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...detractors, especially in the State Department and the CIA, he's an opportunist, a shameless self-promoter and an embezzler. He opened a bank in Jordan that grew into the country's second largest, then was expropriated by the Jordanian government in the late '80s amid charges of fraud. Chalabi was convicted in absentia by a Jordanian military court after friends, said to include Jordan's then Crown Prince Hassan, sped him out of the country. Chalabi has always maintained his innocence. Many State Department officials say Chalabi has been good at lobbying Congress for money but poor at accounting...
...seekers had glossed over or failed to mention negatives like dismissal or academic failure. Other Kroll programs have turned up some doozies, such as an accountant who lied about having worked at a firm in South Africa--to cover for the nine months she had spent in prison for fraud. The price per search starts at about...
...complaint, Blackboard alleges that Hoffman’s actions were a violation of the consumer fraud and abuse...
...organized crime, which began after the March assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic and has led to thousands of arrests, continued with the detention of two close aides of ex-President Vojislav Kostunica (below) and former army Chief of Staff General Nebojsa Pavkovic. Pavkovic was arrested for real-estate fraud. Kostunica's aides, former counterintelligence chief Aca Tomic and national security adviser Rade Bulatovic, were detained in relation to Djindjic's killing; they allegedly had secret meetings with two key suspects. Kostunica, who says he was unaware of the meetings, called the arrests "political," and accused the government of exploiting...
...annual results. The European version showed profits of over €1 billion. But the U.S. version, under American accounting rules, showed net income was just €120 million - almost 90% less. However tempting the Enron comparison may be, no allegations have so far emerged of massive and systemic fraud by top management; instead, the two men may have resigned to take responsibility for their lack of oversight. At the heart of the problems at the U.S. food-service operation are "promotional allowances," a standard industry practice whereby food companies pay retailers and caterers (like Ahold's subsidiary) to ensure their...