May 14th, 2018
Questionable college degrees on the resumes of the powerfulCristina Cifuentes, premier of Madrid, has returned to King Juan Carlos University the master’s degree in public law that she was awarded in 2012, after the news emerged recently that she never attended classes or took exams, news articles said. A university official had changed her transcript to state she finished the courses. Cifuentes said she defended […]
May 8th, 2018
Even a “rigorous pre-employment check” can miss it.A business that forces out an employee for questionable behavior often tries to keep the news from outsiders, including prospective future employers looking for references, for fear of generating a lawsuit from the ex-employee. The first employer’s silence can make it hard for even the most careful next employer seeking to protect itself and its […]
April 17th, 2018
The former boxer may regret saying, “You can call me Floyd Crypto Mayweather from now on.”When federal authorities recently charged two 20-something cryptocurrency promoters with lying to investors, it was “a harsh awakening for celebrities who have entered the wild west of initial coin offerings amid the Bitcoin craze,” Fortune magazine said. Boxer Floyd Mayweather and music producer DJ Khaled had been social-media promoters of the cryptocurrency company Centra Tech Inc., […]
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