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Backdating Defined
In the context of mutual funds, a feature allowing fundholders to use an earlier date on a letter of intent to invest in a mutual fund in exchange for a reduced sales charge, e.g. Giving retroactive value to purchases from the earlier date.
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Cooley Secures Complete Victory in Options Backdating Trial
Published October 9, 2008, 2:41 pm, INO News
(AP:http://www.cooley.com) Cooley Godward Kronish announced today a complete victory on behalf of client Kent Roberts, former General Counsel with software company McAfee Inc., in a high-profile stock options backdating case.
Cooley Secures Complete Victory in Options Backdating Trial
Published October 9, 2008, 2:15 pm, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance
Cooley Godward Kronish announced today a complete victory on behalf of client Kent Roberts, former General Counsel with software company McAfee Inc., in a high-profile stock options backdating case. It is the first acquittal for an executive facing federal criminal charges related to the alleged improper backdating of stock options.
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Published October 9, 2008, 10:00 am, The Motley Fool
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Criminal Prosecutions Predicted to Surge Over Financial Crisis
Published October 9, 2008, 12:02 am, Law.com via Yahoo! Finance
With public anger reaching a boiling point over plunging stock prices and Wall Street "greed," white-collar defense attorneys are preparing for an inevitable surge in criminal prosecutions.
Criminal Prosecutions Predicted to Surge Over Financial Crisis
Published October 8, 2008, 6:49 pm, Law.com
With public anger reaching a boiling point over plunging stock prices and Wall Street "greed," white-collar defense attorneys are preparing for an inevitable surge in criminal prosecutions. Some defense attorneys say they are confident that prosecutors will act responsibly, but other lawyers are concerned that the current climate could affect investigations. "If we saw hostility in [the] Enron ...
Faulting 'Tepid' Response by Company's Board, Court Reinstates Backdating Action
Published October 8, 2008, 6:19 pm, Law.com
The "tepid" response of a special committee of the board of directors to an illegal options backdating scheme at Comverse Technology was insufficient to head off a shareholder derivative action, a unanimous panel of a New York appeals court ruled Tuesday. The ruling reinstates a lawsuit that seeks to recoup money that the leading voice-mail company lost in the backdating scheme that started in ...
When Credit Default Swaps Meet Office-Supply Swipes
Published October 7, 2008, 12:00 pm, The Motley Fool
And other wacky tales from the world of behavioral finance.
Judge urges Feds to return billionaire Nicholas' jet
Published October 7, 2008, 8:44 am, Orange County Register
Keeping the jet could throw criminal trial of Broadcom co-founder into disarray.
Final charge against ex-McAfee exec dismissed
Published October 7, 2008, 12:46 am, San Francisco Chronicle
Final charge facing former McAfee executive dismissed Federal prosecutors dismissed the remaining criminal charge Monday against the former general counsel of McAfee Inc., who was acquitted by a jury on Friday of two fraud charges connected to his alleged...
Ex-Blues owner gets probation
Published October 6, 2008, 12:50 pm, Jefferson City News Tribune
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Former St. Louis Blues owner Michael Shanahan Sr. on Friday was ordered to pay nearly $8 million in restitution and serve three years of probation for his role in backdating stock options at Engineered Support Systems.
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- And, with that, Apple's backdating scandal slips quietly into the night: $14 million is chump change.
Sun Aug 31
- Former Apple lawyer settles options case with SEC | Apple - CNET News.com: Nancy Heinlen settles stock options backdating lawsuit with Sec
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- Ex-Apple top attorney Heinen settles for $2.2 million in options case - San Jose Mercury News: Sad, but at least its over
- Former Apple Executive Settles Backdating Suit - NYTimes.com
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- Federal Bureau of Investigation - Los Angeles Field Division - Press Release - Department of Justice
Thu Jul 3
- Steve Jobs facing with new fraud lawsuit: Current and former members of Apple, including CEO Steve Jobs and several directors, have been sued again over their role in the company?s stock options-backda ting affair.
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