Category Archives: News and Events

Ferris Bueller rollbacks and Danny DeVito antics in Matilda aside, altering an odometer reading has been illegal since 1972. Since 1986, those selling used cars must disclose the mileage on their vehicles, under that federal penalty thing. However, apparently with … Continue reading →

Using software that takes over student computers, colleges and universities can now examine what students were doing with their computers during their exams. At Dartmouth Medical School they found 17 students had looked up information on the internet in order … Continue reading →

You knew it was coming. Todd Anderson, the owner of a bar in Clements, California, was arrested on charges of identity theft, forging government documents, falsifying medical documents, and, for good measure, having a loaded, unregistered handgun. Mr. Anderson allegedly … Continue reading →

As the Wall Street Journal noted, London’s sailor shop, one that had survived Nazi bombings, bubonic plague, and fires, was brought down by COVID 19. Located in the heart of the theater district, the shop was the vendor of ropes … Continue reading →

While West Point is focused on catching those who cheat on exams, the rest of us are facing a bigger problem. You know that trouble is afoot when you read these words, “Consider hiring me to do your assignments.” Bless … Continue reading →

On September 22, 2019. July 30, 2020, and November 6, 2020, the Barometer posted Bob Baffert stories. All of them involved horses Mr. Baffert was training. All of the horses had tested positive for some banned substance. All of them … Continue reading →

This story makes the Wells Fargo fake-account-creating employees look angelic. Two Hialeah, Florida police officers have been charged with alleged professional misconduct for issuing dozens of bogus tickets to drivers they never pulled over and ticketed. Cuts way back on … Continue reading →

The above West Point Honor Code appears in marble at the West Point Honor Plaza. However, in 2015, West Point adopted a self-reporting policy that eased up on the absolute nature of the code. If cadets self-reported their cheating, they … Continue reading →

Wall Street Journal headline, April 4, 2021, p. A9. Why is this a headline? If you are sitting around with Alexa rolling and mention the term “skin tags,” you will find ads in your mailbox for skin-tag removal. In addition, … Continue reading →

Eva Roytburg, 18, a senior at New Trier High School. (Apoorva Mandavilli, “Elite High School’s Screening Program Runs Afoul of Regulators,” New York Times, April 5, 2021 , p. A4. Well, la-de-da! Is school supposed to be fun? School has … Continue reading →

Gina Champion-Cain, at her sentencing hearing for running a Ponzi scheme that had bilked $400 million from investors who were her friends and business connections. Ms. Champion-Cain was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, more than the prosecution had … Continue reading →

The New York Times did some investigative journalism and found that the completion of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s book came at an awkward time. Whilst the Guv had staff members running about typing, editing, and working with his publishers, … Continue reading →

So read the Goldman Sachs statement given to clients to provide assurance of integrity in the firm’s operations. The boilerplate language of empty promises also included assurances of, “We have extensive procedures and controls that are designed to identify and … Continue reading →

Pitchers’ use of sticky substances on baseballs is a longstanding tradition of the game. Mind you, such stickiness is not legal under the rules of the game, but teams and the commissioner look the other way. The teams do because … Continue reading →