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ca3e8a285358b996135b4aba718c8d57 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/03/21/hotel-theft-ring-stole-500-credit-card-slips/ | Hotel Theft Ring Stole 500 Credit Card Slips | Hotel Theft Ring Stole 500 Credit Card Slips
What can you get with 248 credit card slips?
How about seventy months of room and board at a federal spa – also known as federal prison.
That’s not even the full picture – not by a long shot.
At the time of his arrest, Steven Reese Clark, 37, of Corpus Christi, TX ,was in po... |
0588dfebc728b7a5db9c62c6c43795e4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/03/29/ez-pass-fraud-using-stolen-credit-cards-seems-too-easy/ | EZ Pass Fraud Using Stolen Credit Cards Seems Too Easy | EZ Pass Fraud Using Stolen Credit Cards Seems Too Easy
When you say "take," do you mean that literally?
According to a federal criminal Complaint filed federal court in Manhattan on March 28, 2012, Rana Khandakar, 27, Brooklyn, NY; and Usawan Saelim, 27, Brooklyn, NY, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to co... |
ad1d8815e654c590267d574f36b610cf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/03/29/update-mf-globals-gordian-nots-will-require-a-prosecutors-sword/ | UPDATE: MF Global's Gordian Nots Will Require A Prosecutor's Sword | UPDATE: MF Global's Gordian Nots Will Require A Prosecutor's Sword
Alexander cuts the Gordian Knot, by Jean-Simon Berthélemy (1743–1811) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Way back on December 8, 2011, I wrote the "Sweep Sweeper" column below. I got a lot of flack about it. Many non-lawyers told me that I was wrong -- that Jon... |
1ae4c6ce9480abeb44789ea91c12fbed | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/04/03/weed-whacker-krittibas-ray-strikes-again-as-defunct-brokerage-firm-ordered-to-arbitrate-customer-claims/ | Weed Whacker Krittibas Ray Strikes Again As Defunct Brokerage Firm Ordered to Arbitrate Customer Claims | Weed Whacker Krittibas Ray Strikes Again As Defunct Brokerage Firm Ordered to Arbitrate Customer Claims
In March 2011, Claimants Lucy and John Mattinen filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Arbitration Statement of Claim against Respondents White Pacific Securities, Inc. (a FINRA member firm) and Kr... |
24f12c6d25f01fe6a952602146a730f9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/04/13/sec-alleges-that-social-capitalist-ripped-off-churchgoers-with-ponzi-scam/ | SEC Alleges That Social Capitalist Ripped Off Churchgoers With Ponzi Scam | SEC Alleges That Social Capitalist Ripped Off Churchgoers With Ponzi Scam
Permit me to introduce you to one company and two individuals:
City Capital Corporation, a Nevada corporation with its last-known headquarters in Cypress, California. City Capital is an OTC-link quoted company that purports to be in the roofing a... |
0146326008acad401f1f08567f95bb9d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/04/20/broker-impersonates-former-83-year-old-client-in-annuity-withdrawal-request/ | Broker Impersonates Former 83 Year Old Client In Annuity Withdrawal Request | Broker Impersonates Former 83 Year Old Client In Annuity Withdrawal Request
Okay, so, maybe he wasn't a bad Elvis impersonator but this stockbroker didn't pull off the... [+] impersonation of his client
According to a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) disciplinary Complaint filed on November 3, 2011, Re... |
01af5e90cd390ed57effcf4372d7c2d0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/05/01/wells-fargo-settles-with-customer-but-broker-wins-expungement/ | Wells Fargo Settles With Customer But Broker Wins Expungement | Wells Fargo Settles With Customer But Broker Wins Expungement
In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in April 2010, public customer Claimant Phillips asserted various causes of action including breach of fiduciary duty; fraud, and negligence concerning unspecified op... |
7cfae0d0c43fec7458947728892c49e6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/05/07/after-beyonce-jay-z-and-ivy-blue-lenox-hill-hospital-deals-with-medicare-fraud/ | After Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Blue Ivy, Lenox Hill Hospital Deals With Medicare Fraud | After Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Blue Ivy, Lenox Hill Hospital Deals With Medicare Fraud
US Attorney Preet Bharara -- is he getting ready to release "Preet's Street Beats"?
A few months ago, Beyoncé checked into Lenox Hill Hospital and gave birth to her daughter Blue Ivy. Shortly thereafter, mama, baby, and proud papa Jay-Z ... |
d7d14efca10f034aee08ad4fcf5ed098 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/05/09/finra-rejects-a-new-york-state-of-mind-when-it-comes-to-new-jersey-annuity-signatures/ | FINRA Rejects A New York State Of Mind When It Comes To New Jersey Annuity Signatures | FINRA Rejects A New York State Of Mind When It Comes To New Jersey Annuity Signatures
In response to the filing of a Complaint on January 12, 2012, by the Department of Enforcement of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Respondent Robert Joseph Kennedy III submitted an Offer of Settlement dated April... |
85900cf378fdb7491bcfbde3671dcd11 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/05/15/feds-catch-their-illegal-limit-in-operation-phish-phry/ | Feds Catch Their Illegal Limit In Operation Phish Phry | Feds Catch Their Illegal Limit In Operation Phish Phry
Operation Phish Phry, a multinational investigation conducted in the United States and Egypt that commenced in 2007, revealed how Egyptian-based hackers "phished" bank account numbers and related personal identification information from an unknown number of bank cu... |
94a5fb391debaf0265545dc1bc4d968c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/05/15/feds-slam-deutsche-bank-but-next-day-finra-nominates-executive-to-its-board/ | Feds Slam Deutsche Bank But Next Day FINRA Nominates Executive To Its Board | Feds Slam Deutsche Bank But Next Day FINRA Nominates Executive To Its Board
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 03: Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announces... [+] a lawsuit against banking giant Deutsche Bank and subsidiary MortgageIT during a news conference in New York on May 3, 2011 in New York C... |
8a23173dc7258a3fe34e73583ca42741 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/05/19/trading-platform-fraud-left-the-station-for-federal-prison/ | Trading Platform Fraud Left the Station For Federal Prison | Trading Platform Fraud Left the Station For Federal Prison
A train platform, which exists. Not to be confused with a trading platform, which doesn't.
