BibSonomy bookmarks for /user/teufelskerl2012/corruption/fraudhttps://www.bibsonomy.org/user/teufelskerl2012/corruption/fraudBibSonomy RSS Feed for /user/teufelskerl2012/corruption/fraudData Pirates of the Caribbean: The NSA Is Recording Every Cell Phone Call in the Bahamas - The Intercepthttps://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/05/19/data-pirates-caribbean-nsa-recording-every-cell-phone-call-bahamas/teufelskerl20122014-05-27T20:58:48+02:00US corruption/fraud encryption/security government surveillance <a itemprop="url" data-versiondate="2014-05-27T20:58:48+02:00" href="https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/05/19/data-pirates-caribbean-nsa-recording-every-cell-phone-call-bahamas/" rel="nofollow" class="description-link">https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/05/19/data-pirates-caribbean-nsa-recording-every-cell-phone-call-bahamas/</a>Misuari, myths and the MNLFThe challenge isn't simply to make him irrelevant, but to constantly remind him – and ourselves — that he blew it. And blew it badly.http://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/38884-misuari-myths-mnlfteufelskerl20122013-09-14T15:41:13+02:00Asia Islam corruption/fraud opinion politics <span itemprop="description">The challenge isn't simply to make him irrelevant, but to constantly remind him – and ourselves — that he blew it. And blew it badly.</span>The Aquino administration at midtermIf President Aquino continues to protect the traditional power structures, none of the problems of weak democracy, hardened poverty, and poor governance can be solvedhttp://www.rappler.com/nation/29822-the-aquino-administration-at-midtermteufelskerl20122013-05-24T13:09:57+02:00Asia business/finance corruption/fraud political_economy <span itemprop="description">If President Aquino continues to protect the traditional power structures, none of the problems of weak democracy, hardened poverty, and poor governance can be solved</span>The Bain Files: The DocumentsGawker has obtained a large cache of confidential internal financial documents from more than 20 secretive hedge funds and other investment vehicles in which Mitt Romney has stashed his considerable wealth. All told, the partnerships and limited liability corporations detailed below accounted for, at minimum, $10,069,000 of Romney's assets in 2011 and yielded $913,300 in income, according to his 2012 financial disclosure (those figures are derived from adding up the low end of ranges Romney disclosed; the actual numbers could be astronomically higher).http://gawker.com/5933641teufelskerl20122012-08-24T21:57:05+02:002012 US corruption/fraud <span itemprop="description">Gawker has obtained a large cache of confidential internal financial documents from more than 20 secretive hedge funds and other investment vehicles in which Mitt Romney has stashed his considerable wealth. All told, the partnerships and limited liability corporations detailed below accounted for, at minimum, $10,069,000 of Romney's assets in 2011 and yielded $913,300 in income, according to his 2012 financial disclosure (those figures are derived from adding up the low end of ranges Romney disclosed; the actual numbers could be astronomically higher).</span>The 2012 Failed States Index - Interactive Map and Rankings | Foreign Policyhttp://www.foreignpolicy.com/failed_states_index_2012_interactiveteufelskerl20122012-07-15T16:59:20+02:00corruption/fraud demographics foreign_policy government political_economy <a itemprop="url" data-versiondate="2012-07-15T16:59:20+02:00" href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/failed_states_index_2012_interactive" rel="nofollow" class="description-link">http://www.foreignpolicy.com/failed_states_index_2012_interactive</a>How to Pay No Taxes: 10 Strategies Used by the Rich - BusinessweekIf you have lots of money, Tuesday, April 17, was one of the best tax days since the early 1930s: Top tax rates on ordinary income, dividends, estates, and gifts remain at or near historically low levels. That’s thanks, in part, to legislation passed in December 2010 by the 111th Congress and signedhttp://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-17/how-to-pay-no-taxes-10-strategies-used-by-the-richteufelskerl20122012-04-22T14:20:07+02:00business/finance corruption/fraud law <span itemprop="description">If you have lots of money, Tuesday, April 17, was one of the best tax days since the early 1930s: Top tax rates on ordinary income, dividends, estates, and gifts remain at or near historically low levels. That’s thanks, in part, to legislation passed in December 2010 by the 111th Congress and signed</span>Matt Taibbi: Taibbloghttp://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblogteufelskerl20122012-04-01T20:54:22+02:00All_News blogs corruption/fraud opinion politics <a itemprop="url" data-versiondate="2012-04-01T20:54:22+02:00" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog" rel="nofollow" class="description-link">http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog</a>America’s Most Corrupt States | Fox BusinessEvery state has had its share of government corruption, but in these eight states, the problem is particularly acute.http://www.foxbusiness.com/investing/2012/03/22/americas-most-corrupt-states/teufelskerl20122012-03-26T21:38:50+02:00US corruption/fraud <span itemprop="description">Every state has had its share of government corruption, but in these eight states, the problem is particularly acute.</span>Why I Am Leaving Goldman SachsTODAY is my last day at Goldman Sachs. After almost 12 years at the firm — first as a summer intern while at Stanford, then in New York for 10 years, and now in London — I believe I have worked here long enough to understand the trajectory of its culture, its people and its identity. And I can honestly say that the environment now is as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/opinion/why-i-am-leaving-goldman-sachs.html?