Madoff, Stanford Victims Unite

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Victims of Bernie Madoff and accused Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford are banding together to lobby for Senate help in recovering some of their money

AIG ‘Money in the Door’ Deals Reap $3.2 Billion for Bondholders

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

AIG bondholders reaped at least $3.2 billion after the bailed-out company announced deals to sell its two largest non-U.S. life insurance divisions

Tenn. woman pleads guilty to faking breast cancer

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to faking breast cancer in a scam that netted thousands of dollars worth of sick leave donated by her City Hall co-workers and money from a church and other charities.

Drug Busts on the Cheap Lack Power to Deter: Michael K. Loucks

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Since 1990, drug companies have paid more than $11 billion to resolve federal criminal and civil health-care fraud investigations. Most of the money was paid in the past 10 years as a consequence of aggressive enforcement, coupled with the potential for mandatory exclusion from federal health-care programs.

Want to buy happiness? Book a plane ticket

Friday, March 5th, 2010

If you're trying to buy happiness, you'd be better off putting your money toward a tropical island get-away than a new computer, a new study suggests.