Senior executives at Fannie Mae manipulated accounting to collect millions in “maximum, undeserved bonuses” and deceive investors, a federal report charged Tuesday. The government-sponsored mortgage company was fined $400 million.
The blistering report by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, the result of an extensive three-year investigation, was issued as Fannie Mae struggles to emerge […]
A look at some of the high-profile corporate scandals of recent years and the status of legal action in each.
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. _ Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio is indicted Tuesday on 42 counts of insider trading accusing him of illegally selling off $101 million in stock. In July, Robin Szeliga, former CFO, pleaded […]
Consumer watchdogs close to one investigation say there may soon be more names than those mentioned in the following article. “Look to the predatory lending industry for more scandals as fuel costs rise, hardships develop, and regulators get tired of abuses” said one unnamed source. “As President Bush signs legislation into law, he […]
“There’s clearly a rearguard action going on,” said Maryland Democratic Sen. Paul Sarbanes in an interview three years after the Enron debacle that led to his co-authoring of landmark corporate governance and accounting reforms in 2002. Sarbanes says enlightened business leaders understand they’ve taken a hard hit from various scandals and have to raise […]
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