Occupation has only corrupted Israel's democracy Daily Star Lebanon | By Avraham B. Yehoshua | Commentary by | Thursday, August 07, 2008 | Police investigations, commissions of inquiry examining the errors committed during the Lebanon war of 2006, repugnance at former President Moshe Katsav's alleged sex crimes, and now Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's announcement that...
Bug opens Internet to scams Buffalo News | SAN FRANCISCO - A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many people are still at risk. | The gaping security hole enables a scam that targets o...
Cheques get given the bounce Independent online | By Gugu Mbonambi | Major retail companies have warned that they will no longer accept cheques as a valid method of payment of accounts or for purchases because of the increase in fraudulent transactions. | Edcon's group credit executive, Ian Wood, ...
Hedge fund founder barred from pleading The Boston Globe | WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A federal judge barred Samuel Israel, the convicted founder of hedge fund firm Bayou Group LLC, from entering a plea to bail jumping, saying his addiction to methadone may have impaired his judgment. | Israel, who sought to ple...
Bank scam case put off till 19th Dawn | By Our Staff Reporter | ISLAMABAD, Aug 6: The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to jointly hear two petitions, one filed by the Haris Steel Industries and the other by Hamesh Khan, former president of the Bank of Punjab, seeking transfer of a case...
2 held over global roaming bank fraud Asahi News | YOKOHAMA--Two Chinese men were arrested Wednesday in connection with the nation's first bank fraud involving cellphone global roaming. | Lin Zhong, 27, and Chen Huaqiang, 31, admitted to withdrawing about 1.3 million yen in May after a woman in Tak...
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Paulson still doesn't get it Asia Times | By Peter Morici | Once again, we have good news and bad from Wall Street. | US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has announced that Citigroup and three other banks will begin issu...
SFO wins appeal over BAE Saudi arms deal The Daily Telegraph | The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today won its appeal to the Law Lords against a High Court ruling that it acted unlawfully in halting a corruption inquiry into an arms deal betwee...
Ohio execs sentenced for $1.9B fraud The Examiner COLUMBUS, Ohio (Map, News) - A federal judge on Wednesday handed down the first sentences to defendants convicted in a $1.9 billion corporate fraud case that federal prosecutors compared to the Enron or WorldCom scandals. | U.S. District Judge Algeno...
Citigroup may pay $5bn to investors in frozen securities The Daily Telegraph | Citigroup is considering paying more than $5bn (£2.5bn) to buy out individuals and charities that invested in the now-frozen auction-rate securities market as part of an attempt to reach a deal with angry regulators. | The banking conglomerate, one...
Ohio execs sentenced for $1.9B fraud The Tribune San Luis Obispo By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS | Associated Press Writer | COLUMBUS, Ohio -- | A federal judge on Wednesday handed down the first sentences to defendants convicted in a $1.9 billion corporate fraud case that federal prosecutors compared to the Enron or Worl...
Pakistan rulers agree to begin Musharraf impeachment Canada Dot Com | ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's ruling coalition led by the party of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Thursday agreed to begin impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf, a move that is likely to deepen political instability in the country. | "Yes, we have agreed in principle to impeach him," a senior coalition offic...
Bug opens Internet to scams Buffalo News | SAN FRANCISCO - A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many people are still at risk. | The gaping security hole enables a scam that targets ordinary people typing in a legitimate Web address....
