House Panel Receives Records From HealthSouth, Auditor
HealthSouth Corp. Records. A House panel investigating the $2.5 billion accounting scandal ensnaring HealthSouth Corp. has received all the financial records it requested from the rehabilitation giant and its longtime auditor, a committee spokesman said Tuesday. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is “pretty satisfied that … [Read more...]
House Panel Seeks HealthSouth Documents
House Panel Requested For HealthSouth Documents. A House panel has started an investigation and requested financial records from HealthSouth Corp., the rehabilitation giant embroiled in a $2.5 billion accounting scandal that has led to plea deals between the government and 10 company executives. The House Energy and Commerce … [Read more...]
House Panel To Tell Stewart Decision Tuesday
Martha Stewart will have to live in suspense until Tuesday. That’s when the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has been investigating the suspicious timing of her sale of ImClone stock last December, will decide whether to subpoena her to appear before Congress. ”We have reached the end of the road with respect to Martha … [Read more...]
House Panel Frustrated With Stewart
Stewart May Take Legal Action. A House committee investigating Martha Stewart's sale of stock in biotech company ImClone has "reached the end of the road" in trying to get her cooperation and may take legal action, a spokesman said Thursday. Possible courses of action include a referral to the Justice Department for potential … [Read more...]
House Panel Probes WorldCom Scandal
WorldCom Scandal Over Accounting Improprieties. Top WorldCom Inc. officials, along with auditor Arthur Andersen LLP and a Wall Street analyst, are drawing heat from lawmakers as the accounting scandal radiates political shock waves. Senior executives of WorldCom clashed with a former auditor at a House hearing Monday over … [Read more...]