You’ve hear of Extreme Sports, but what about Extreme Dress Code? UBS sought to downplay a new 43-page dress code widely lampooned in the international press for detailed instructions to staff extending as far as the color of their underwear and the care of nasal hair and nails. The memo said the dress code was… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Return Fraud
Return fraud costs the retail industry billions of dollars in lost revenues every year. The growing crime is expected to cost retail stores across the nation an estimated $3.7 billion this holiday shopping season alone, according to the National Retail Federation. If that estimate holds true, it will represent 35 percent increase over last year’s… Read more »
Conflict of Interest Leading to a Fraud Investigation
Joel Bondy, executive director of the Office of Payroll Administration in New York City since April 2004, is at the heart of an alleged $80 million information technology fraud scheme. He has been suspended without pay since December 16, 2010, by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Comptroller John C. Liu, pending investigation. Federal prosecutors have… Read more »
Look for the New Ford Electric Delivery Vans
While the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf have gotten a lot of attention about their electric vehicle status, Ford said on Tuesday, December 7th, Â that it had started shipping a battery-powered version of a delivery van, known as the Transit Connect Electric, to several business customers, including AT&T, the Canada Post, the New York… Read more »
Did Bernie Madoff Have Help?
HSBC prolonged disgraced financier Bernard Madoff’s ability to burn investors by “engineering a labyrinth” of international sources of funding for his epic Ponzi scheme, a court-appointed trustee alleged Sunday. Trustee Irving Picard announced a lawsuit in federal bankruptcy court in Manhattan that seeks to recover $9 billion in illicit earnings and damages from the Britain-based… Read more »
Just Say No to Debt During the Holidays
According to this year’s National Retail Federation holiday survey, the average American will spend close to $700 this season on gifts, cards, decorations, and the like. This is one time when you want to be below average — way below. In fact, if you are in debt, just say no to gift buying this holiday…. Read more »