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11 Mar 2:43 pm
... Nicholas Leeson was a "rogue trader" who, allegedly acting on his own, caused 1.4 Million Pounds in losses by "gambling" in the Singaporean futures market. One might have
been suspicious as to his activity since he did not hold a currency trading ... future that will generate revenue. He is regarded as having "paid the price" for his actions (and is now
benefiting from them). Bernard Madoff's decision to plead guilty to all 11 felony counts currently brought against him (including securities
fraud, ...
9 Jan 9:32 am
... Indices shows that the pain was felt across the board among the mutual funds. But there are plenty of companies that have seen 80 -90% declines in their stock prices. Are you
qualified to decide when to hold and when to fold? There are two kinds of money in this world; gambling money and retirement money. Investors tend to ignore the distinction. If
you have made it to age 40, there is a good chance you will live to 90. That makes for 25 years of retirement. At 40 we see little reason why we can ...
14 Oct, 2004 7:20 am
The European Union is taking Greece to the European Court of Justice over a Greek gambling law that not only bans slot machines and other overt gambling devices, but also
coould ban playing computer games in public places or even in private, at home. The European Commission said Thursday that the effect of the act was disproportionate, and also violated
EU rules on the free movement of goods and
17 Jan, 2003 3:00 pm
[JURIST] Friday's official Supreme Court Order List is now online [Order List, PDF]. The Court granted cert in three cases: Georgia v. Ashcroft (Voting Rights Act) [US SC docket],
Entergy Louisiana v. Louisiana Public Service Commission (filed-rate doctrine) [US SC docket] and Fitzgerald v. Racing Ass'n of Central Iowa (differential taxation of gambling
devices) [US SC docket].
25 Feb, 2007 9:35 pm
... : I swim in different, virtual, oceans. Thus, the question I will explore today at this event honoring Professor Bernard Oxman is one where
I have the least chance of drowning: I want to consider to what extent Professor Oxman's eloquent paper ... can route around local content control. The same is true in reverse:
restrictive US policies on pornography, gambling, or the sharing of digital intellectual property are undermined by foreign rules or the failure of foreign domestic enforcement.
The cures ...
16 Jul, 2008 4:33 pm
... the pleasure of shooting craps with Senator John McCain, now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Senator McCain was in Las Vegas to attend the Oscar De La
Hoya-Bernard Hopkins boxing match. We were in town to, well, do what people do in Vegas -- including, but not limited to, gambling. We
were impressed by Senator McCain's stamina. It was well past midnight, he was on his feet for several hours (no sitting allowed ...
13 Feb 6:14 pm
... could not be used for much else. Ponzi pitched his scheme as something which unsuitable as an investment was quite attractive as a gamble.
Michelle Singletary: As for Madoff's victims, some probably fit the "can't cheat an honest man." But there were ... was an audacious plan, and one Ponzi had thought about for awhile.
Related articles by Zemanta SEC failed to inspect Bernard Madoff fund (telegraph.co.uk) The Regulator as the "Cooler in the Blowoff" (bizop.ca)
Revealed: desperate final hours of the ...
28 Jan 8:18 am
... by senior managers in the modern corporation. These incentive structures which allowed certain individuals to control public companies, make incredibly risky bets for the
shareholders, but transfer wealth via bonuses to decision makers independently of whether the risk or gamble worked. How was it possible for
the Board of Directors not to see this conflict and act to avoid it? How can we see a fraud and yet ignore it? Michael Shermer thinks has an explanation or at least a metaphor. Would
you ...
29 Jan 2:43 pm
... of dollars. Nadel's fraud may have been uncovered because of the unrelated arrest on Dec. 11 of fund manager Bernard Madoff for duping
investors out of $50 billion, the FBI said in a criminal complaint. Madoff's victims range from New York ... sentenced to serve 21 months in prison and pay $177,000 in restitution. He
was also ordered to undergo "extensive gambling therapy" while in prison, according to court records. In an October interview with Bloomberg at his Hauppauge office, Cosmo said
he wasn' ...
