2002

2002

   Who’s Watching State Tax Agencies? (Screw-ups abound among the tax departments of the 50 states), Forbes.com, December 27, 2002.
   Just Wondering Who Taught Them This Stuff (Table lists numerous Harvard Business School graduates convicted of crimes) (Informer), Forbes, December 23, 2002, p. 80.
   Painter of Chutzpah (Artist Thomas Kinkade sues Internal Revenue Service after it refused to give his nonprofit tax-exempt status) (Informer, with co-author), Forbes, December 23, 2002, p. 80.
   Good Works (Table evaluates 200 nonprofits for financial efficiencies) (co-author), Forbes, December 9, 2002, p. 186.
   Probably Not Mentioned in Chamber of Commerce Promotional Literature (Table lists numerous cases involving suspected fraud and financial finagling in Spokane, Wash.) (Informer), Forbes, December 9, 2002, p. 68.
   Sounds Like Normal TV (Estate lawyers are fuming over e-mail pitches from producer Mike Fleiss of The Wall) (Informer, with co-author), Forbes, December 9, 2002, p. 68.
   Some Games May Have No Winners (Mr. Bigshot, a new board game by Courtney Tudor, allows investors to make actual picks all over again) (Informer), Forbes, December 9, 2002, p. 68.
   But It’s Not Too Hard to Figure Out Why (BackBerry maker Research in Motion promotes one media account calling Bill Gates a user, but ignores another quoting him as saying he has never used one) (Informer), Forbes, November 25, 2002, p. 66.
   Not Exactly Members of the United Nations (Table lists jurisdictions without legitimacy: Great United Kiseean Kingdom, Kingdom of Enenkio, Kingdom of Kerguelon, Kingdom of Landreth, Dominion of Melchizedek, Principality of New Utopia and Wessex Principality) (Informer), Forbes, November 25, 2002, p. 66.
   Unlike the Disclosure Rules for Tyco (Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau is not required to disclose personal finances) (Informer), Forbes, October 28, 2002, p. 109.
   Clients Win—But Only After they Lose (John Hancock life insurance policyholders settling a class-action lawsuit would get money only if they die quick) (Informer), Forbes, October 28, 2002, p. 109.      
   Hey, Mortgages Are Serious Stuff (Federal authorities take out newspaper ad looking for convicted swindler John Ruffo, who stiffed big banks for $350 million) (Informer), Forbes, October 14, 2002. p. 58.
   Next, a Levy on Sunlight (Winona, Minn., plans to levy fees on rain) (Informer), Forbes, October 14, 2002, p. 58.
   Gee, Your Honor, I Thought They Were My Clients (Table lists lawyers hit with sanctions for frivolous pleadings) (Informer, with co-author), Forbes, October 14, 2002, p. 58.
   The March of the 400 (Colorful history of the Forbes 400 list, 20 years old this year), Forbes, September 30, 2002, p. 80.
   Oh, I Was Just Trying to Stop the Spread of West Nile Virus (Table lists prominent individuals accused of wetlands violations) (Informer, with co-author), Forbes, September 30, 2002, p. 58.
   But Isn’t it Smarter to InvesBottom? (Goldman Sachs promotes its InvesTop Index of bonds) (Informer), Forbes, September 30, 2002, p. 58.
   Blame Canada (Canada accounts for 70% of telemarketing fraud in the U.S.) (Informer), Forbes, September 30, 2002, p. 58.
   Officers of the Court (Table lists 10 lawyers convicted of or sentenced to felonies over a recent 60-day period) (Informer), Forbes, September 16, 2002, p. 54.
   No Boss, That Wasn’t a Massage Parlor (Attendees to World Economic Forum got bills listing meals as “health products”) (Informer), Forbes, September 16, 2002, p. 54.
   Now Why Does Apr. 15 Ring a Bell? (Prominent agent Arthur Kaminsky filed his 1999 federal tax return in 2002) (Informer, with co-author), Forbes, September 16, 2002, p. 54.
   Life, Liberty and the Pursuits of Moguls (Federal Government to subsidize commercial air travel on Horizon Air to the post ski resort of Sun Valley, Idaho) (Informer), Forbes, September 2, 2002, p. 56.    
   Timing is Everything (After inquiries by Forbes, V-Day Foundation, playwright Eve Ensler’s charity, finally gets money from its efforts to sell tickets to Ensler’s play, Necessary Targets) (Informer), Forbes, September 2, 2002, p. 56.
   Let Fred Smith Fly All He Wants (Table shows stock price declined for 11 of 12 corporate executive whose companies paid them big sums for personal travel) (Informer), Forbes, August 12, 2002, p. 56.
   Definitely Not a Good Thing (Like the current insider-trading scandal, Martha Stewart couldn’t produce exculpatory documents in a 2000 state income tax case) (Informer, with co-author), Forbes, July 22, 2002, p. 50.