On November 29, 2010, William Graulich IV, 54, Henryville, PA, purported managing partner of iVest International Holdings, Inc., was charged in a federal criminal Complai... |
66cc66dada9ef7e2b5b223039bbd1b84 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/05/21/hubby-dips-into-wifes-retirement-account-and-she-successfully-sues-brokerage-firm/ | Hubby Dips Into Wife's Retirement Account And She Successfully Sues Brokerage Firm | Hubby Dips Into Wife's Retirement Account And She Successfully Sues Brokerage Firm
Not all marriages end up happily forever after
In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in June 2011, Claimant Harrington asserted breach of fiduciary duty and negligence in connection w... |
ff354aab899fadceffdfa8f1b7d1bd72 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/05/22/former-merrill-lynch-colleagues-sue-each-other-in-finra-arbitration/ | Former Merrill Lynch Colleagues Sue Each Other In FINRA Arbitration | Former Merrill Lynch Colleagues Sue Each Other In FINRA Arbitration
In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in August 2010, Claimant Turbeville sought to recover unspecified dollar amounts of compensatory and punitive damages, attorneys, fees, and costs as a result of... |
f8c0cc8fe2bd707ebd6dec2930126613 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/05/22/senate-testimony-of-sec-chair-schapiro-updates-dodd-frank-derivatives-progress/ | Senate Testimony Of SEC Chair Schapiro Updates Dodd-Frank Derivatives Progress | Senate Testimony Of SEC Chair Schapiro Updates Dodd-Frank Derivatives Progress
On May 21, 2012, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Schapiro testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs concerning SEC’s ongoing implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Refo... |
a42a8fd8abada9e8030d354e2d749cb9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/05/23/update-investment-club-fraudster-watson-pleads-guilty-in-federal-criminal-case/ | UPDATE: Investment Club Fraudster Watson Pleads Guilty in Federal Criminal Case | UPDATE: Investment Club Fraudster Watson Pleads Guilty in Federal Criminal Case
According to the Commodities Futures and Trading Commission (“CFTC”), federal prosecutors, and a criminal plea agreement, in 2004, Alan James Watson, 46, of Clinton Township, MI, created an investment club and served as its chief executive ... |
fb32783adb5c87e4f421741d1e1ebc3f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/05/25/fyi-finra-cites-small-firm-for-alphabet-soup-of-amlobapstand-wsp/ | FYI, FINRA Cites Small Firm For Alphabet Soup of AML,OBA,PST,and WSP | FYI, FINRA Cites Small Firm For Alphabet Soup of AML,OBA,PST,and WSP
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Mahler &... |
4af49e8b639cfad36ff2df6be424008d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/05/31/congress-prepares-to-sandbag-investors-and-their-financial-advisers-with-more-wall-street-self-regulation/ | Congress Prepares To Sandbag Investors And Their Financial Advisers With More Wall Street Self Regulation | Congress Prepares To Sandbag Investors And Their Financial Advisers With More Wall Street Self Regulation
House Financial Services committee members sit in the tiers of raised chairs, while those testifying... [+] and audience members sit below. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Having spent a few years with the sublime, we no... |
a73e04235de12a3d285ca7cfcbc58157 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/06/05/crumbling-marriage-collapses-on-citigroup-in-dispute-over-wifes-withdrawals/ | Crumbling Marriage Collapses On Citigroup In Dispute Over Wife's Withdrawals | Crumbling Marriage Collapses On Citigroup In Dispute Over Wife's Withdrawals
In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in July 2010, public customer Winograd, representing himself pro se, asserted fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of ... |
c905c0abd7ac6f683d3aec82e6ba6602 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/06/06/feds-say-all-that-glittered-at-gold-coast-futures-forex-was-not-gold/ | Feds Say All That Glittered At Gold Coast Futures & Forex Was Not Gold | Feds Say All That Glittered At Gold Coast Futures & Forex Was Not Gold
The notorious Mr. Ponzi in 1920 -- who knew that his brilliant scam would take on such life nearly a... [+] century later?
On March 7, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading omission filed a civil enforcement Complaint against Christopher Varlesi, ... |
2402280a812c16cb3ef21ee7bc563012 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/06/06/finra-sanctions-metlife-manager-in-elderly-clients-account-opening/ | FINRA Sanctions MetLife Manager In Elderly Client's Account Opening | FINRA Sanctions MetLife Manager In Elderly Client's Account Opening
FINRA tells manager that he should have looked more carefully at the paperwork
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, pri... |
5c081d544500637487b8ea62fb8d2a32 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/06/06/the-stockbrokers-friend-cousin-and-ex-wife-collide-into-one-regulatory-mess/ | Stockbroker's Friend, Cousin, And Ex-Wife Collide Into One Regulatory Mess | Stockbroker's Friend, Cousin, And Ex-Wife Collide Into One Regulatory Mess
The rings came off, the property was divided, and a career got temporarily sidelined
In response to the filing of a Complaint on February 18, 2011, by the Department of Enforcement of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Respon... |
d993e848df2dfd3ee2b95d63e73a21ee | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/06/08/fuggedabout-facebook-or-mf-global-get-the-stockbroker-with-the-bouncing-checks/ | Fuggedabout Facebook Or MF Global, Get The Stockbroker With The Bouncing Checks | Fuggedabout Facebook Or MF Global, Get The Stockbroker With The Bouncing Checks
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issu... |
8efbd517ab4e268c13a136870ab3a0d6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/06/11/sec-schapiro-was-grounded-while-nasdaq-greifeld-flew-in-the-cone-of-silence/ | SEC Schapiro Was Grounded While NASDAQ Greifeld Flew In The Cone Of Silence | SEC Schapiro Was Grounded While NASDAQ Greifeld Flew In The Cone Of Silence
The Wall Street Journal reports that on May 18, the date of the Facebook IPO, NASDAQ CEO Robert Greifeld was missing in action for some five hours: "Nasdaq CEO Lost Touch Amid Facebook Chaos" (June 11, 2012). Apparently, amidst the stalled and... |
d78c7638fc09f6ba5b061d63e9f95a1f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/06/19/forex-private-securities-transactions-earn-stockbroker-fine-and-suspension/ | FOREX Private Securities Transactions Earn Stockbroker Fine And Suspension | FOREX Private Securities Transactions Earn Stockbroker Fine And Suspension
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Da... |
930a3affd8f81060845d5a18689b5f3e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/07/09/update-american-greed-felon-eric-stein-sentenced-in-petscam-com-case/ | UPDATE: "American Greed" Felon Eric Stein Sentenced in PetScam.com Case | UPDATE: "American Greed" Felon Eric Stein Sentenced in PetScam.com Case
Lose your puppy? Here's a way to also lose your investment dollars.