_r=1teufelskerl20122012-03-16T12:36:14+01:00business/finance corruption/fraud ethics opinion <span itemprop="description">TODAY is my last day at Goldman Sachs. After almost 12 years at the firm — first as a summer intern while at Stanford, then in New York for 10 years, and now in London — I believe I have worked here long enough to understand the trajectory of its culture, its people and its identity. And I can honestly say that the environment now is as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it. </span>Did Greg Smith Commit Career Suicide? - ForbesCareer coaches say it was a mistake for Greg Smith to publicly criticize his boss, Lloyd Blankfein. When Greg Smith decided to write a scathing op ed piece that ran in the New York Times yesterday, blasting his employer, Goldman Sachs, for sacrificing its clients’ best interest in favor of maximum [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/03/15/did-greg-smith-commit-career-suicide/teufelskerl20122012-03-16T11:59:53+01:00business/finance corruption/fraud <span itemprop="description">Career coaches say it was a mistake for Greg Smith to publicly criticize his boss, Lloyd Blankfein. When Greg Smith decided to write a scathing op ed piece that ran in the New York Times yesterday, blasting his employer, Goldman Sachs, for sacrificing its clients’ best interest in favor of maximum [...]</span>Politics Q&A: Lawrence Lessig on the 2012 Primaries - Conor Friedersdorf - Politics - The AtlanticThe Harvard professor and campaign-finance-reform advocate reflects on the corrupting influence of money in American politics.http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/03/politics-q-a-lawrence-lessig-on-the-2012-primaries/253959/?google_editors_picks=trueteufelskerl20122012-03-06T14:43:16+01:002012 US corruption/fraud opinion politics <span itemprop="description">The Harvard professor and campaign-finance-reform advocate reflects on the corrupting influence of money in American politics.</span>Interlocking directorate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlocking_directorateteufelskerl20122012-02-27T19:49:53+01:00business/finance corruption/fraud political_economy OD-PM <a itemprop="url" data-versiondate="2012-02-27T19:49:53+01:00" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlocking_directorate" rel="nofollow" class="description-link">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlocking_directorate</a>The Global Intelligence Files - List of Releaseshttp://wikileaks.org/the-gifiles.html#htrtdteufelskerl20122012-02-27T18:05:08+01:00corruption/fraud encryption/security internet wikileaks <a itemprop="url" data-versiondate="2012-02-27T18:05:08+01:00" href="http://wikileaks.org/the-gifiles.html#htrtd" rel="nofollow" class="description-link">http://wikileaks.org/the-gifiles.html#htrtd</a>USTR Claims TPP Has 'Unprecedented' Transparency, But It Won't Reveal The Details Unless You're A Big Industry Lobbyist | Techdirthttp://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120218/01452217800/ustr-claims-tpp-has-unprecedented-transparency-it-wont-reveal-details-unless-youre-big-industry-lobbyist.shtmlteufelskerl20122012-02-21T19:44:36+01:00business/finance corruption/fraud law political_economy <a itemprop="url" data-versiondate="2012-02-21T19:44:36+01:00" href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120218/01452217800/ustr-claims-tpp-has-unprecedented-transparency-it-wont-reveal-details-unless-youre-big-industry-lobbyist.shtml" rel="nofollow" class="description-link">http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120218/01452217800/ustr-claims-tpp-has-unprecedented-transparency-it-wont-reveal-details-unless-youre-big-industry-lobbyist.shtml</a>BishopAccountability.org - Documenting the Catholic Sexual Abuse and Financial Crisis - Data on bishops, priests, brothers, nuns, Lawrence Murphy, Pope Benedict, Ratzinger, Bertone, CDF, Brendan Smyth, Irelandhttp://bishopaccountability.org/teufelskerl20122012-02-21T13:46:03+01:00activism/counterculture corruption/fraud law nonprofit religion <a itemprop="url" data-versiondate="2012-02-21T13:46:03+01:00" href="http://bishopaccountability.org/" rel="nofollow" class="description-link">http://bishopaccountability.org/</a>Heartland Institute 'fights back' over publication of confidential documents | Environment | The GuardianThinktank behind efforts to discredit climate change launches fundraising drive on back of row over documents posted onlinehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/feb/16/heartland-institute-fundraising-drive-leakedteufelskerl20122012-02-17T09:51:02+01:00corruption/fraud environment politics <span itemprop="description">Thinktank behind efforts to discredit climate change launches fundraising drive on back of row over documents posted online</span>California, New York Help Push Foreclosure Accord to Completion - BusinessWeekp Feb 9 Bloomberg California and New York along withFlorida agreed to join more than 40 other states in anationwide settlement 16 months in the making that seeks to endabusive bank fhttp://news.businessweek.com/article.asp?documentKey=1377-aD.3QNkzKBpk-44GN2UEGG1DLL8JLRIK03RI56Nteufelskerl20122012-02-09T12:13:03+01:00political_economy corruption/fraud business/finance <span itemprop="description">p Feb 9 Bloomberg California and New York along withFlorida agreed to join more than 40 other states in anationwide settlement 16 months in the making that seeks to endabusive bank f</span>A Mortgage Tornado Warning, UnheededAfter his own experience dealing with a mortgage mess, Nye Lavalle set out to learn all he could about the mortgage industry, traveling nationwide to dig into records. In 2003, he compiled a dossier of practices at Fannie Mae. In hindsight, the problems he found look like a blueprint of today's foreclosure crisis. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/business/mortgage-tornado-warning-unheeded.html?_r=1teufelskerl20122012-02-04T22:06:53+01:00US history law political_economy corruption/fraud business/finance <span itemprop="description">After his own experience dealing with a mortgage mess, Nye Lavalle set out to learn all he could about the mortgage industry, traveling nationwide to dig into records. In 2003, he compiled a dossier of practices at Fannie Mae. In hindsight, the problems he found look like a blueprint of today's foreclosure crisis. </span>