   Where’s the Chief Executive’s Yacht? (Sources say ex-Tyco boss Dennis Kozlowski has stopped work on a $15 million, 150-foot-long aluminum sailing boat) (Informer, with co-author), Forbes, July 22, 2002, p. 50.
   Big Time Back Scratching (Shareholder activist Robert A.G. Monks has no comment about fallen Tyco International head Dennis Kozlowski, who helped fund a chair in Monks’ name at Cambridge University) (Informer), Forbes, July 8, 2002, p. 60.
   His Web Site: Unionsarelosers.com (Union attacks leveraged buyout artist Holcombe T Green Jr. by creating website http://www.holcombegreenhouseofcards.org) (Informer, with co-author), Forbes, July 8, 2002, p. 60.
   The Going Rate for Quid Pro Quo (Table lists payoff ratio from bribery cases around the country) (Informer), Forbes, July 8, 2002, p. 60.
   Ohio State No Match for Grinnell (Table lists major college endowments with biggest one-year changes in value) (Informer), Forbes, June 10, 2002, p. 58.
   Advice You Can Trust (Finding a financial adviser) (co-authors), Forbes, June 10, 2002, p. 168.
   A Plan to Get a Planner (Table evaluates 12 sources of financial planning advice) (co-author), Forbes, June 10, 2002, p. 186.
   Compared to What? (How to use a benchmark to evaluate portfolio performance), Forbes, June 10, 2002, p. 180.  
   Plenty of Pain, But No Gain (Table lists 16 mutual fund managers who collectively have lost $270 billion over two years) (Informer), Forbes, May 13, 2002, p. 50.
   What About Silicon Glut? (Many areas pushing economic development use a variation on the name Silicon Valley) (Informer), Forbes, May 13, 2002, p. 50.
   Whose Conduct Was Gross? (Ex-broker Robert W. Taylor awarded $75,000 from Vanguard Group on defamation claim (Informer), Forbes, April 29, 2002, p. 46.
   Accounting for Questionable Conduct (Table lists accountants besides Arthur Andersen LLP charged with crimes) (Informer), Forbes, April 15, 2002, p. 50.
   Who’s Legitimate? (Shares of Hartmarx trade for less than half the price of takeover offer it opposed) (Informer), Forbes, April 15, 2002, p. 50.
   The Biggest Scandal is What’s Legal (Harvard Business School Publishing Corp. is a tax-exempt nonprofit but still sent $18 million, on revenues of $78 million, to owner Harvard University) (Informer), Forbes, April 15, 2002, p. 50.
   Charitable Largess—But for Whom? (Table lists officials of nonprofits charged with crimes) (Informer), Forbes, April 1, 2002, p. 46
   Too Much Fun in the Sun (Arbitration panel says Muriel Siebert & Co. “significantly failed” to supervise its Florida operations) (Informer), Forbes, March 18, 2002, p. 52.
   Playing at the Wrong Court (The IRS says Boston Celtics player Eric Williams filed a late tax return, took improper deductions and didn’t include $139,000 of income) (Informer, with co-author), Forbes, March 18, 2002, p. 52.
   Do Shredders Work on Web? (McKinsey & Co. web sites are among few remaining sources of public praise for Enron Corp.) (Informer, with co-author), Forbes, March 4, 2002, p. 48.
   Record Year for Whom? (National Association of Securities Dealers says arbitrators awarded investors $97 million in 2001, but can’t say how much was actually paid) (Informer), Forbes, March 4, 2002, p. 48.
   After all, the F in CFO Does Stand for Financial (Table lists high-paid chief financial officers) (Informer, with co-author), Forbes, March 4, 2002, p. 48.
   Does CFO Sometimes Mean “Chief Fraud Officer”? (Table lists chief financial officers who have faced criminal charges, and even gone to prison, for corporate-fraud-related charges) (Informer), Forbes, February 18, 2002, p. 48.
   Sudden Money for Whom? (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, financial planner Susan Bradley, who heads the Sudden Money Institute, carries some baggage) (Informer), Forbes, February 18, 2002, p. 48.
   Bracing for Another E-Mail Onslaught (National Scientific Corp. finally booked some revenue but still lost money) (Informer), Forbes, February 18, 2002, p. 48.
   Kalamazoo Now Stands Among the Giants (Table lists 10 largest afternoon newspapers) (Informer), Forbes, February 4, 2002, p. 42.
   No Trouble Getting This Drift (Alan Greenspan criticizes Enron Corp. and head Kenneth Lay after getting Enron Prize) (Informer), Forbes, February 4, 2002, p. 42.
   A Policy of Sticky Fingers (Table lists insurance agents with convictions) (Informer), Forbes, January 21, 2002, p. 42
   Attention Kmart Forum Shoppers (New Mexico court rebuffs tax ploy by Kmart) (Informer, with co-author), Forbes, January 21, 2002, p. 42.
   First Down, $1.8 Million to Go (New York Giants fights federal tax claims for $1.8 million) (Informer, with co-author) Forbes, January 7, 2002, p. 46.