28 Jan 9:40 am
... to examine some representative case histories in order to identify common denominators. The following appear to be the leading recent cases: 1. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC ("Madoff Securities"). On the facts known so far, two basic failures in internal ... of a broker-dealer, the NASD
found that several roulette wheels were in operation in one of its offices and gambling was occurring (legally or otherwise). In my judgment, even though such activity did not
involve the conduct of a ...
28 Apr 6:39 am
... in Part III of this essay series. 306 "A company's involvement in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, firearms, military and nuclear power industries is also reviewed and
integrated into ... investments controlled by Bernie Madoff is a case in point. See Repex Ventures, S.A. v. Bernard L. Madoff, Civ. Action No.:
09-cv-289-RMB, Amended ... funds to be fed to Madoff." Stanford Law School, Securities Class Action Clearinghouse, Bernard L. Madoff Investment
Securities: Herald USA Fund, Herald Luxemburg Fund, ...
30 Jun, 2007 6:53 am
... we are still, I hope, militant enough to respond to gloating by non-smokers? It is somewhat ironic that smokers will now reclaim the great outdoors as their own Oh… and finally… let
George Bernard Shaw have the last word: "If you eliminate smoking and gambling, you will be amazed to find that almost all an
Englishman's pleasures can be, and mostly are, shared by his dog"
25 Jul, 2007 6:19 am
"If you eliminate smoking and gambling, you will be amazed to find that almost all an Englishman's pleasures can be, and mostly are, shared by his dog." -- George Bernard Shaw
23 Oct, 2008 8:28 pm
... that had two newspapers, a full-swing silver mining rush followed by an equally full-swing red-light district, innumerable gambling operations and western saloons, all of
which made for a colorful story. The Earps and Holliday stood trial for thirty days during ... ve got a chance to see how the past influences present-day morality and tolerances. Does
Wilde follow George Bernard Shaw's advice to flee the land? Was the danger of getting caught half the excitement for Wilde? Chapter 7 The Black
Sox ...
15 Dec, 2008 2:00 pm
... the Biggest Alleged Fraud in Wall Street History, There Will Be Lawyers From what we gather, accused swindler extraordinaire Bernard Madoff
was an immensely charitable man. If we were the Psychology Daily we might suggest something about salving ... companies face when they launch drugs that are the subject of
litigation--"at risk" drugs (subscription required). As an example, Mullin cited the gamble taken by a privately held Canadian firm called
Apotex, which rolled the dice when it introduced a ...
29 Aug 11:01 pm
... 10.7: Chris Chambers. My main options were Cedric Benson and Donald Driver. I probably should have gone with one of them. 11.6: Bernard
Scott. Did I overrate his game against the Rams? I suspect he'll get dropped from my roster early. There's another backup RB ... dinged, as usual. Maclin could end up being the Iggles
#2 WR and get some return yards too. It seemed worth a gamble in the last round. I like my starters a lot. My bench...not so much. No real deep
sleepers. But I allow unlimited roster ...
11 Sep 1:15 am
... complaint. The judge also did not tell counsel that he and Siracusa worked closely together in the effort to bring legalized gambling to Atlantic City in the 1970s. The ACJC
says Perskie's failure to promptly step down from the case and gaps in ... "Inexperience. Incompetence. Laziness. All were cited as reasons behind the Securities and Exchange
Commission's failure to detect Bernard Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi scheme at a packed hearing Thursday before the Senate Committee on Banking,
Housing and ...
27 Oct 5:57 am
... chosen an old hand with wide experience in high-profile representations. He led the investigation by Major League Baseball into gambling by Pete Rose, baseball's all-time
hits leader. He defended Sen. John McCain in the Keating Five scandal ... General Alberto Gonzales, in a congressional probe into the firing of eight federal prosecutors. Dowd, 68, is a
1963 graduate of St. Bernard College and a 1965 graduate of Emory Universitys law school. Johns experience is unimpeachable, and it will
take ...
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