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Business Crime: Suburban Propane warns of cheque fraud

Suburban Propane of Whippany, New Jersey, USA has issued a warning notice about a fraud in which victims receive a fake cheque bearing the company's name.



The Risk Professional: It's the little things that often give the game away

A group entering New Zealand showed no outward signs of being anything but visitors as they hobbled through Aukland Airport. Hang on, New Zealand's all about "Hobbits" not "hobblers" - especially on arrival before a visit to...



Business Crime: Receivers to distribute more than USD700 recovered from ponzi-scheme operators

Any fraudster in the USA faces prosecution by state or federal law enforcement - but play in the corporate or financial world and regulators of one sort or another pounce as well. That's what Paul Greenwood’s and Stephen Walsh found when the Com...



BizLawCentral: World Money Laundering Report Volume 10 Number 2 published

World Money Laundering Report Volume 10 Number 2 is published 21 April 2011 Available for free download (registered users - free registration) from www.wmlro.com. In this issue:



BizLawCentral: contempt order sought against lawyer for Andersening millions of documents

California's Attorney General Kamala Harris has applied to a court in Sacramento for an order finding lawyer Roni Deutch (yes, the spelling is accurate, if not actually correct) in contempt for shredding "millions of documents" despite...

The Risk Professional: TD Waterhouse's debit card fiasco

Do a Google search for on-line stockbroker TD Waterhouse and the top entry is to www.tdwaterhouse.com But it doesn't work . But this failure is m...



Business Strategies: South Africa's Competition Commission accedes to protectionist arguments

South Africa's Competition Commission has considered the proposed takeover of Freeworld Coatings by Japan's Kensai Paint. The South African gover...



Insolvency: company fails to survive Ariff's special form of administration

Stuart Ariff is a name to remember: he ran an insolvency firm in Australia specialising in administrations. Or that's what it said in the marketi...



PR: Health warning: vague headlines can cause side effects

Gosh: what a headline! Despite a poor showing in the Shanghai Grand Prix, the odds on Williams getting a third "world crown" are standi...



Sanctions: US increases pressure on Libya

On 8 April 2011, the US Department of the Treasury increased its economic sanctions pressure on the Libyan regime by adding senior government off...

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