$2B Counterfeit Microsoft Business

by Justin Knapp | Dec 31, 2008 | Government, International, Web/Tech

Chinese courts convicted 11 people of copyright infringement in what turns out to be an enormous fleece. Microsoft and the FBI had been tracking the ring since 2001 and has found illegal material in 36 different countries. The ring was exporting most of the products...

SEC: Did they do enough?

by Justin Knapp | Dec 16, 2008 | Government, People

In the article Watchdog queried over Madoff case bbc.com discusses how the SEC should have been able to spot the fraud earlier as they received complaints as far back as 1999 about returns from Madoff. There is also a good section on the fraud's impact on...

Rod Blagojevich and John Harris

by Justin Knapp | Dec 9, 2008 | Government

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris have been arrested on Federal Corruption charges including trying to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat. More to come as the story continues to develop.

William Del Biaggio

by Justin Knapp | Dec 8, 2008 | Government, People, Sports

The SEC has charged venture capitalist, William Del Biaggio, with fraud. He is charged with defrauding investors and using the proceeds to buy his $25M share in the NHL's Nashville Predators. Using his clients' assets as collateral, he was able to obtain $100M...

Fleecers on Bush’s pardon shortlist

by Justin Knapp | Nov 23, 2008 | Fleecing Fighters, Government, People

Some fleecers that have been featured on fleecing central are on Dafna Linzer of slate.com's short list of potential recipients of the outgoing president's pardon. Its a great list full of bribery and fraud. Notable names are those of Skilling and Fastow of...