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12/7/09 Remember Infinium Labs? Promoters called it "the most exciting investment of 2005." The Company was supposed to deliver a "Phantom" gaming system - but never did. Now a New York attorney appears to be the latest player in this scandal. Are there more beans to be spilled?
3/11/08 He was a child of privilege, but Elliot Spitzer joined the wrong club - an online call girl service called the Emperors Club. Now Spitzer is better known as Client 9 and Wall Street is ready to revel in the fall of a bully.
7/19/07 Is Wall Street headed for a "systemic event." Recent testimony from a Treasury Department official suggests that hedge fund failures could have cataclysmic implications.
7/4/07 It's July 4th and the hedge fund fireworks are continuing to explode. The Horizon ABS Fund has suspended redemption requests - so investors are forced to sit back and watch as their assets dissipate. Is this just another crack in the ice or are investors headed for the mother of all icebergs?
6/26/07 Are recent cracks in hedge funds just a one-time event? Or are we seeing the beginning of a real crisis for investors?
6/23/07 Class Action Plaintiffs may be feeling the chill after a U.S. Supreme Court decision that raises the bar - substantially - for suits charging corporate fraud.
5/30/07 The latest wave of scandals - backdating options. As it turns out, the practice may be more common than anyone suspected. Have you been a victim?
4/14/07 The SEC has suspended trading in Amerossi EC, Inc., the highly touted exploration company with no discernible operations, no revenues, and negligible assets. Is this any surprise?
4/5/07 It no longer is fun and games for Daniel Rubin, once known as the "playboy" investment banker. Rubin has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and market manipulation will forfeit $2 million, and faces a prison term of up to 25 years.
3/12/07 In September 2006 StockPatrol.com introduced "Spamalot" - a series of articles focusing on spam email campaigns that promote obscure companies. This month the SEC unveiled "Operation Spamalot," targeting many of those same aggressive spam campaigns. What's next, a Broadway show?