Last year, fellow Bank Whistleblowers United colleague, Michael Winston, the Countrywide Whistleblower, and I, along with C.R. “Rusty” Cloutier, MidSouth Bankcorp. Inc, Founding President and CEO, and Rashad Abdel –Khalik, PhD. Professor of International Accounting at the University of Illinois, joined Dennis McCuistion; the host of the McCuistion Program for an insightful look at “What… [Read More]
The Whistleblower: David vs Goliath — You Don’t Have to Be A Giant to Make a Difference
The story of David and Goliath is one most of us are familiar with. Goliath, the Bible character, as told in the Books of Samuel, is described as a giant Philistine warrior who was defeated by the young and small David, a shepherd and future king of the Israelites. No one would stand up to… [Read More]
Speaking Out Has a Price… Are You Willing to Pay the Cost?
This week I had the opportunity to speak to the University of Nebraska at Omaha for their fifth annual Accounting Speaker Series. Close to two hundred accounting alumni as well as business school students taking ethics courses attended. Many of these young men and women would be auditing company books. Many would see red flags… [Read More]
Deutsche Whistleblower Eric Ben-Artzi to SEC: Keep Your $8 million!
I know I did the right thing, Mr. Eric Ben-Artzi told several newspapers this last week (FT and Bloomberg). He writes, “I turned down a whistleblower award.” Former Deutsche Bank employee and whistleblower, Eric Ben-Artzi turned down a whistleblower award of $8.25 million. “I refuse to take my share,” he said. “Although I need the… [Read More]
Can a Future Financial Crisis Be Prevented?
The fifth of a sixth part McCuistion TV program series aired recently (watch it here). The series, a collaboration with the National Center for Policy Analysis Financial Crisis Summit, featured two of my Bank Whistleblowers United colleagues, William K. Black, Michael Winston and me. The lineup of guests on this program included: Richard Ebeling, PhD… [Read More]
Are Regulations Killing Our Economy?
The fourth of a six part series airing on the McCuistion Television Program, which has been focused on the 2008 financial crisis, “Have Dodd- Frank and Other Regulations Been Effective?” (watch it here), featured my Bank Whistleblowers United colleague, William K. Black. William, a white collar criminologist and former financial regulator as well as the author of The Best… [Read More]
What Really Caused the 2008 Financial Crisis?
In a recent post, I mentioned the McCuistion Television Program, six part series on the financial crisis that I and several of our Bank Whistleblowers United team, (Michael Winston, William Black and I), participated in. Michael and I, along with Rashad Abdel-Khalik, PhD: Professor of International Accounting at the University of Illinois and C.R. “Rusty” Cloutier: MidSouth… [Read More]
The Elephant in the Room – Why no TBTF Prosecutions?
The elephant in the room is still why there have been no criminal prosecutions of the banks, executives and Wall Street traders who were primarily responsible for the 2008 financial crisis. There has been no obvious answer, although our Department of Justice continues to dance around the question. In his most recent article, my friend… [Read More]
Philosophy for Bankers…? How About Just Classes in Honesty and Ethics?
Several articles came across my desk this week. I found one especially intriguing, as it fits my frame of reference. It is a post by Ms. Yves Smith, commenting on an article “Can Philosophy Stop Bankers From Stealing?” by Lynn Parramore, a senior research analyst at the Institute for New Economic Thinking. Smith argues that the title might… [Read More]
Brexit: A Call for Democracy or an Act of Economic Shortsightedness?
The largest blow the British population has delivered to its establishment in modern history – was it strategic or just plain stupid? Well, that depends. This last week’s furor over Brexit has filled the news channels. In a pretty close race – 52 % Leave; 48 % Remain, with 70% voting — the British Isles… [Read More]
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