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Sign Up for RSS FeedThe MJ story is far from over, even though Tuesday's memorial service, which the networks covered as a state funeral, felt like a natural climax. But the political shows are back to their own Queen of Pop, or Queen of Political Pap, depending on your point of view.
A former executive of a Pennsylvania defense firm with close ties to Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) has agreed to plead guilty to taking bribes from a partner defense company and is cooperating in a federal investigation of Pentagon contracting, records show.
Corporate Ethics Headlines
U.S. Joins Whistleblower Suit Alleging SAIC Rigged Contract (Post, July 3, 2009)
SEC Investigator Raised Madoff Concerns Years Ago, Was Asked to Look Elsewhere: Lawyer Raised Alarm, Then Was Pointed Elsewhere (Post, July 2, 2009)
Book Review: 'The Match King' By Frank Partnoy (Post, June 21, 2009)
Stanford, 5 Associates Charged With Running $7 Billion Ponzi Scheme (Post, June 20, 2009)
Global Insurance Fraud By North Korea Outlined: Government Has Collected Millions Of Dollars on Large, Suspicious Claims (Post, June 18, 2009)
Starwood Calls Foul on HiltonHotels' Battle to Own Sophistication May Have Inspired Espionage (Post, June 13, 2009)
Economic Downturn Speeds Collapse of Ponzi Schemes (Post, June 12, 2009)
Federal Diary: A Whistleblower Makes Herself Heard (By Joe Davidson, June 11, 2009)
Mortgage Pioneer Accused Of Fraud: Former Countrywide CEO Sued by SEC Over Risky Lending (Post, June 5, 2009)
Firms Tied to Murtha Have Troubled Past: Companies Under Investigation Have Gotten Millions in Earmarks (Post, June 5, 2009)
SEC Chief Strives To Rebuild Regulator: Scrutiny Intensified In Financial Crisis (Post, June 4, 2009)
Four Indicted in Prince William Embezzlement Case: 4 Accused of Bilking County of Millions By Rigging Bids (Post, June 3, 2009)
In Cox Years at the SEC, Policies Undercut Enforcement Efforts: Red Tape Halted Cases, Drove Down Penalties (Post, June 1, 2009)
$9 Million Contracts Scheme in Prince William, Va., Leads to Firings, FBI Probe: $9 Million in Contracts Probed; FBI Involved (Post, May 30, 2009)
Interior Botches Officials' Passports, Report Finds (Post, May 27, 2009)
Big Tobacco Loses in Appeals Court: Judges Uphold 2006 Ruling That Firms Lied About Risks (Post, May 23, 2009)
High Court Declines to Hear Jefferson Appeal (Post, May 18, 2009; 2:13 PM)
Watchdog Digs Into Conduct At SEC: Reports Focus on Use of Influence And Stock Trades (Post, May 17, 2009)
Five Charged in Federal Mortgage Fraud Probe: U.S. Charges 5; Many Victims Are From Pr. George's (Post, April 28, 2009)
Mother, Daughter Accused of Embezzling Money From Blind Vendors in D.C. (Post, April 25, 2009)
Judicial Foreign Policy We Cannot Afford (By Curtis A. Bradley and Jack L. Goldsmith, April 19, 2009)
DynCorp Facing State Dept. Investigation: Contractor Ordered to Shake Up Team in Afghanistan After Employee's Death (Post, April 18, 2009)
DynCorp Faces State Dept. Probe Following Death: Firm Must Replace Managers in Charge of Contract in Afghanistan After Possible Drug Overdose (Post, April 17, 2009; 8:31 PM)
Family Sues Funeral Home That Left Body in Garage (Post, April 15, 2009)
The Case for Waste (By Alec MacGillis, April 12, 2009)
Court Revives Suit Over Iraq Work: Door Could Be Opened for Other Fraud Cases (Post, April 11, 2009)
Before the Feature Film, a Message on Foreclosure Scams (By Michelle Singletary, April 9, 2009)
Chinese Firm Indicted in Sales to Iran (Post, April 8, 2009)
Veteran's Family Asks Prosecutor to Investigate Funeral Home's Practices (Post, April 7, 2009)
D.C. Council Probes Into Fraud and Donations Shut Down: Attorney General Advises Officials Not to Testify Before Cheh's Committee (Post, April 7, 2009)
GAO Report Faults Labor Dept.'s Handling of Wage Complaints: Division Failed to Take Action (Post, April 7, 2009)
Federal Probe Casts Doubt on D.C. Contract Reform Effort (Post, April 6, 2009)