This is an update of a "Street Sweeper" column that originally ran on February 16, 2012.
If the name “Eric Stein” rings a bell, it’s likely because you saw him featured on CNBC's ... |
31d72eba1aabddac65b66eaa531e4309 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/07/11/antitrust-divisions-new-york-office-wins-impressive-hospital-asbestos-fraud-case/ | Antitrust Division's New York Office Wins Impressive Hospital Asbestos Fraud Case | Antitrust Division's New York Office Wins Impressive Hospital Asbestos Fraud Case
Healthcare is big business. You may not like that fact but you're going to have to get over it. Just witness the battle lines that were drawn over the recent Obamacare fight to get a sense of the bucks involved.
The economics of treating... |
bb83375aa35bee97b5f8fc340b3769a7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/07/12/can-the-securities-and-exchange-commission-order-lunch/ | Can The Securities And Exchange Commission Order Lunch? | Can The Securities And Exchange Commission Order Lunch?
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro (3rd L) and commissioners (L-R) Troy... [+] Paredes, Elisse Walter, and Luis Aguilar listen during a meeting at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission September 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. The commissi... |
a2600f1743e249387d0ea60a90e0b434 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/07/13/morgan-stanley-broker-barred-for-bogus-restaurant-expenses/ | Morgan Stanley Broker Barred For Bogus Restaurant Expenses | Morgan Stanley Broker Barred For Bogus Restaurant Expenses
Michael Mclntyre entered the securities industry in 1981 with Morgan Stanley (then known as Dean Witter), where he remained until his December 22, 2009, termination for allegedly submitting false expense reimbursement forms. Ultimately, his conduct was investi... |
304a1088f936b774d39e5c8a2d62763f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/08/03/home-foreclosure-scams-mortgage-fraud-and-wall-street/ | Home Foreclosure Scams, Mortgage Fraud, And Wall Street | Home Foreclosure Scams, Mortgage Fraud, And Wall Street
On December 9, 2011, a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida indicted Lisa Wright, 46, and Cathy Saffer, 52, of Pompano Beach, FL, on one count of conspiracy, three counts of mail fraud, and three counts of wire fraud in connection with alleged ef... |
ca42814463568d585d22e0860ac9d6bc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/08/06/gibson-les-paul-guitars-with-less-ebony/ | Gibson Les Paul Guitars With Less Ebony | Gibson Les Paul Guitars With Less Ebony
Among the guitars that I own is a Gibson Les Paul 2004 Standard Limited Edition with a 1950s neck, a transparent amber finish, and an ebony fretboard. According to the Department of Justice, I may have a problem with that fretboard. Anyone wanna buy an electric guitar cheap -- no... |
6572bb9330669b3bd80002006ac73521 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/08/08/joint-venture-collapses-into-finra-arbitration-slugfest-over-fee-division/ | Joint Venture Collapses Into FINRA Arbitration Slugfest Over Fee Division | Joint Venture Collapses Into FINRA Arbitration Slugfest Over Fee Division
What started out as a love fest of a joint venture ended up on the ropes in a slugfest
In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in January 2010, Claimants Jones and Wealth Rescue Strategies asserted breach... |
5c0417c24f77060d488a9e7609dfca4a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/08/10/senator-levin-slams-department-of-justices-inaction-against-goldman-sachs/ | Senator Levin Slams Department of Justice's Inaction Against Goldman Sachs | Senator Levin Slams Department of Justice's Inaction Against Goldman Sachs
Subcommittee Chairman Carl Levin ,D-MI, questions Daniel Sparks, a former Goldman Sachs partner who... [+] ran the mortgage department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 27, 2010, during a Senate Homeland and Secruity and Government Affai... |
5b3be98d3a481b891525686c7d4c53cc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/08/14/make-millions-leasing-a-line-of-credit-or-go-to-jail/ | Make Millions Leasing A Line Of Credit Or Go To Jail | Make Millions Leasing A Line Of Credit Or Go To Jail
For starters, I want to make something very clear: The three individual defendants named in this article have merely been indicted, which means nothing more than that the prosecutors have alleged a number of criminal acts and now have the burden of proving guilt beyo... |
052d93f7f373979bd919ed8d89ba3266 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/08/28/the-sting-meets-reservoir-dogs-in-epic-fbi-high-yield-investment-fraud-case/ | The Sting Meets Reservoir Dogs In Epic FBI High Yield Investment Fraud Case | The Sting Meets Reservoir Dogs In Epic FBI High Yield Investment Fraud Case
Wall Street -- an industry with millions of employees and millions of stories. From the shocking collapses of Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, and MF Global, to the inexplicable plummets of Madoff and Stanford, to the miscues of Knight Capital, F... |
2417783fe514871cf399d3cc06c1381b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/08/31/feds-shred-straw-men-and-mortgage-fraudsters-in-napa-valley-case/ | Feds Shred Straw Men And Mortgage Fraudsters In Napa Valley Case | Feds Shred Straw Men And Mortgage Fraudsters In Napa Valley Case
Fall Garden Strawman (Photo credit: Mike Miley)
Michael Ohayon, 44, San Francisco, CA, and David Papera, 50, San Rafael, CA, formed Sage Creek Ranch LLC for the purpose of developing property in California’s Napa County – the famous wine region. Whateve... |
e252bbe6730db70aacd8104100825aff | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/09/06/finra-bars-broker-for-loans-from-elderly-widows-and-family/ | FINRA Bars Broker For Loans From Elderly Widows And Family | FINRA Bars Broker For Loans From Elderly Widows And Family
In response to the filing of a Complaint on January 26, 2012, by the Department of Enforcement of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Respondent Thomas P. Casper submitted an Offer of Settlement dated August 15, 2012, which the regulator acce... |
