http://thekomisarscoop.com Reports & Analysis by Investigative Journalist Lucy Komisar Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:44:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/12/paul-volcker-says-privately-obama-appointed-him-as-window-dressing/ http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/12/paul-volcker-says-privately-obama-appointed-him-as-window-dressing/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:55:21 +0000 Lucy Komisar http://thekomisarscoop.com/?p=2775 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/12/paul-volcker-says-privately-obama-appointed-him-as-window-dressing/feed/ 2 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/11/film-challenging-500-years-of-globalisation/ http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/11/film-challenging-500-years-of-globalisation/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:04:27 +0000 Lucy Komisar http://thekomisarscoop.com/?p=2489 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/11/film-challenging-500-years-of-globalisation/feed/ 1 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/11/my-stasi-files-getting-banned-by-east-german-secret-police-in-the-80s/ http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/11/my-stasi-files-getting-banned-by-east-german-secret-police-in-the-80s/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:12:08 +0000 Lucy Komisar http://thekomisarscoop.com/?p=2382 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/11/my-stasi-files-getting-banned-by-east-german-secret-police-in-the-80s/feed/ 1 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/10/sodexos-safe-supplier-sickens-27-boy-scouts-at-camp/ http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/10/sodexos-safe-supplier-sickens-27-boy-scouts-at-camp/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:08:51 +0000 Lucy Komisar http://thekomisarscoop.com/?p=2001 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/10/sodexos-safe-supplier-sickens-27-boy-scouts-at-camp/feed/ 0 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/08/corazon-aquino-missed-her-chance/ http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/08/corazon-aquino-missed-her-chance/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:57:09 +0000 Lucy Komisar http://thekomisarscoop.com/?p=1781 In January 1986, I went to the Philippines to chronicle the growing movement against the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship. I was there for the "people power revolution," a non-violent massive street protest that in February finally drove Marcos from power. I remember being outside the presidential palace that night and racing through the streets when gunfire erupted. The U.S., which had supported him for decades, flew him and his wife Imelda to Honolulu. Along with documents that detailed how they had looted the country and where the money was.]]> http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/08/corazon-aquino-missed-her-chance/feed/ 0 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/03/the-mysterious-bank-madoff/ http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/03/the-mysterious-bank-madoff/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:57:29 +0000 Lucy Komisar http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/03/17/the-mysterious-bank-madoff/ and hide ill-gotten gains. So it would be natural for investigators to check the paper trails of Madoff accounts in CSDs (central securities depositories) around the world. They already know about the one listed in the name of "Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC New York, US broker/dealer." But they don't seem to know about "Bank Madoff, New York." It appears on a list published by Clearstream, the international clearing and settlement house in Luxembourg. That "bank" has not been publicly mentioned by investigators. (See the listing on its full page.)]]> http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/03/the-mysterious-bank-madoff/feed/ 1 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/02/offshore-tax-cheating-could-become-criminal-money-laundering-offense/ http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/02/offshore-tax-cheating-could-become-criminal-money-laundering-offense/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:43 +0000 Lucy Komisar http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/02/11/offshore-tax-cheating-could-become-criminal-money-laundering-offense/ The law aims at cases in which money passes through tax havens. It targets not just the evaded taxes, but any money that is part of the scam.]]> http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/02/offshore-tax-cheating-could-become-criminal-money-laundering-offense/feed/ 2 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/02/is-ny-gov-paterson-protecting-corporate-tax-evaders/ http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/02/is-ny-gov-paterson-protecting-corporate-tax-evaders/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:48:12 +0000 Lucy Komisar http://thekomisarscoop.com/?p=1627 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2009/02/is-ny-gov-paterson-protecting-corporate-tax-evaders/feed/ 0 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2008/09/palins-campaign-operations-chief-was-vp-of-idt-telecom-investigated-for-bribery/ http://thekomisarscoop.com/2008/09/palins-campaign-operations-chief-was-vp-of-idt-telecom-investigated-for-bribery/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:38:30 +0000 Lucy Komisar http://thekomisarscoop.com/?p=1639 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2008/09/palins-campaign-operations-chief-was-vp-of-idt-telecom-investigated-for-bribery/feed/ 0 http://thekomisarscoop.com/2008/06/wheres-mobutu/ http://thekomisarscoop.com/2008/06/wheres-mobutu/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:13:08 +0000 Lucy Komisar http://thekomisarscoop.com/2008/06/18/wheres-mobutu/ I was standing there when Maurice Tempelsman approached Richardson. The Governor greeted him and said, “Where’s Mobutu!” Well, that was a conversation stopper! Tempelsman, a very very rich man, and a generous donor, frequently gets a place of honor at the Council head table, though not today. Nobody raises the question of how he got his money.]]> http://thekomisarscoop.com/2008/06/wheres-mobutu/feed/ 1