Hewlett-Packard finds accounting problems, takes $8.8b charge, after...
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday that it had taken an $8.8 billion accounting charge, after discovering ‘‘serious accounting improprieties’’ and ‘‘outright misrepresentations’’ at Autonomy Corp., a...
View ArticleH-P Blames $8.8 Billion Charge on Bad Deal
Hewlett-Packard surprised investors Tuesday when it claimed it had been duped into overpaying for one of its largest acquisitions, a U.K. software maker, that will result in an $8.8 billion charge....
View ArticleU.S. soldier in WikiLeaks case says he was held in a “cage”
From Yahoo! News: FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. Army private facing court-martial on suspicion of leaking secret documents to the WikiLeaks website testified on Thursday he was confined to a...
View ArticleHSBC, Too Big to Indict?
When government authorities chose not to prosecute HSBC on charges of vast and prolonged money laundering, they weakened deterrence for wrongdoing. Continue reading →
View ArticleScandal Alert: Congress Is Quietly Abandoning the 5th Amendment – Conor...
Meet the prominent legislators who think it's okay to throw Americans in jail forever without charges or trial. Continue reading →
View ArticleU.S. Marine convicted of urinating on corpses of Taliban insurgents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine staff sergeant who urinated on dead Taliban insurgents and posed for photographs with the bodies has pleaded guilty to two charges in a military court, the Marine...
View ArticleDeacon removed after child porn charges
A prominent West Island deacon who used to speak publicly about sexual crimes has been charged with Continue reading →
View ArticleHeirs of Mao’s Comrades Rise as New Capitalist Nobility
Lying in a Beijing military hospital in 1990, General Wang Zhen told a visitor he felt betrayed. Decades after he risked his life fighting for an egalitarian utopia, the ideals he held as one of...
View ArticleOregon officials propose per-mile tax for gas sippers – Local – Regional News...
Oregon state officials are proposing an alternative tax for drivers who have bought efficient or electric vehicles that seldom or never stop at the gasoline pump, where government has traditionally...
View ArticleAlvarez launches investigation after Sun-Times story of arson tragedy –...
Saying she has “serious questions and concerns” about her office’s handling of the Nathaniel Beller arson tragedy, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has launched an internal investigation....
View ArticleTale Of Two Swiss Banks: Why Wegelin Failed And UBS Survived Tax Evasion Charges
Banks accused of similar bad behavior and on a greater scale have been able to avoid the same fate as Wegelin. What gives? Continue reading →
View ArticleNeighbor disputes account of shooting – News
The owner of a home mistakenly entered by an intoxicated neighbor who was shot and killed by a Madison police officer arriving on the scene said he tried repeatedly to inform the officer that the...
View ArticleFBI’s Scientology investigation: Balancing the First Amendment with charges...
The untold story of two dogged FBI agents, witnesses on the lam, and the surrender of self inside the Church of Scientology. Editor's note: This is Part 1 of a special report on an investigation by the...
View ArticleUS court drops charges on Aaron Swartz days after his suicide
A federal court in Massachusetts has dismissed the hacking case against Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide on January 11 while facing decades behind bars and a $1 million fine. Continue reading →
View ArticleProsecutor in Aaron Swartz ‘hacking’ case comes under fire – Politics and Law
Carmen Ortiz was being talked about last month as the next Massachusetts governor. Now she's being investigated for threatening the late Aaron Swartz with decades in prison. Read this article by Declan...
View ArticleChoice of Mary Jo White to Head SEC Puts Fox In Charge of Hen House – Matt...
I was shocked when I heard that Mary Jo White, a former U.S. Attorney and a partner for the white-shoe Wall Street defense firm Debevoise and Plimpton Continue reading →
View ArticleInternet ‘Under Assault’ by Censoring UN, Regulator Says
International proposals to control the Internet will continue after a United Nations conference in Dubai and the U.S. should be ready to fight such efforts, lawmakers and a regulator said. Continue...
View ArticleMan faces arrest for speeding at 68 mph-on a skateboard – The Sideshow
From the blog The Sideshow: A professional skateboarder is potentially facing jail time after uploading a video that purports to show him skating at an astounding 68 mph through the middle of traffic....
View ArticleFor Some, Suspect’s Charges of Police Racism Resound
Whatever the changes since the days of rampant racism and corruption at the Los Angeles Police Department, an alleged killer’s charges — however unhinged — have struck a chord. Continue reading →
View ArticlePope will remain in Vatican to avoid prosecution for child sex abuse –...
After resigning Pope Benedict XVI will remain in the Vatican to avoid criminal prosecution for his role in the sexual abuse of children by clergy, according to Continue reading →
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