Rebekah Brooks has returned to the helm of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper unit in Britain. Brooks resigned in 2011 amid a phone-hacking scandal that shuttered Murdoch’s … Rebekah Brooks Returns to Murdoch Empire After Phone-Hacking ScandalRead more
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Goldman Sachs Reaches $12 Million Settlement over SEC Charges
Financial firm Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay nearly $12 million to settle civil charges one of its executives gave campaign services to a Massachusetts … Goldman Sachs Reaches $12 Million Settlement over SEC ChargesRead more
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Red Cross Built Just 6 Homes in Haiti after Raising $500M
A new report says the Red Cross has squandered millions of dollars in donations for Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. According to ProPublica and NPR, … Red Cross Built Just 6 Homes in Haiti after Raising $500MRead more
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City’s 911 upgrade is decade behind schedule and nearly $1 billion over budget
A scathing report by the city’s Department of Investigation found the Bloomberg administration mismanaged for years the city’s massive overhaul of its 911 communications system. … City’s 911 upgrade is decade behind schedule and nearly $1 billion over budgetRead more
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Paying off Jacques Duchesneau’s debt
Former Quebec construction magnate Tony Accurso says he gave $250,000 to an associate of Jacques Duchesneau to pay off the one-time Montreal mayoral candidate’s debt … Paying off Jacques Duchesneau’s debtRead more
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Whistleblower ended up in jail
a story of yet another whistleblower imprisoned under the Obama administration, a story that could be straight out of a Hollywood thriller. The saga centers … Whistleblower ended up in jailRead more
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Still Not Guilty
Citigroup pays $7bn to settle sub-prime mortgage investigation Citigroup agreed to pay $7bn on Monday to settle a federal investigation into the toxic mortgage products … Still Not GuiltyRead more
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Too Big to Jail
Most Americans realize that there wasn’t just economic—poor decisions that precipitated the financial crisis, but massive, system- and industry-wide fraud on the part of Wall … Too Big to JailRead more
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How to stop workers stealing time
Four consultants hired to eliminate waste and fraud in New York City’s municipal payroll were arrested last week on charges of stealing $80 million from … How to stop workers stealing timeRead more
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Traitors in Indian media
The 2G spectrum financial scandal in the Telecommunications and IT Ministry under A.Raja is noteworthy as the largest political corruption case in modern Indian history, … Traitors in Indian mediaRead more