Waiting for deision on Bear Stearns; will New York DA's probe lead to an indictment?

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The criminal investigation of Bear Stearns and Company, Inc resulted from the $75 mil A.R. Baron stock fraud case and the company is under investigation for its role in clearing Baron securities trades. Prosecutors must decide whether Bear Stearms or any of its employees should be held criminally liable for Baron's acts.

Securities fraud, Bear, Stearns & Company Inc.

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Whistleblower breaks new ground; fraud claim relies on data eopen to public, not hospital insiders

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The article discusses a Medicare fraud suit by Dr. Richard Newbold of Health Care Technologies . Newbold is believed to be the first whistleblower to accuse a large group of defendants of fraud without personal knowledge of their actions, as his suit is based just on a computer analysis of public government data.

Whistle blowing, Whistleblowing, Medicare fraud

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Seeking justice around the world

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Hans Coorell, the undersecretary-general for legal affairs and legal counsel of the United Nations, is profiled. Corell is chief legal adviser to the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and has been involved in such high-profile matters as the prosecution of alleged war criminals in Rwanda and Sierra Leone.

Management, Officials and employees, United Nations, Corell, Hans

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