http://www.metafilter.com/tags/corporateaccounting Posts tagged with 'corporateaccounting' at MetaFilter. Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:44:16 -0800 Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:44:16 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/18845/ <a href="http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=3KYMPYED0NDSSCRBAELCFEY?type=businessnews&amp;StoryID=1277974">You've got jail? </a> The SEC is no longer alone in investigating accounting irregularities at AOL Time Warner. Tonight the "<a href="http://www.aoltimewarner.com/corporate_information/index.adp">world's leading media and entertainment company</a>" confirmed that the U.S. Justice Dept. has opened its own probe. This, one day after <a href="http://www.boston.com/dailynews/211/economy/Bush_enacts_law_cracking_down_:.shtml">President Bush signed</a> the so-called Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act (<a href="http://www.cof.org/government/legalservice/HR3763.pdf">pdf </a>of HR 3763) (<a href="http://www.icpas.org/icpas/ei/transparency-act.asp#Bullet%20Point%20Summary">summary</a>). Tonight, however, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, including Senators Patrick Leahy, D-Vt and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa are criticizing the President for trying to <a href="http://www.nandotimes.com/politics/story/484181p-3866621c.html">weaken the corporate fraud bill</a> before the ink is even dry. tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.18845 Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:44:16 -0800 accounting americaonline aol corporateaccounting corporatefraud departmentofjustice doj fraud sec usdoj found missing