REP. UDALL VOTES TO STOP GAS PRICE GOUGING

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 24, 2008 ;     308 words ......allow for the investigation and punishment of those who artificially inflate the price of gasoline and diesel fuel. The bill sets...the authority to investigate and punish companies that artificially inflate the price of energy. The bill directs penalties from...

Belching 'invalidates' breath test

Evening Standard - London;  January 26, 2007 ;     72 words ...BELCHING during a breath test can artificially inflate the reading and provide a "special reason" why a drink-driver should not be disqualified, the High Court ruled today. A senior...

Ex-Merrill duo bailed for appeal over Enron 'fraud'; In brief.

The Evening Standard (London, England);  June 9, 2006 ;     94 words ......has ordered the release from prison on bail of two former Merrill Lynch bankers convicted of fraud for helping Enron artificially inflate its profit, according to the Wall Street Journal. Daniel Bayly, a former Merrill investment banking chief, and Robert...

Ex-Enron Executive Fastow Indicted

AP Online;  October 31, 2002 ;     115 words ......chief financial officer Andrew Fastow was indicted Thursday on 78 federal counts alleging he masterminded a scheme to artificially inflate the energy company's profits. The indictment, returned by a grand jury in Houston and released in Washington by the Justice...

Channel Stuffing

The Washington Post;  March 16, 2003 ;     111 words ......customers to place orders or take delivery of products earlier than they normally would have. A strategy used by companies to artificially inflate sales and profits reported to shareholders for the current quarter (see "earnings management"). The primary reason Bristol-Mye...

Report: SEC Investigators to Probe AOL

AP Online;  March 12, 2003 ;     171 words ......Online Inc. and key executives will investigate whether the company was aiding and abetting schemes by other companies to artificially inflate reported revenue, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Securities and Exchange Commission investigators will investigate...

Report says federal government broadening investigation of AOL

AP Worldstream;  March 12, 2003 ;     171 words ......Online Inc. and key executives will investigate whether the company was aiding and abetting schemes by other companies to artificially inflate reported revenue, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Securities and Exchange Commission investigators will investigate...

Livedoor Stock Violation Trial Begins

AP Online;  May 26, 2006 ;     459 words ......and charged with using stock swaps and stock splits to artificially inflate share prices. Flamboyant former chief executive Takafumi...and charged with using stock swaps and stock splits to artificially inflate share prices, and of giving false information about a...

Livedoor Exec Admits Doctoring Co.'s Books

AP Online;  May 26, 2006 ;     525 words ......and charged with using stock swaps and stock splits to artificially inflate share prices. Flamboyant former chief executive Takafumi...and charged with using stock swaps and stock splits to artificially inflate share prices, and of giving false information about a...

Threat of fines for generators.(electricity generators)

Energy Report;  October 1, 1999 ;     103 words ...Electricity generators will face fines of up to [pounds]300m if they abuse their market power and artificially inflate wholesale prices. Callum McCarthy, the electricity industry regulator, has announced plans for penalties for any breaches of a...

Livedoor Execs Admit Securities Violations

AP Online;  May 26, 2006 ;     693 words ......and charged with using stock swaps and stock splits to artificially inflate share prices. Flamboyant former chief executive Takafumi...and charged with using stock swaps and stock splits to artificially inflate share prices, and of giving false information about a...

Federal subpoenas are served on 2 Qwest lawyers

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  October 4, 2003 ;     132 words ......International Inc. have been subpoenaed in the federal case against four former executives accused of helping the company artificially inflate its revenues. The subpoenas were served on general counsel Richard Baer and in- house counsel Phillip Douglass. The disclosure...

TWO QWEST LAWYERS SUBPOENAED

Rocky Mountain News;  October 3, 2003 ;     298 words ......Communications have been subpoenaed in the federal case against four former executives accused of helping the company artificially inflate its revenues. The subpoenas were served on General Counsel Richard Baer and In- house Counsel Phillip Douglass, although...

TWO QWEST LAWYERS SUBPOENAED.(Business)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  October 3, 2003 ;     303 words ......Communications have been subpoenaed in the federal case against four former executives accused of helping the company artificially inflate its revenues. The subpoenas were served on General Counsel Richard Baer and In-house Counsel Phillip Douglass, although...

Wisconsin Says Man May Sue Microsoft Over Prices

Transport Topics;  August 15, 2005 ;     204 words ......Milwaukee man can sue Microsoft Corp. in state court over his claim the software giant created a monopoly to artificially inflate prices for consumers, even though the alleged conduct happened outside Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Supreme Court...