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The Motley Fool
June 30, 2005
Tom Taulli |
The Scrushy Defense PR, highly paid attorneys, and ignorance: A recipe that worked quite well for HealthSouth's former CEO. The company currently trades on the Pink Sheets at around $5.80 per share.   |
InternetNews
April 20, 2007
Michael Hickins |
'Justice is Served' to Nacchio Did the former Qwest CEO miss an opportunity to save himself some jail time? |
BusinessWeek
April 12, 2004
Brian Grow |
All Scrushy, All The Time HealthSouth's embattled ex-CEO takes his defense directly to the people |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Joe Nacchio Is Guilty ... of Being a Moron The former Qwest CEO's poor management destroyed lives. Nacchio could have easily adjusted guidance so as to make the super-secret federal contracts a pleasant surprise for the Street if they ever came through. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Paula Dwyer |
The SEC To Top Execs: Read The Fine Print The Ken Lay criminal indictment has overshadowed the parallel SEC civil lawsuit. But corporate insiders and their attorneys would be wise to give the SEC complaint a close read. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Say Hello to Jumpsuit Joe The once-proud telco titan is being fitted for bright orange prisonwear for illegal insider trading. Investors, meanwhile, have been handed a gift. Call it a crystal-clear case study in how hype can destroy your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Say It Ain't So, Joe Things just don't look good for former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio. Did Nacchio know Qwest's asset sales were being misclassified as he guided towards higher earnings? Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
February 6, 2006
Anthony Bianco |
Ken Lay's Audacious Ignorance Even if one of America's worst ex-CEOs beats the rap - and he just might - history's verdict will be harsh. |
BusinessWeek
February 6, 2006
Jane Sasseen |
White-Collar Crime: Who Does Time? Corporate criminals are punished more harshly today than in the '80s, but hands-off executives may still face better odds. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Quick Take: Thanks, Dick Dick Notebaert did Denver, and Qwest investors, a great service. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Scrushy's Dirty PR Campaign The former HealthSouth CEO is accused of paying for positive ink during his trial. Here's a reminder to every investor that it is important to trust the news, but then verify what you read. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Barring Bad Board Directors The SEC is cracking down, but enforcement is a problem. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Joe vs. the Jury After nearly four weeks of testimony and six days of jury deliberations, former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio has been found guilty of insider trading. |
BusinessWeek
July 4, 2005
Mike France |
Courtroom Strategies On Trial Recent high-profile verdicts have prosecutors and defense attorneys rewriting their playbooks. |
CFO
August 1, 2005 |
End of an Era A legendary finance chief is retiring from GE... HealthSouth CFOs talk... Scrushy walks... CFOs on the move... |
BusinessWeek
April 12, 2004 |
Scrushy On The Record Questions and answers with Richard Scrushy, HealthSouth's embattled ex-CEO. |
CFO
June 1, 2009
Edward Teach |
"I Should Have Said No." A CFO who confessed to fraud wants business students to learn from his mistakes. An interview with Aaron Beam, former CFO, HealthSouth Corp. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Mike France |
Corporate America's New Accountability When companies break the law, the first thing chief executives typically do is plead ignorance. But in a post-Enron world, "I didn't know" won't cut it. |
CFO
March 1, 2004
Kris Frieswick |
Bar Hopping Already considered one of the most severe civil penalties for securities violations, officer and director (O/D) bars have been embraced by the Securities and Exchange Commission with a new zeal. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2004
Tom Taulli |
Grim Reaper Visits EasyLink By all appearances, EasyLink is being hit for a minor offense. Not according to the SEC. |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Alix Nyberg |
Regulation: Pitt and the Pendulum The kinder, gentler SEC Pitt envisioned vanished faster than you can say Arthur Andersen. Can he run a tougher, meaner agency? |
Registered Rep.