da07330537bef852ca9a0199f19514c2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/09/17/merchant-portfolio-scam-ends-with-prison/ | Merchant Portfolio Scam Ends With Prison | Merchant Portfolio Scam Ends With Prison
Are you being offered a real business opportunity or is it all part of a card trick? (Photo credit:... [+] Fifth World Art)
In 2006, James E. Rotterman, 33, Orchard Park, NY began to advertise on www.BizBuySell.com that he had business for sale – in order to get out the word, R... |
f2a4800fb3dca04d2146c8a9278346a9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/09/19/countrywide-financial-victims-lining-up-to-get-paid/ | Countrywide Financial Victims Lining Up To Get Paid | Countrywide Financial Victims Lining Up To Get Paid
Shortly after the molten lava and ash from the eruption of the Great Recession fell upon us, on June 4, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a Complaint in the United States Central District of California, against Countrywide Financial Corporation execu... |
43701e9e955614b5a6ad7bfc71170ad0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/09/20/wall-street-wrongful-termination-dispute-ends-with-a-whimper/ | Wall Street Wrongful Termination Dispute Ends With A Whimper | Wall Street Wrongful Termination Dispute Ends With A Whimper
In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in November 2011, Claimant Blanchard asserted
wrongful termination, violation of the Massachusetts Wage Act, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair ... |
543b46346ed0241bf2aea3538447a331 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/09/24/merrill-lynch-failed-to-provide-conducive-workplace-for-employee/ | Merrill Lynch Failed To Provide Conducive Workplace For Employee | Merrill Lynch Failed To Provide Conducive Workplace For Employee
In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in September 2010, Claimant Kirkland asserted
wrongful termination, unfair business practices, tortious interference with prospective business relations, negligen... |
b2a3f6c1b8657d0d3346fbd0adb21cff | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/09/25/investforclosures-fraudsters-hit-with-heavy-prison-terms/ | InvestForClosures Fraudsters Hit With Heavy Prison Terms | InvestForClosures Fraudsters Hit With Heavy Prison Terms
Savvy investors must act less like pigeons
This is an update of a "Street Sweeper" column that originally ran on May 4, 2012.
On November 17, 2010, a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Illinois indicted Francis X. Sanchez, then 49, of Woodstock, IL, a... |
d939e9ae4bbc4f9c7a999e793be4bb32 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/09/27/feds-nab-corporate-bid-rigger-in-tax-lien-auctions/ | Feds Nab Corporate Bid Rigger In Tax Lien Auctions | Feds Nab Corporate Bid Rigger In Tax Lien Auctions
Readers of “Street Sweeper” are familiar with our coverage of bid rigging of tax liens auctions. On September 26, 2012, another defendant bit the federal criminal dust when Crusader Servicing Corp. Jenkintown, PA, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to rig... |
40cd3971cf2ef7db6c3cb02f2c67f95e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/10/10/research-reports-unravel-into-stockbrokers-outside-business-activity/ | Research Reports Unravel Into Stockbroker's Outside Business Activity | Research Reports Unravel Into Stockbroker's Outside Business Activity
Figuring out how to add up the FINRA fines and suspensions
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory... |
8fc37d9dc9d22d4903bef1be0f0e46b7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/10/15/fbi-issues-android-smartphone-malware-warning/ | FBI Issues Android Smartphone Malware Warning | FBI Issues Android Smartphone Malware Warning
For all those smartphone users who make fun about the iPhone, the last laugh may be on you. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (“IC3”) has issued a warning about recent malware attacks targeting Android operating systems for mobile devices. That means those of you with pho... |
41214b07e9b6d85aa842581151a7587e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/10/22/stockbroker-borrows-from-90-year-old-customer/ | Stockbroker Borrows From 90 Year Old Customer | Stockbroker Borrows From 90 Year Old Customer
The closer you look at this loan the more questions arise
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an ... |
c7625bb85b92ab570b7826b0d70493a3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/11/12/wells-fargo-embroiled-in-another-trainee-fee-dispute/ | Wells Fargo Embroiled In Another Trainee Fee Dispute | Wells Fargo Embroiled In Another Trainee Fee Dispute
In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) arbitration Statement of Claim filed in April 2012, Claimant Wells Fargo Advisors sought to recover $25,000 in compensatory damages attendant to the alleged breach of a Supplementary Training Agreement to which R... |
e263bc33e9c81797f79264e7d72e09fd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/11/28/stockbrokers-borrowing-from-elderly-client-gets-him-barred/ | Stockbroker's Borrowing From Elderly Client Gets Him Barred | Stockbroker's Borrowing From Elderly Client Gets Him Barred
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue Brian O. Putt subm... |
5f5ceb5e4bf74e42206aaa379c7e68d0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/12/06/undue-concentration-in-brokerage-portfolio-fails-suitability-test/ | Undue Concentration In Brokerage Portfolio Fails Suitability Test | Undue Concentration In Brokerage Portfolio Fails Suitability Test
In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in August 2011, Claimant Culbertson asserted breach of fiduciary duty; negligence; suitability; failure to supervise; breach of contract; respondeat superior; and... |
f28f014a67cc36f7071354669320c351 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/12/19/19-million-ponzi-money-laundering-lawyer-slapped-with-time-served/ | $19 Million Ponzi Money Laundering Lawyer Slapped With Time Served | $19 Million Ponzi Money Laundering Lawyer Slapped With Time Served
The Federal Courthouse in the Southern District of New York. The graveyard of many a sophisticated... [+] con artist.
This is an update of a "Street Sweeper" column that originally ran on May 2, 2011.
