Category Archives: News and Events

A quote from Wells Fargo internal blog on the bank’s incentives and Pau and ethics. One employee, and a union activist said in an interview with the New York Times, “There’s a sense among the workers that most of the … Continue reading →

It was a long and winding road through a mistrial, but former Nassau County executive, Edward Mangano and Linda, his wife, were convicted on corruption charges in the New York county. The charges involved the following actions: Gifts to Mr. … Continue reading →

After reading the the resolution passed by the House of Representatives, the Barometer felt duly chastised. However, the Barometer and hundreds of millions of other Americans did nothing wrong. So, in response to the House of Representatives: Whereas, hundreds of … Continue reading →

You look at what computers can do, and the property looks fabulous. A wall is removed. The color of the trim around doors is changed. The kitchen cabinets are a different color. And, of course, the furniture is much better … Continue reading →

Former Adidas executive, Jim Gatto, was sentenced to 9 months in prison, following his convictions on wire fraud and conspiracy. Sentenced to six months for their role in the basketball scheme to sign players to schools that Adidas sponsored were … Continue reading →

Shakespeare viewed Richard III as a “poisonous hunchback’s toad.” A disfigured sociopath. However, in 2012, researchers uncovered a skeleton in an unmarked grave under a parking lot. The mitochondrial DNA was matched with the DNA of Richard’s maternal relatives. What … Continue reading →

Jacob Wohl, a 21-year-old hatcher of online rumors, tales, etc. such as Ruth Bader Ginsberg being secretly held in a vegetative state. Except that Justice Ginsberg was just seen walking through Reagan National Airport. There is truth, and it is … Continue reading →

The bankruptcy of Enron (2001) was nearly two decades ago. Jeffrey Skilling, the McKinsey-alum-Harvard-MBA- former CFO, was released from prison after 12 long years. He was convicted of fraud, conspiracy, and insider trading. The last one means that he was … Continue reading →

Sheriff William D. Snyder, in charge of the joint FBI/Martin County, Florida task force investigating massage spas in Florida for human trafficking. The investigation became public when New England Patriots owner and billionaire, Robert Kraft, and former Citigroup president, John … Continue reading →

For over a decade, Deutsche Bank hid a $1.6 billion loss it racked up in 2008 on some municipal bonds it purchased in the wild markets that led to the 2008 market collapse. The loss was first reported on February … Continue reading →

As the Barometer noted some months ago, McKinsey & Company, the management consulting firm, was under fire for its failure to disclose conflicts of interest in bankruptcy cases. The issue was McKinsey providing counsel and advice on distinction of estates … Continue reading →

A Deseret News study finds that millennials have the greatest trust in the military and colleges and universities. Those are the only two categories that garner a majority of millennials in trust. Oddly, their third highest level of trust is … Continue reading →

They are only 1.5% of the total number of scams reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the amount lost is $143 million. “They, all 21,000 in 2018 alone,” are the reports that come in to the government agency … Continue reading →

Senator JimCarlin, after receiving three reports from Iowa Workforce Development, is targeting what he calls the “habitually unemployed.” These folks, in order to stay on unemployment, fulfill their requirement for seeking employment by applying only for jobs for which they … Continue reading →