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Business crime: USA's SEC charges accounting staff with embezzlement of USD30 million

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two former senior accounting professionals at a Milwaukee-based headphone manufacturer with accounting fraud, books-and-records offences and related misconduct arising from the embezzlement of more than USD30 million from the company.

The Risk Professional: new report shows bribery trends in Brazil

TRACE, a group dedicated to the reduction of bribery, has released a report on demand-side bribery in Brazil.

IT Security: Lo-Jack software helps laptop recovery

When Calvin Otta left his laptop in the seat-back pocket on an airliner, it was stolen before he could go back and look for it. But software embedded in the firmware led police to the home of the...

HR: Migrant workers becoming less welcome

Many countries have claimed a need for and reliance on foreign workers. But if the recession is teaching one thing, it's that populations do not like large numbers of foreigners - even "invi...

Aviation: Malaysis will build new Low Cost facility after all

There has been no public release of any environmental impact study on the proposed building of a new Low Cost terminal as the existing Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Low Cost Carrier T...

F1: Vettel reduces championship contenders

As the teams lined up for this year's Belgian Grand Prix, four of the top five cars on the grid carried realistic hopes of winning this year's world Championship. Hamilton, Webber, Button and Vet...

Active Planet: California prosectes "sham electronic waste recycler"

California has issued criminal charges against the owner and two managers of San Jose-based electronic waste recycler Tung Tai Group, after the company allegedly submitted USD1 million worth of “...