Kenneth Starr was the owner and president of Starr &... |
e19f40cb6e9d993e043521862f741b98 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2013/01/10/raymond-james-wrongful-discharge-case-is-a-minefield-for-stockbroker/ | Raymond James Wrongful Discharge Case Is A Minefield For Stockbroker | Raymond James Wrongful Discharge Case Is A Minefield For Stockbroker
Armed OZM 4 anti-personnel mine in a minefield (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in April 2011, Claimant Pavlovich alleged that on February 2, 2011, he was wrongfully ... |
215c0e5525d3c71c2172ba82f3be18ba | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2013/01/28/finra-wrongful-termination-case-fizzles/ | FINRA Wrongful Termination Case Fizzles | FINRA Wrongful Termination Case Fizzles
In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in August 2011, Claimant Wojnowski, Jr. alleged wrongful termination; fraud in the inducement; and breach of contract in connection with his employment relationship with Respondents. Clai... |
58cbacc0b6789705caad5a2fd051bb88 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2013/01/30/stockbroker-charged-with-outside-business-activity-for-401k-consulting/ | Stockbroker Charged With Outside Business Activity For 401k Consulting | Stockbroker Charged With Outside Business Activity For 401k Consulting
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Joseph... |
45ebc26d37a0d05b53ea464f8de1031d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2013/02/07/broker-charged-with-the-old-cut-and-paste-signature-shortcut/ | Broker Charged With The Old Cut And Paste Signature Shortcut | Broker Charged With The Old Cut And Paste Signature Shortcut
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Arthur Apostol s... |
e33cadba8c86e86f20b47276aa8c3810 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2013/02/15/finra-irate-about-cut-and-pasted-customer-signatures/ | FINRA IRAte About Cut And Pasted Customer Signatures | FINRA IRAte About Cut And Pasted Customer Signatures
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Robert P. Gulan submitte... |
1cd9781d2580d5511f654fc4a0ca59b3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2013/02/19/supreme-court-says-k-9-dogs-sniff-was-up-to-snuff/ | Supreme Court Says K-9 Dog's Sniff Was Up To Snuff | Supreme Court Says K-9 Dog's Sniff Was Up To Snuff
In Florida v. Clayton Harris (U.S. Supreme Court, 568 U.S. __,February 19, 2013), K-9 Police Officer William Wheetley of the Liberty County Florida Sheriff’s Office pulled over Clayton Harris on June 24, 2006, as part of a routine traffic stop --- an expired license p... |
53eb77c396d0187e9665fea419264e6d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2013/02/20/customer-paid-interest-from-nonexistent-ira/ | Customer Paid Interest From Nonexistent IRA | Customer Paid Interest From Nonexistent IRA
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Donald Wayne Hastings submitted a... |
e1618f5a8c55345b9fe4d2531d98716c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2013/02/22/fantabulous-tale-of-chase-bank-customers-missing-wallet/ | Fantabulous Tale Of Chase Bank Customer's Missing Wallet | Fantabulous Tale Of Chase Bank Customer's Missing Wallet
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Juan Santana submitt... |
98792952c9e6eba07b8c8a26cb61942f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2013/02/23/madoff-victims-suffer-major-setback-in-federal-appeals-court/ | Madoff Victims Suffer Major Setback In Federal Appeals Court | Madoff Victims Suffer Major Setback In Federal Appeals Court
Bernard Madoff's mugshot (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
On February 22, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its much anticipated Opinion In re: Bernard L. Madoff Inv. Sec. LLC / James L Kruse, et al., Debtors/Claimants/Appellants... |
0a712b94079408485ecf6603f8c89bea | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2013/02/25/74-months-in-prison-for-securities-fraudster-who-targeted-foreign-investors/ | 74 Months In Prison For Securities Fraudster Who Targeted Foreign Investors | 74 Months In Prison For Securities Fraudster Who Targeted Foreign Investors
According to federal prosecutors, starting around 2005, Cliffe R. Bodden, 49, Lake Mary, FL, and S. George Milter, 33, New York, NY, respectively held themselves out as the:
(Bodden) Managing Director of Lempert Capital Management, Ltd., a corp... |
a309fb68b24a849d8e12616278df3454 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2013/03/19/merrill-lynch-avoids-cyprus-bank-wire-disaster/ | Merrill Lynch Avoids Cyprus Bank Wire Disaster | Merrill Lynch Avoids Cyprus Bank Wire Disaster
For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Kristin Ocampo submitted a Let... |
89dfc124745c12b2cb8723b8dc68e6b5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2013/04/10/second-circuit-pounds-last-nail-in-madoff-plaintiffs-coffin/ | Second Circuit Pounds Last Nail Into Madoff Plaintiffs' Coffin | Second Circuit Pounds Last Nail Into Madoff Plaintiffs' Coffin
English: Bernard Madoff's mugshot (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
In Molchatsky, et al. v. United States (2nd Circuit, 11-2510 April 10, 2013), Plaintiffs were investors victimized by Bernard Madoff and Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. Plaintiffs soug... |
32abfebc7e40564f847bc920d9828064 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2016/01/14/lloyd-thornburg-and-the-luxury-of-speed/ | Lloyd Thornburg And The Luxury Of Speed | Lloyd Thornburg And The Luxury Of Speed
Team Phaedo "enjoyed" record breaking conditions in the English Channel last year. Credit Rachel... [+] Fallon-Langdon/Team Phaedo
My first intoxicating taste of pure offshore sailing speed came aboard a chase boat at the start of the Transatlantic Race in Newport, Rhode Island l... |
43d9f905704c52b91035652e6fde69ab | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2018/11/23/holiday-gift-guide-2018-top-5-ultra-exclusive-luxury-travel-destinations/ | Holiday Gift Guide 2018: Top 5 Ultra Exclusive Luxury Travel Destinations | Holiday Gift Guide 2018: Top 5 Ultra Exclusive Luxury Travel Destinations
The Brando in French Polynesia is a private paradise. Bill Springer
One of the many things I’ve learned from my travels is that true luxury does not come from “things.” Sure, private jets, superyachts, supercars, and private islands are “things.”... |
