Whistleblowers come in all shapes and sizes and my friend and fellow Bank Whistleblowers United colleague is certainly not one that fits most descriptions of a whistleblower. I’d mentioned Michael before in two fairly recent posts (see here and here). Former Countrywide Financial executive Michael G. Winston, PhD, was at the pinnacle of establishment success. He’d… [Read More]
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Did the Federal Appeals Court Just Open Up the Floodgates to Fraud??
In a recent 3-0 ruling that has left many shocked and scratching their heads, a federal appeals court has reversed a $1.27 billion jury verdict against Bank of America (BofA). The federal jury took only three hours in 2013 to find BofA guilty of civil fraud for deliberately selling defective mortgages through their Countrywide unit… [Read More]
My New York Times Interview on Facebook Live… the new technology
Update on 5/20/2016: The following article talks about technical problems with the broadcast. Today, the New York Times posted a version without technical problems. You can see it here: https://www.facebook.com/nytimes/videos/10150812143494999/ The executive producer of the New York Times for Facebook Live said “one of the highest levels of engagement yet in both comments and emoticons.”… [Read More]
Celebrating Ethics … A Way of Life
The Greater Dallas Business Ethics Award has just announced its 2016 award honorees: Imprimis Group Lone Star Analysis Staffelbach UR Holdings These awards will be presented at a very public recognition event which many of Dallas’ finest companies will be part of. I’m delighted to be the keynote speaker for this May 17th event. And,… [Read More]
The Financial Crisis Initiative
This week, three of the Bank Whistleblowers United founders, joined me in Dallas, to be on the McCuistion Television program specifically addressing our BWU initiative, what really caused the financial crisis and what must be done now to prevent another. The TV taping went very well and I’ll be sharing the program itself with you in… [Read More]
What do Desmond Tutu, President Bill Clinton and Richard Bowen share in common?
My recent induction into the Golden Key International Honor Society as an honorary member was humbling. The organization, which numbers two million members globally, includes many luminaries among its honorary members: Desmond Tutu, President Bill Clinton, Her Excellency the Honorable Quentin Bryce (former Governor-General of Australia) and renowned author Margaret Atwood. Golden Key, a network of… [Read More]
The DOJ Lemon Award – Go Directly to Jail!
William K. Black, a professor of Economics and Law, UMKC, a former financial regulator and author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank is To Own One, and one of our Bank Whistleblowers United (BWU) co-founders has decided we could “retire” our series of BWU Lemon Awards and permanently award “a Lemon” award to… [Read More]
Silence is Deadly. Lessons Learned.
The audience was primarily internal auditors at my presentation this week at the 11th Annual Fraud Summit, held at the University of Texas at Dallas, where I teach, sponsored by the Institute of Internal Auditors, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and Information Systems Audit and Control Association. I talked about fraud and how as… [Read More]
Now We Know — The DOJ Ignored Two FCIC Citi Criminal Referrals!
Several items have recently hit the press regarding the financial crisis of 2008 which could lead to further investigation of what actually happened and who is responsible. One that has me excited is the National Archives releasing the first of many documents of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) which have been sealed for five… [Read More]
Is Fraud in the Eye of the Beholder? Andy Fastow Explains
I spoke recently to a Dallas Society of CPAS conference focusing on fraud, speaking on ethics and fraud and the financial crisis. However, the speaker after me addressed the audience on Rules vs. Principles, and his presentation is worthy of some discussion. He started his presentation by holding up two items, in his right hand a trophy… [Read More]
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