Post | Andy Vuong | Posted 05.25.2011

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Four days before Christmas, Qwest gift-wrapped millions of dollars in tax breaks for top executives in a move that included a special waiver from the ...

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Qwest Sale Approved By

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONROE, La. — Shareholders have approved the $10 billion takeover of Qwest Communications International Inc. by CenturyLink Inc., the companies ...

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Joe Nacchio seeks oral arguments before appeals court

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio is requesting an oral hearing before a federal appeals court, as he continues challenging his sentence ...

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Ex-Qwest CEO Convicted Of Insider Trading STILL Won't Accept Lightened Sentence

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Former Qwest Communications International Inc. CEO Joseph Nacchio plans to appeal his new sentence for insider trading. Lawyers didn't o...

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Silverton: Qwest Fiber-Optic Link Never Completed Despite Taxpayer Funding

Silverton Standard | Mark Esper | Posted 05.25.2011

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San Juan County and the Town of Silverton filed a formal complaint Wednesday, June 30, with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission against Qwest Com...

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Joe Nacchio Re-Sentencing: Judge Begins Hearings To Determine Lighter Sentence For Ex-Qwest CEO

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — A federal judge in Denver is holding hearings to help determine a new sentence for former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio on insider trading c...

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Lawyers: Ex-Qwest CEO Was Placed In Solitary Confinement, Denied Medication

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio spent eight days in solitary confinement, had no visitors for six weeks and was denied his medication for ...

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Nacchio Attorneys Suggest Lighter Sentence For Ex-Qwest CEO Convicted Of Insider Trading

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio is pushing to reduce his prison sentence on insider trading convictions by almost half and slash his fi...

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Joe Nacchio In Court To Say Whether He Wants To

AP | CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to let imprisoned former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio waive his right to attend his re-sentencing hearings i...

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Denver's Corporate Departures

The Denver Post | Kevin Vaghan | Posted 05.25.2011

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In January 1999, in the obligatory send-up of the other city before a big football playoff game, a New York Daily News columnist dubbed Denver "Clevel...

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Judge Knocks $7.4 Million, Two Months Off Former Qwest CEO's Sentence

AP | CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — A federal judge on Thursday cut former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio's insider trading sentence by two months and reduced the amount of money he...

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Qwest: A History Of Scrappy, Bold Company That Never Quite Made It Big

AP | CATHERINE TSAI and SANDY SHORE | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Since the day it was created, Qwest Communications has been like the scrappy little guy who swings for the fences but doesn't quite hit...

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Denver's Largest Corporation SOLD To Louisiana Company

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: In an interview with the Denver Business Journal's Mark Harden, Qwest spokeswoman Kate Oravez confirmed that "There will be [staff] reductions...

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