c65019d1e1a14867e02b84142fec9b08 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2019/02/05/the-top-5-most-expensive-yachts-at-the-miami-yacht-show/ | The Top 5 Most Expensive Yachts At The Miami Yacht Show | The Top 5 Most Expensive Yachts At The Miami Yacht Show
Excellence V underway Burgess
Summer on the beach in New England in the can be magical. But winter, um, not so much. That’s why I’m always so grateful to escape to the Miami Yacht Show every February. And this year’s show, in a new location at One Herald Plaza bet... |
aa538021fb1332d1c82542a1c9b5e203 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2019/05/30/tropic-ocean-airways-brings-you-from-seaplane-to-superyacht-and-other-exclusive-destinations-too/?sh=6b4532fc32cb | Tropic Ocean Airways Brings You From Seaplane to Superyacht (And Other Exclusive Destinations) | Tropic Ocean Airways Brings You From Seaplane to Superyacht (And Other Exclusive Destinations)
A Tropic Ocean Airways seaplane is the ultimate superyacht taxi in the Bahamas. Tropic Ocean Airways
As I found out during a recent interview, Tropic Ocean Airways founder and CEO Rob Ceravolo is not a stereotypical seaplane ... |
c96c361e6b38993c10ab982919d54ebc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2019/09/14/2019-monaco-yacht-show-top-10-largest-superyachts/ | 2019 Monaco Yacht Show: Top 10 Largest Superyachts | 2019 Monaco Yacht Show: Top 10 Largest Superyachts
The 348-foot AMADEA is one of the largest yachts at the 2019 Monaco Yacht Show Guillaume Plisson
When it comes to celebrating the end of the summer season in high style, it’s pretty hard to compete with the Monaco Yacht Show that takes place at the end of September. T... |
63914a10795fb2b8065d59b9b0662da4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2020/01/18/abeking--rasmussens-newly-launched-223-foot-fong-superyacht-joins-an-elite-fleet-of-new-superyacht-builds/ | Abeking & Rasmussen’s Newly Launched 223-Foot-Long Superyacht Joins An Elite Fleet Of New Superyacht Builds | Abeking & Rasmussen’s Newly Launched 223-Foot-Long Superyacht Joins An Elite Fleet Of New Superyacht Builds
The 226-foot-long superyacht from Abeking & Rasmussen is both modern and classic Abeking & Rasmussen
The German superyacht shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen is on a roll.
First, they grabbed headlines in early 2019 w... |
c28aaba763bf16489cb0969d975068a0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2020/01/22/dallas-cowboys-owner-jerry-joness-250-million-dollar-superyacht-is-docked-in-miami-for-the-super-bowl/ | Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones’s $250 Million Dollar Superyacht Is Docked In Miami For The Super Bowl | Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones’s $250 Million Dollar Superyacht Is Docked In Miami For The Super Bowl
Jerry Jones's 357-foot-long superyacht Barvo Eugenia is rumored to have cost over $250 million to ... [+] build Oceanco
The Dallas Cowboys didn’t make it to the Super Bowl this year. But that doesn’t mean that Jerry... |
6205ff3fd54bfa8bd890e5c991d5e601 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2020/02/09/the-inside-story-on-the-376-foot-long-hydrogen-powered-superyacht-bill-gates-is-reportedly-buying/ | Is This 376-Foot-Long, Hydrogen-Powered Concept The Ultimate Sustainable Superyacht? | Is This 376-Foot-Long, Hydrogen-Powered Concept The Ultimate Sustainable Superyacht?
The 367-foot-long hydrogen-powered sustainable superyacht from Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design. Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design
With multiple media outlets reporting that Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates pledged well over $600 mill... |
28956452d9d4d1a5373c70a664a2189a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2020/05/26/954-foot-long-ship-touted-to-be-the-ultimate-private-superyacht/ | Exclusive First Look At The 954-Foot-Long Ship Touted To Be The ‘Ultimate Private Superyacht’ | Exclusive First Look At The 954-Foot-Long Ship Touted To Be The ‘Ultimate Private Superyacht’
Will the the 954-foot-long private residence yacht yacht Njord be the most exclusive address in the ... [+] world when it is launched? NJORD
The philosophy behind the design of the 954-foot-long NJORD may have been inspired b... |
4fc25a4b4c9ad2f5af2c345dd09fc270 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2020/07/31/superyacht-influencer-interview-rafael-nadal-talks-tennis-and-how-his-new-yacht-helps-his-game/ | Superyacht Influencer Interview: Rafael Nadal Talks Tennis And How His New Yacht Helps His Game | Superyacht Influencer Interview: Rafael Nadal Talks Tennis And How His New Yacht Helps His Game
Rafael Nadal onboard his new Sunreef 80 Great White. Sunreef Yachts
Tennis superstar and current US Open champion Rafael Nadal has won 19 Grand Slam titles and numerous number 1 rankings during his highly decorated career. ... |
c3f6aadbdefe77364c121a7800ec7aae | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2020/10/30/stylish-new-italian-powerboat-is-poised-to-meet-significant-demand/?sh=351dc1e55c95 | Stylish New Italian Powerboat Is Poised To Meet Significant Demand | Stylish New Italian Powerboat Is Poised To Meet Significant Demand
The newest Wally 43wallytender is a stylish high performance family boat that can go 40 knots. Alberto Cocchi
Full disclosure: I’ve been in love with Wally Yachts ever since the brand’s visionary founder Luca Bassani propelled yacht design into the 21s... |
1fdbce4b80ef4cfd8cf6d4c07e2a6c8a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2020/11/12/superyacht-social-media-influencer-unveils-concept-yacht/?sh=4df15eaf6bfa | Superyacht Social Media Influencer Unveils Concept Yacht | Superyacht Social Media Influencer Unveils Concept Yacht
@theyachtmogul unveils this interesting new superyacht design @theyachtmogul
Norwegian Denis Suka may not be a superyacht owner, designer or builder. But his influence with well over 300,000 superyacht loving social media followers (@theyachtmogul) can’t be den... |
9a7a4e9e5ee65587ec24e009381cd4b0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2020/12/26/feadships-superyachts-of-the-future-are-pretty-outrageous/ | Feadship’s Superyachts Of The Future Are “Pretty Outrageous” | Feadship’s Superyachts Of The Future Are “Pretty Outrageous”
