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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.   |
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? |
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. |
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. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Looking for Evidence of Accounting Chicanery? Try Digging Deeper Companies do not disclose financial improprieties in footnotes or in the Management's Discussion & Analysis section of a financial statement. Instead, the warning flags are buried in 10Ks and other financial reports... |
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. |
CFO
April 1, 2003
Julia Homer |
They ARE Out to Get You So far, relatively few executives have gone to jail for white-collar crimes. That may be about to change. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Quick Take: Thanks, Dick Dick Notebaert did Denver, and Qwest investors, a great service. |
InternetNews
June 11, 2007 |
Qwest CEO to Exit Networking company Qwest Communications is on a quest for new senior management. Current CEO Richard Notebaert said he would step down from his roles as CEO and chairman upon selection of a successor. |
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. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
Lori Calabro |
I Told You So To controversial securities litigator Bill Lerach, the current wave of corporate fraud scandals was both inevitable and preventable. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 12, 2004
Martha Lagace |
Enron's Lessons for Managers Like the Challenger space shuttle disaster was a learning experience for engineers, so too is the Enron crash for managers, says Harvard Business School professor Malcolm S. Salter. Yet what have we learned? |
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. |
CFO
September 1, 2008 |
Deception Perception Corporate fraudsters may be hard to detect, but they're most likely to be found on the accounting staff. |
IndustryWeek
January 20, 2010
Jill Jusko |
Not a Financial Exec? It's not only financial executives who could benefit from an awareness of fraud risks in their organizations. |
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. |
InternetNews
December 20, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Former Qwest CEO Nacchio Indicted Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday. He is charged with profiting by insider trading in the sale of more than $100 million of Qwest stock. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2002
John S. McClenahen |
Goodbye To GAAP? Probably not. But Enron's collapse makes changes in financial regulation likely... |
InternetNews
February 3, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
Qwest Said to Bid $6B For MCI The Baby Bell reportedly makes a $6 billion offer for the long-distance specialist, but Verizon is also interested. |
CFO
March 1, 2011
Laton McCartney |
Where There's Smoke, There's Fraud Sarbanes-Oxley has done little to curb corporate malfeasance. Therefore, CFOs should implement a range of fraud-prevention measures. |
BusinessWeek
April 4, 2005
Michael J. Mandel |
A Few Bad Apples Spoil...Not Much Corporate scandals in the U.S. normally only impact a single company, and the U.S. regulatory system has been more than willing to deal with corporate excess and fraud. That's tough for other countries to match, especially those with entrenched elites controlling entire industries |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2006
Joseph Khattab |
The Next Enron Cash is king. Despite what some business execs want you to believe, cash pays the bills -- accounting earnings do not. Cash flow is much more difficult to manipulate than earnings, which makes it a better analysis tool for investors. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2004
Bill Mann |
Lay Surrenders, Pleads Not Guilty It took more than two years for to make a case against the executive who lorded over Enron's collapse that federal prosecutors think will stick. |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Julia Homer |
How Did We Get Here? Much of what happened in the 1990s also happened in the 1980s. Here's hoping we don't do it again. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2004
Bill Mann |
WorldCom's Ebbers Surrenders WorldCom's CFO finally gives up the goods on the top man in an $11 billion fraud case. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 29, 2007
Martha Lagace |
The Business Press Is a Watchdog that Bites The press is a very early source for uncovering accounting malfeasance. Specialized analytical skills are strong in the business and trade press. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 21, 2006
Malcolm S. Salter |
Enron Jury Sent the Right Message The most noteworthy message of the Enron trial is that corporate executives can be convicted in a court of law for a pattern of deception that may or may not be illegal. |
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
Ronald Fink |
Beyond Enron The fate of Andrew Fastow and company casts a harsh light on off-balance-sheet financing... |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2011
Tim Beyers |
Joe Nacchio, Qwest, and the Underpants Gnomes Many investors don't read financial filings and as a result fall victim to incompetent or unethical managers, often with devastating results. Nacchio was probably a little of both, and Qwest's shareholders have paid the price. |
Entrepreneur
October 2003
C.J. Prince |
A Fair Trade Find out how to barter the right way -- and avoid the practices that will land you in hot water. |
Salon.com
January 19, 2002
Andrew Leonard |
Capitalist pigs The sordid tales of Enron plutocrats looting the company of its treasure as their employees and shareholders faced ruin are enough to turn you into a class warrior... |
Fast Company
August 2003
Fara Warner |
Qwest Finds Itself On Hold Richard Notebaert is trying to make peace with Qwest's troubled past -- and lead the company into the future. |
Fast Company
May 2002
John Ellis |
Wall Street's Den of Thieves If you follow the trail of deceit from Enron to its natural lair, it only leads to one destination: Wall Street. Here's why... |
Wired
February 2002
Adam Lashinsky |
The Post-Enron Economy Sometimes it takes a meltdown to force regulators into action... |
Salon.com
November 9, 2001
Andrew Leonard |
Enron, we hardly knew ye Ironically, only one thing could have saved the now-imploding corporate poster child for deregulation: Tougher regulations requiring more financial "transparency"... |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2005
Bill Mann |
Are Corporate Directors Next Against the Wall? Worldcom's Directors settle a landmark case by paying out of pocket. Meanwhile, Walter Forbes skates. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Oh, the Games Enron Played The Enron story is not simply a case of a lone company that played with fire and got burned. Enron was able to take enormous risks while keeping shareholders in the dark because it could exploit accounting loopholes for subsidiaries that are available to most publicly traded companies. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2004
Bill Mann |
AOL: Is Half a Billion Enough? Time Warner pays big to settle fraud charges against its problem child, AOL. As for the current management at Time Warner, they profess to want to conclude things with regulators so that they can once again tap the equity market for currency for acquisitions and other capital needs. |
Salon.com
June 27, 2002
Andrew Leonard |
The gang that couldn't loot straight The fall of the '90s bubble's icons shows just why Americans would be crazy to trust their retirement money to the stock market. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Settling for Qwest? Sources say the troubled Baby Bell will settle with the SEC. Should investors celebrate? |
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
August 12, 2010
Paul Elliott |
Is It Time to Get Short -- Again? Go ahead and short this market if you've got the guts. But this may be a better idea. |
PC Magazine
May 16, 2007 |
Who Gets Hit Most by Online Fraud? Protect yourself now! Find out where and how most online fraud originates. |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Tim Reason |
Reporting: See-Through Finance The market's distaste for complex financing could raise your company's cost of capital, even if you comply with new reporting rules. |
Entrepreneur
January 2003
Jason Leopold |
Enron But Not Forgotten Being a former Enron employee doesn't necessarily leave you out in the cold in the business community -- not for entrepreneurs with the guts to restake their names on ventures of their own. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Qwest Off Course The struggling local telco has strayed from roots. |
