News tagged with wrongdoing
'Flawed' Megaupload case faces court test: lawyer
A massive online piracy case against file-sharing website Megaupload was "flawed" and likely to be dismissed in a US court within a month, the site's chief lawyer has said.
Jun 01, 2012 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
1
Megaupload boss allowed $49,000 monthly expenses
A New Zealand court granted Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom NZ$60,000 ($49,000) a month in living expenses Thursday as he awaits a US bid to extradite him on online piracy charges, reports said.
Mar 22, 2012 |
not rated yet |
2
Nudging government to greater accountability
There is an increasing need for stronger accountability of government and thus greater demands on transparency of the diplomatic and national security apparatus. However, despite the advent of WikiLeaks, which purports to ...
Mar 20, 2012 |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
Megaupload boss sweats on bail decision: reports
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom is set to learn Wednesday if he will remain free on bail in New Zealand while US authorities seek his extradition on online piracy charges, reports said Tuesday.
Feb 28, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Upper class people more likely to cheat: study
The upper class has a higher propensity for unethical behavior, being more likely to believe – as did Gordon Gekko in the movie "Wall Street" – that "greed is good," according to a new study from ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2012 |
4.3 / 5 (45) |
239
|
Two Megaupload accused granted bail in New Zealand
Two of Kim Dotcom's co-accused were granted bail in New Zealand Thursday, a day after the Megaupload boss was ordered to remain behind bars pending US attempts to extradite him for copyright piracy.
Jan 26, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Dutch nab Estonian in Megaupload case: prosecutors
Dutch police have arrested an Estonian man in connection with the Megaupload case into massive online piracy, Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday.
Jan 24, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Decision due in Megaupload founder's N.Z. bail bid
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is set to learn Wednesday if he will remain behind bars in New Zealand while US authorities seek his extradition on allegations of massive copyright theft.
Jan 24, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Megaupload founder denies piracy, demands release
Megaupload's detained founder Monday denied wrongdoing after US authorities shut down his file-sharing website, as new details emerged of a rock-star life featuring "fast cars" and "hot girls".
Jan 23, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Japan insurer reduces scandal-ridden Olympus stake
(AP) -- Nippon Life Insurance, the top shareholder in scandal-ridden Olympus Corp., said Thursday it reduced its stake in the Japanese camera and medical equipment maker that now risks being kicked off the ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Bad eggs and oil slicks: Making corporate crime pay
If courts were able to award appropriate punitive damages that punish wrongdoers at a level tied to a company's financial worth, then businesses big and small would be at risk of being put out of business by punitive damages ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 14, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (8) |
6
Glaxo pays 41 million to settle US drug quality matter
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline said Thursday it is paying 41 million dollars to settle allegations of poor drug quality at a manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 23, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Read all about it!
A new study of wrongdoing and its cultures in Spain 1800-1936 will explore the fascination of popular versions of crime and other misdemeanours in ways that reflect also on our attitudes to crime in our time.
Mar 09, 2011 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Emotions an overlooked key to whistle-blowing, study says
A gut-level connection with workers may be the key to encouraging whistle-blowing that could chip away at an estimated $652 billion lost to fraud annually by U.S. businesses, an ongoing University of Illinois study suggests.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 07, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
- Pages: 1