This is what an extremely fast Feadship of the Future might look like Feadship
With the global pandemic putting an even larger premium on being able to social distance in style, the world’s largest superyacht shipyards have been working hard to keep up with ... |
c0c28a0ba20af426476f27c9514586c0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2020/12/26/this-100-mph-powerboat-delivers-reliable-speed-without-the-hassle-of-big-inboard-engines/ | This 100-MPH+ Powerboat Delivers Reliable Speed Without The Hassle Of Big Inboard Engines | This 100-MPH+ Powerboat Delivers Reliable Speed Without The Hassle Of Big Inboard Engines
The Canados Gladiator 411 Carbon Series is designed to hit speeds well north of 100MPH. Canados
The Canados Gladiator 411 Carbon Series project was created with the US market in mind to be a reliable, problem-free, 100-MPH 41’ mo... |
3adde89546ac71aae9841bf7643d38ed | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2020/12/29/751-foot-long-superyacht-concept-valkyrie-is-only-the-beginning-for-latitude-yachts-lead-designer/ | 751-Foot-Long-Superyacht Concept Valkyrie Is Only The Beginning For Latitude Yachts Lead Designer | 751-Foot-Long-Superyacht Concept Valkyrie Is Only The Beginning For Latitude Yachts Lead Designer
The 751-foot-long superyacht concept Valkyrie underway. Chulhun Park Design sponsored by Palmer Johnson
When it comes to imagining the most extravagant megayacht an adventurous multi-billionaire will want to build in the ... |
0be0277554b016d3edb54662baaeca85 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2021/01/14/volvo-penta-unveils-next-generation-yacht-control-tech-to-take-the-stress-out-of-docking/ | Volvo Penta Unveils Next Generation Yacht Control Tech To Take The Stress Out Of Docking | Volvo Penta Unveils Next Generation Yacht Control Tech To Take The Stress Out Of Docking
Volvo Penta's new Docking Assist System is designed to take the stress out of docking. Sören Håkanlind
As one of the lucky ones who’s spent a good chunk of my life on and around boats, I have to admit…I’ve had my fair share of doc... |
6cf84cac9f14b52ee4e8a64c8604a134 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2021/01/14/wally-yachts-unveil-stylishly-innovative-80-foot-long-compact-superyacht/ | Wally Yachts Unveil Stylishly Innovative 80-Foot-Long “Compact Superyacht” | Wally Yachts Unveil Stylishly Innovative 80-Foot-Long “Compact Superyacht”
Wally Yacht's WHY200 "compact superyacht" is going to make a big splash in Cannes this Fall. Wally Yachts
After more than 25 years of creating some of the world’s most revolutionary new designs, Wally Yachts have created an innovative compact s... |
16e578f5cd9c3de9d888a453e93ed4c3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2021/12/31/azimutbenetti-group-named-worlds-top-producing-superyacht-builder/ | Azimut|Benetti Group Named World’s Top Producing Superyacht Builder | Azimut|Benetti Group Named World’s Top Producing Superyacht Builder
The Benetti Oasis 40M has a never-see-before design that reimagines what a 130-foot yacht can do. Benetti
According to The Global Order Book 2021 rankings (based on actual orders for yachts over 80 feet) published Boat International, Azimut|Benetti Gr... |
89b37aa4c5abd52375d66c899c7e7a80 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billtucker/2015/03/18/promises-promises-and-energy-storage/ | Promises, Promises ...And Energy Storage | Promises, Promises ...And Energy Storage
Last year, electricity grew at the fastest rate in six years. The Department of Energy reporting prices rose 3.1% in 2014.
Critics of President Obama like to remind people he promised higher energy prices as a result of his energy policies. We got ‘em… well, at least on the elec... |
9eb2428c7fa3433167624f5def129f02 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billtucker/2015/05/07/wind-power-without-the-mills/ | Wind Power Without The Mills | Wind Power Without The Mills
Vortex Bladeless is a radical company. It wants to completely change the way we get energy from the wind. Think wind stick instead of a massive tower with blades that capture blowing winds.
Wind stick. Really. Lest you think I’m mad, I've included a picture of this bladeless generator that ... |
9bb2ad04fe118bbfeb14b9ef9b78dd92 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billvisnic/2015/08/19/traffic-deaths-on-the-rise-whats-really-to-blame/ | Traffic Deaths On The Rise -- What's Really To Blame? | Traffic Deaths On The Rise -- What's Really To Blame?
The National Safety Council reported this week that traffic deaths and serious injuries in the U.S. are on a pace to rise for the first time in nearly a decade. If the trend for the first six months of this year continues, the NSC says traffic fatalities in the nati... |
49a80bacb752c4cd8801b931c7b0880a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billvisnic/2015/09/20/volkswagen-ceo-apologizes-for-emissions-cheating-cars-promises-internal-investigation/ | As CEO Apologizes For Emissions Cheating, VW Halts Sales Of Some Diesels In U.S. | As CEO Apologizes For Emissions Cheating, VW Halts Sales Of Some Diesels In U.S.
After the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced last week it discovered Volkswagen fitted the engine-management systems of nearly a half-million cars with special programming to cheat U.S. emissions tests, company CEO Martin Winte... |
db657c71bea1e1d1afe7eeda3a5db5c3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2018/08/12/go-ahead-and-the-change-the-electoral-college-but-theres-still-a-trump-presidency/ | Go Ahead And Change The Electoral College, But There's Still A Trump Presidency | Go Ahead And Change The Electoral College, But There's Still A Trump Presidency
Change the Electoral College from winner-take-all in most states, as some are pursing in court, to a... [+] proportional system and it's a different result in 1960 -- but not 2016. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
There are those Russophobe... |
12ecfded088b21a64ae50f598ce2ab1b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2019/10/03/if-bernies-time-is-up-will-his-followers-try-living-on-tulsi-time/ | If Bernie’s Time Is Up, Will His Followers Try Living On Tulsi Time? | If Bernie’s Time Is Up, Will His Followers Try Living On Tulsi Time?