Funeral Home Employees Say Bodies Were Mishandled: Dignity Was Denied the Dead as Bodies Were Stored and Handled Using 'Disturbing' Methods, Area Funeral Home Workers Say (Post, April 5, 2009)
Maryland Considers Change to Driver's License Policy Amid Fraud by Illegal Immigrants: Out-of-State Illegal Immigrants Exploit Rules (Post, March 28, 2009)
Founder Gets 30-Year Term In National Century Fraud (Post, March 28, 2009)
Ex-U.N. Official Spent Development Funds on Luxury Items, Probe Says (Post, March 27, 2009; 5:17 PM)
Ex-U.N. Official Spent Development Funds on Luxury Items, Probe Says (Post, March 27, 2009)
Reports Question Metro's Finances: Problems Include Management of Federal Fund and Tracking of Farecards (Post, March 22, 2009)
Iraq's Kurds Find Prosperity Brings Distrust -- Tensions Churn Over Who Benefits in Economy Dominated by Two Parties: Tensions Churn Over Who Benefits In Economy Dominated by Parties (Post, March 21, 2009)
Beefy Résumé for a Giant Job: Policing Stimulus Spending (Post, March 20, 2009)
2nd Employee Is Charged in Bribery Scheme: Mayor Orders Audit of Agency and Restricts Its Authority to Issue Contracts (Post, March 20, 2009)
Four D.C. Tech Office Workers Placed on Leave, 23 Consultants Fired Amid Bribery Scandal: Consultants Fired Amid Bribe Scam (Post, March 19, 2009)
Iranian Suspected of Smuggling Weapons for Tehran Jailed in U.S. (Post, March 17, 2009)
BRIBERY SCANDAL: Prosecutors Urge Judge to Keep D.C. Technology Official in Jail (Post, March 17, 2009)
U.S. Returns Some Funds to Iraq: Probe Finds $13 Million Was Wrongly Held by Army Officials (Post, March 17, 2009)
D.C. Technology Office Scandal Revives Consultants' Questions of Cronyism (Post, March 14, 2009)
Despite Madoff Guilty Plea, Questions Swirl and Rage Boils: Victims Gather at Courthouse as Financier Reports to Jail (Post, March 13, 2009)
D.C. Technology Official Arrested on Bribery Charges (Post, March 13, 2009)
The Next Hit: Quick Defaults: More FHA-Backed Mortgages Go Bad Without a Single Payment (Post, March 8, 2009)
Regulatory Reform Sought In Wake of Fraud Cases (Post, March 7, 2009)
Madoff Takes Steps That Hint at Guilty Plea, Lawyers Say (Post, March 7, 2009)
From Win at Polls, Bolivia's Morales Segues to Scandal: Troubles Began With Killing of Oilman (Post, March 1, 2009)
SEC Claims Stanford Ran Ponzi Scheme (Post, February 28, 2009)
Health Care Tops Fiscal Need List: Medical Costs Threaten the Nation With Bankruptcy, White House Says at Summit (Post, February 24, 2009)
The Outsider: Juan Gomez Is Studying at Georgetown University -- and Facing Deportation: Though he's lived in this country since he was 2, Juan Gomez has no permanent legal right to stay in the United States, let alone a guarantee of a chance to graduate from Georgetown University (Post, February 22, 2009)
Madoff's Investors Face Dim Prospects in Court (By Jane Bryant Quinn, February 22, 2009)
Madoff Didn't Buy Stock for Clients, Investigators Find (Post, February 21, 2009)
Probe of Stanford Began at Least 3 Years Ago: SEC Enlisted FBI's Enforcement Tools to Investigate Alleged $9.2 Billion Fraud (Post, February 21, 2009)
Investigation Uncovers a Fraud in Nationals' Farm System In Big Bonus Signee Esmailyn Gonzalez (Post, February 19, 2009)
Authorities Had Texan in Sights In Prior Probes: Stanford's Federal Taxes, Offshore Firms Targeted (Post, February 19, 2009)
SEC Alleges $8 Billion Savings Fraud: Allen Stanford, Colleagues Lied About Investments, CD Return Rates, Agency Says (Post, February 18, 2009)
More Employers Fight Unemployment Benefits: In Record Numbers, Employers Move to Block Unemployment Payouts (Post, February 12, 2009)
Justice Department Putting New Focus on Combating Corporate Fraud (Post, February 12, 2009)
Halliburton, KBR Settle Bribery Allegations (Post, February 12, 2009)
EMBEZZLEMENT SCANDAL: Former Tax Clerk Asks for Benefits (Post, February 11, 2009)
If Spending Is Swift, Oversight May Suffer: Plan's Pace Could Leave Billions Wasted (Post, February 9, 2009)
Labor Proposal Targets Builders: Low-Wage Workers' Treatment a Worry (Post, February 9, 2009)