December 9, 2002
Will Leitch |
I'm From the Government. I'm Here to Help You The prevailing mindset at the somewhat sparsely attended Securities Industry Association seminar on corporate governance Thursday was not fear of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act -- but the SEC's interpretation of it |
CFO
June 1, 2005
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Keeping Secrets How five CFOs cooked the books at HealthSouth. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Joe Nacchio: CEO or Secret Agent? The telco trickster from Qwest's dot-com heyday tells the Feds he knew too much. There are two potential conclusions here, but neither scenario casts him in a favorable light, and neither approach made common stockholders much money. |
BusinessWeek
August 1, 2005
Robert Barker |
HealthSouth In Rehab Despite scandal, HealthSouth shows potential for investors. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Bear Stearns Isn't the Only One to Get a Bailout In a week marked by bailouts and turmoil in the markets, former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio, convicted of insider trading 11 months ago yet free on bond ever since, has won his appeal. |
BusinessWeek
July 1, 2010
Caroline Winter |
Who Could Gain from a High-Court Ruling The Supreme Court's recent ruling will make it harder to battle white-collar crime. Which jailed execs stand to benefit? |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Lay's Missouri Legacy Ken Lay attempts to take back his University of Missouri donation, but maybe the school can put it to better use. Ethical behavior among managers at all levels is a key to keeping that faith. Enron is a perfect example of the risks of the dark side. Don't hide from that, MU. Embrace it. |
CFO
April 1, 2005
Tim Reason |
The Limits of Mercy The cost of cooperating with the SEC is high. The cost of not cooperating is even higher. Faced with financial penalties, career-ending bans, and possible criminal prosecution, more individuals are choosing to fight the SEC. |
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2007
Dawn Kopecki |
Backdating: Why Penalties Are Puny The SEC considers options violations less serious than other kinds of financial fraud. |
CFO
May 1, 2005
Julia Homer |
Three Blind Mice Just when you think there is absolutely nothing more to say on the topic of financial scandals, something new happens. Ultimately, bogus numbers don't work. Neither should bogus CEOs. |
InternetNews
June 3, 2005
Paul Shread |
The Week That Was May jobs report... Supreme Court overturned the Arthur Andersen conviction... Apple fell... Blue Coat Systems soared... etc. |
InternetNews
October 22, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Qwest Settles Fraud Charges The voice and data carrier will pay $250 million to end a two-and-a-half year probe. |
CFO
May 1, 2005
Kris Frieswick |
What Does Your CEO Really Know? How much do chief executives know about company finances? We asked more than 300 CFOs to rate their boss's finance IQ. |
CFO
February 1, 2006
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Penalty Box The SEC is handing out bigger and bigger fines for misdeeds. But is this the right approach? |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Feds Play the Queen of Hearts Shareholders may finally get one of their most wanted. Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio, the subject of a three-year-long federal investigation, was indicted by a Denver grand jury on 42 counts of insider trading. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2007
Jane Worthington |
Compliance Use these rules to help you survive an SEC inspection. |
Registered Rep.
December 16, 2008
Bill Singer |
Have Arthur Levitt's Words Come Back to Haunt Him? On the heels of the recent lurid discoveries about Bernard Madoff's multi-billion-dollar fraud, former SEC Chair Arthur Levitt is quoted in the article as saying: "At this point, I don't see any evidence that the SEC dropped the ball." |
Investment Advisor
May 2010
David Tittsworth |
What a Reinvigorated SEC Will Mean for You The first in a series of occasional commentaries by the executive director of the Investment Adviser Association. |
CFO
June 1, 2009
Reason & Stuart |
Crackdown Alert After a GAO report documents a slowdown in the SEC's case generation and penalty volume under former chairman Christopher Cox, the regulator's new leaders talk tough. |
The Motley Fool
July 5, 2006
Bill Mann |
The Death of a Salesman How do you eulogize one of the most hated men in America? Ken Lay managed to destroy the wealth of tens of thousands of people and trigger much-needed reforms in how America regulates its public companies. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2005
Seth Jayson |
What's That Smell? Follow closely corporate scandal if you want to know where not to invest. Stay informed. Read the financials, especially the footnotes. |
Knowledge@Wharton
January 29, 2003 |
Lawyers and Accountants Can Expect Curbs and Compromises in New SEC Rules Recent rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to curb the kind of legal and accounting shenanigans that toppled companies like Enron and Arthur Andersen are not as strong as the SEC first indicated they might be. But do they still have enough teeth to work? |
BusinessWeek
March 21, 2005
Amy Borrus |
Wall Street's Dirty Rotten Little Scoundrels The SEC has a new plan to turn up the heat on small-time Wall Street fraudsters. |
CFO
March 1, 2003
Tim Reason |
Two Weeks in January The SEC put much of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act into effect by passing a slew of new rules. Here's what was proposed and what was disposed. |