US Senator Bernie Sanders, (I-VT), waits alongside US Representative Tulsi Gabbard (L), Democrat of ... [+] Hawaii, to speak during a rally to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) organized by National Nurses United and the People for Bernie Sande... |
b73642f4d74f29e46b3b4e69bbe15a37 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2020/11/23/de-caf-joe-and-the-trump-dts/ | De-Caf Joe And The Trump D.T.’s | De-Caf Joe And The Trump D.T.’s
Former Secretary of State John Kerry is back -- as President-elect Joe Biden's newly announced ... [+] climate czar. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) Getty Images
Joe Biden was so kind as to send me a note earlier today – ok, it was an email to anyone and everyone who signed up for his... |
3b1184811fc01626088f3dad0cab0a1f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2020/11/30/planes-trains-and-trumps-stage-and-staged-exit/ | Planes, Trains And Trump’s Stage (And Staged) Exit | Planes, Trains And Trump’s Stage (And Staged) Exit
President-elect Donald Trump and soon-to-be former President Barack Obama arrive for Trump's ... [+] inauguration in January 2017. Will Trump and Joe Biden repeat this image next month? (Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/Pool/AP/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Getty Images
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569ef3d8bb285dff5935766413e612bc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2020/12/10/trump-ocalypse-now/ | Trumpocalypse Now? | Trumpocalypse Now?
President Trump addressing supporters during an October campaign appearance in Tampa. Will there be ... [+] another Florida Trump rally on Inauguration Day, kicking off a 2024 run? (Photo: Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images
My New Year’s resolutions include this one: ... |
368c4eea9533acd9d2046dfe3b5fcd57 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2020/12/12/happy-100th-birthday-george-shultz/ | Happy 100th Birthday, George Shultz! | Happy 100th Birthday, George Shultz!
Former Secretary of State George Shultz will celebrate his 100th birthday on Sunday, Dec. 13. ... [+] (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Getty Images
Four years ago, in this same space and at a time when many Americans were on the horns of a dilemma that was the choice betwe... |
0c0624ba491648be8ab919be96f4e50f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2020/12/21/some-last-minute-political-shopping/ | Some Last-Minute Political Shopping | Some Last-Minute Political Shopping
President-elect Joe Biden getting in a little holiday shopping back in 2012. What to get the man ... [+] whose Christmas came early this year? (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images
In a year that was more naughty than nice, don’t forget about these deserving s... |
e1c12c6c443b486d124215c83f11bc9e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billwhalen/2021/12/28/a-2021-new-years-quiz/?sh=1d3f507f2e87 | A 2021 New Year’s Quiz | A 2021 New Year’s Quiz
The late William Safire -- conservative columnist, presidential speechwriter, linguist and author of ... [+] a New Year's quiz. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Getty Images
You’d think that an unforeseen pandemic and its unexpected consequences – societal disruption, economic rack and ruin, plus... |
a973df6dc6d0936dd991dd6b3f1218d1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2018/05/29/a-bitcoin-halvening-is-two-years-away-heres-whatll-happen-to-the-bitcoin-price/?ref=hackernoon.com | A Bitcoin Halvening Is Two Years Away -- Here's What'll Happen To The Bitcoin Price | A Bitcoin Halvening Is Two Years Away -- Here's What'll Happen To The Bitcoin Price
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In around two year's time (on May 27, 2020, unless wild swings in the mining hashrate change anything) the coin reward for mining new Bitcoin blocks will drop from 12.5 Bitcoin to 6.25 Bitcoin — and people are already think... |
acb626f24d57791f2b873caa7497c838 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2018/06/07/andy-warhol-art-to-be-sold-via-blockchain-for-cryptocurrency-including-bitcoin/ | Andy Warhol Art To Be Sold For Bitcoin Via Ethereum Blockchain | Andy Warhol Art To Be Sold For Bitcoin Via Ethereum Blockchain
American pop artist Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) poses with two of his works (of dancer Martha Graham)... [+] at an unspecified event, New York, New York, 1985. (Photo by DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
In the latest landmark for Bitcoin, cryptoc... |
527b41c9cd99f7b36c6c437a477b1a1f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2018/06/14/william-shatners-betting-on-the-bitcoin-price-with-solar-powered-mining/ | William Shatner's Betting On The Bitcoin Price With Solar-Powered Mining | William Shatner's Betting On The Bitcoin Price With Solar-Powered Mining
Actor William Shatner attends the premiere of NBC's 'Better Late Than Never' at Universal Studios... [+] Hollywood on November 29, 2017 in Universal City, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
Despite the recent swings in the bitcoi... |
c89a9293d99fd838cc71e7c4eef4b9f9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2018/07/06/bitcoins-lightning-network-could-play-havoc-with-the-bitcoin-price/?ref=hackernoon.com | Bitcoin's Lightning Network Could Play Havoc With The Bitcoin Price | Bitcoin's Lightning Network Could Play Havoc With The Bitcoin Price
Replica bitcoins are seen in this photo illustration on November 4, 2017. (Photo by Jaap... [+] Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Bitcoin's Lightning Network has been hailed as the saviour of bitcoin transactions — the thing that will allow the clunky... |
b1d8dd1850eb75211463de844eb0d845 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2018/07/11/bitcoins-computing-power-growth-is-outpacing-the-bitcoin-price/?sh=e58cf0c2ac19 | Bitcoin's Computing Power Growth Is Outpacing The Bitcoin Price | Bitcoin's Computing Power Growth Is Outpacing The Bitcoin Price
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Since last year the bitcoin hash rate — the amount of computing power used by bitcoin's network of computers to create new coins — has soared as it rushes to catch up with the bitcoin price.
The sudden rise in the bitcoin price, which climbed ... |
33bce7c55a7e06f4f08bda176e73dee0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2018/07/17/big-for-bitcoin-goldman-sachs-new-ceo-is-keen-on-crypto/ | Goldman Sachs' New CEO David Solomon Is Keen On Bitcoin And Crypto | Goldman Sachs' New CEO David Solomon Is Keen On Bitcoin And Crypto
Goldman Sachs President and Co-COO David Solomon speaks onstage at Fortune Most Powerful Women... [+] Summit - Day 2 on October 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune)
It's official — the new chief executive of Goldma... |
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