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Wall Street Fraud

In-House Fraud Surging During The Recession

Financial Times | Robert Cookson | Posted 06.11.2009 | Business

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Fraud committed against companies by their own employees has surged this year, new data suggest, providing fresh evidence that the recession is fuelli...

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Securities Firms Cheated Customers, Settle With SEC

New York Times | DIANA B. HENRIQUES | Posted 04.05.2009 | Business

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More than a dozen Wall Street trading firms systematically cheated their customers of millions of dollars by improperly slicing bits of profit from co...

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Arrested Money Managers Stephen Walsh, Paul Greenwood Lived High On The Hog

New York Times | ZACHERY KOUWE | Posted 03.29.2009 | Business

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For two decades, Paul Greenwood and Stephen Walsh looked like Wall Street wizards. Their supposed investment prowess lured hundreds of millions of ...

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Wall Street Fraud: Two Arrested In Latest Scandal

AP | TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

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NEW YORK — Federal authorities brought charges in two major securities fraud investigations Wednesday, saying one scheme fell apart because of p...

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How To Escape Capture After Committing Financial Fraud

Dealbreaker | Posted 03.22.2009 | Business

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Disappointed by the alarming dearth of intelligence in the modern criminal mind, and with the eventual goal of providing more interesting and alluring...

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Bring Back the Stocks

Paul Begala | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

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Paul Begala

As President Obama ushers in a new era of good feeling, allow me this potentially discordant note. As we finally stop torturing people, can we please start humiliating sleazeballs?

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Is Gordon Gekko Right?

Byron Williams | Posted 01.17.2009 | Business

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Byron Williams

In the case of Bernard Madoff, the financial bottom line became the exclusive demarcation between genius and unlawful and immoral acts.

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Thousands Of Investors Face Serious Losses Following Madoff Fraud

New York Times | ALEX BERENSON and DIANA B. HENRIQUES | Posted 01.12.2009 | Business

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For years, investors, rivals and regulators all wondered how Bernard L. Madoff worked his magic. But on Friday, less than 24 hours after this promine...

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