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Shoe Mogul Steve Madden Gets Sprung From Prison
Oct 2007

Once upon a time Steve Madden was man who knew how to please just about any woman of any age. Give her some cute shoes. Even better, design and sell some of the trendiest shoes to hit display windows. If only he had been as savvy about how to please investors.... more...

Innocent after Proven Guilty: Supreme Court throws out Arthur-Andersen conviction
Jun 2005

In a rare unanimous decision, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Arthur-Andersen Accounting for destroying documents related to their client Enron in the early days of the scandal. The ruling, issued May 31, said that the jury instructions in the June 2002 trial failed to convey that conviction requires "consciousness of wrongdoing," according to the law. more...

Loverspy Program

Ever wondered about an ex? Ever wanted to break into their computer and spy on them whenever you want? Over a thousand people all over the world did through a program called Loverspy which was created by El Salvadorian, Carlos Enrique Perez-Melara. Read more to find out what happened. more...

Post-Script on Corporate Scandal: Where are they now?

Cooking up crab apple jelly behind prison walls, changing from power suits into prison garbs, meeting in courtrooms instead of boardrooms. Just what are those execs up to who were caught invading the corporate cookie jar? Let's look in on some high profile corporate cases. more...