Steele's Campaign Spending Questioned: Agents Contact Sister After Ex-Aide's Claims (Post, February 7, 2009)
New SEC Chief Moves To Toughen Enforcement (Post, February 7, 2009)
Fat City (By Howard Kurtz, February 5, 2009; 7:51 AM)
FDA Investigating Peanut Company Behind Recall: Firm Could Face Criminal Charges (Post, January 31, 2009)
Firm Reports Massive Data Breach From Credit, Debit Transactions (Post, January 21, 2009)
Gas Issue Points to Ukraine's Failures: Nation Weakened By Dispute With Russia, Many Say (Post, January 19, 2009)
Livid Investors Launch A Volley of Lawsuits: Class-Actions Mount Despite Uncertain Payouts for Those Who Lost Money (Post, January 18, 2009)
SEC Pick Pledges to Ratchet Up Oversight: Schapiro Criticizes Debt-Rating System (Post, January 16, 2009)
Lethal Technology Making Way From U.S. to Iran Via Front Companies (Post, January 11, 2009)
Third Executive of Indian Outsourcing Giant Arrested in Accounting Scandal (Post, January 11, 2009)
Ponzi's Original Swindle (By Michelle Singletary, January 11, 2009)
Charges Dropped Against Former White House Budget Chief Stockman: Former White House Budget Chief, Fellow Auto Parts Executives Face SEC Suit (Post, January 10, 2009)
India Rethinking Business Standards: Loose Governance Facilitated Fraud (Post, January 10, 2009)
SEC Broadens Its Probe Of Failures in Madoff Case (Post, January 6, 2009)
End of the Year Brings A Burst of Settlements With Justice Department (Post, January 2, 2009)
A Crack in The System: By 1998, AIG Financial Products had made hundreds of millions of dollars and had captured Wall Street's attention with its precise, finely balanced system for managing risk. Then it subtly turned in a dangerous direction. (Post, December 30, 2008)
Madoff Must Reveal His Remaining Assets (Post, December 28, 2008)
Demand Transparency on Mortgage Rates and Fees (By Kenneth R. Harney, December 27, 2008)
China's Capital Cases Still Secret, Arbitrary (Post, December 24, 2008)
SEC Chair Defends His Restraint During Financial Crisis: Cox Rebuffs Criticism of Leadership During Crisis (Post, December 24, 2008)
The Economy's Latest Hurdle for Retailers: Shoplifting (Post, December 24, 2008)
Even Bernard Madoff Doesn't Deserve This (Post, December 21, 2008)
Bernard Madoff's Money Game (By Len Fisher, December 20, 2008)
How Buffett and Gates, Lower Loan Rates and Prelisting Inspections Might Revive the Market (Post, December 20, 2008)
Madoff Case 'Failures' Put SEC in Spotlight: Agency Looked for, Didn't Find Fraud (Post, December 19, 2008)
SEC Ignored Credible Tips About Madoff, Chief Says (Post, December 17, 2008)
Madoff's Lessons For the Market (By Steven Pearlstein, December 17, 2008)
How Bernard Madoff's Pyramid Scheme Will Erode Trust (By Anne Applebaum, December 16, 2008)
TAX OFFICE SCANDAL: Report on Embezzlement Blames 'Culture of Apathy and Silence' (Post, December 16, 2008)
SEC Didn't Act on Madoff Tips: Regulator Was Warned About Possible Fraud as Early as 1999 (Post, December 16, 2008)
Siemens to Pay $1.6 Billion to Settle Bribery Cases: Fines Will Settle Bribery Cases in the U.S. and Germany (Post, December 16, 2008)
Ex-Contractor Gets 21/2 Years in Prison In Cunningham Case (Post, December 16, 2008)
IG's Report Highlights 'Material Weaknesses,' Financial Mismanagement at the Pentagon (Post, December 15, 2008)
Cleaning Service Used by Chertoff Calls Immigration Laws Unfair (Post, December 11, 2008)
Pair Charged in Identity Theft Scheme: In Similar, Separate Case, D.C. Schools Employee, Friend Sentenced to 6 Months (Post, December 11, 2008)
Behind the Blago Bust (By Howard Kurtz, December 10, 2008; 8:01 AM)
Illinois Governor Charged With Trying to Sell Obama's Senate Seat: Blagojevich Charged With Bribery, Conspiracy (Post, December 10, 2008)
Foreclosure Epidemic Infecting Rental Market: Tenants, Lenders Are Exposed to Various Scams (Post, December 9, 2008)
Blackwater Security Guards Charged in '07 Iraq Deaths: Manslaughter Indictment Paints Detailed Picture of Incident That Sparked Outrage (Post, December 9, 2008)
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