Category: Accountability

The amazing Giuseppi Porcelli hits the CEO big-time without the help of a single customer – Michael West

Giuseppi Porcelli, Tony Abbott

He pulled a Trump and overvalued his assets and isn’t in court why?

In short, this is how he did it. Giuseppe decided to use accounting wizardry to turn Lakeba from a humble software development company into a high-flying investment company. This allowed him to claim the increase in the value of his multiple separate ventures as revenue, without the need to have much real customer revenue. He hired an “independent” valuer, whose identity remains a secret, who revalued the businesses.

The aim was to launch it on the ASX in a float, and possibly still is.

Source: The amazing Giuseppi Porcelli hits the CEO big-time without the help of a single customer – Michael West

‘Oh Mr Demetriou, why did you do it?’: ex-AFL boss caned at Crown probe

Crown director Andrew Demetriou gives evidence to the NSW casino inquiry on Monday.

The high-profile Melbourne identity, who has been a Crown director since 2015 and is chairman of Crown Melbourne, was busted reading from notes while giving evidence via video link on Monday to the probity inquiry, which has the same powers as a royal commission.

‘Oh Mr Demetriou, why did you do it?’: ex-AFL boss caned at Crown probe

Black holes, high-rises and the Meatloaf Principle: Australia’s top audit fails – Michael West

Black holes, high-rises and the Meatloaf Principle: Australia’s top audit fails

Rupert Murdoch’s $7 billion soufflé, a billion-dollar retirement village ruse by Lendlease, Pfizer’s Bottom of the Canal scheme, William Hill’s $55 million black hole. Michael West tenders his Dirty Dozen Top Australian audit fails in evidence to the parliamentary inquiry into the Big Four auditors.

via Black holes, high-rises and the Meatloaf Principle: Australia’s top audit fails – Michael West

America’s new aristocracy lives in an accountability-free zone | David Sirota | Opinion | The Guardian

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Accountability is for the little people, immunity is for the ruling class. If this ethos seems familiar, that is because it has preceded some of the darkest moments in human history

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