Comments on: Sam E. Antar: From Crazy Eddie to Patrick Byrne’s worst nightmare http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/ Bill Wolfrum's world of news, satire and commentary Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:59:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Overstock.com & Patrick Byrne help define “Cookie Jar Reserve” : William K. Wolfrum Chronicles http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-273760 Overstock.com & Patrick Byrne help define “Cookie Jar Reserve” : William K. Wolfrum Chronicles Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:55:17 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/#comment-273760 [...] Sam Antar – he of the Crazy Eddie Fraud scheme who was profiled here – has long been asserting publicly that Overstock.com has been cooking the books in this way. Antar has been vilified, threatened and mocked non-stop by Byrne and his PR shill/Partner-in-crime Judd Bagley. But this last restatement vindicates him, and shines an even greater light on the issuer retaliation tactics of Overstock.com. [...] [...] Sam Antar – he of the Crazy Eddie Fraud scheme who was profiled here – has long been asserting publicly that Overstock.com has been cooking the books in this way. Antar has been vilified, threatened and mocked non-stop by Byrne and his PR shill/Partner-in-crime Judd Bagley. But this last restatement vindicates him, and shines an even greater light on the issuer retaliation tactics of Overstock.com. [...]

]]> By: William K. Wolfrum Chronicles » Blog Archive » Overstock.com subpoena’d by the SEC - Salt Lake City newspapers miss the story http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-254853 William K. Wolfrum Chronicles » Blog Archive » Overstock.com subpoena’d by the SEC - Salt Lake City newspapers miss the story Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:25:46 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/#comment-254853 [...] Convicted fraudster and current whistle blower Sam Antar - whose work documenting Overstock.com’s violations of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other violations very likely led to this most recent investigation - has a summary of Overstock.com’s past issues with financial statements here. [...] [...] Convicted fraudster and current whistle blower Sam Antar – whose work documenting Overstock.com’s violations of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other violations very likely led to this most recent investigation – has a summary of Overstock.com’s past issues with financial statements here. [...]

]]> By: William K. Wolfrum Chronicles » Blog Archive » For Patrick Byrne and Overstock.com, the real story is in the financial reports http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-245572 William K. Wolfrum Chronicles » Blog Archive » For Patrick Byrne and Overstock.com, the real story is in the financial reports Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:12:46 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/#comment-245572 [...] At Overstock’s Q2 conference call, former “Crazy Eddie” fraudster and current whistleblower Sam Antar came at Byrne with some tough questions, which were not answered by Byrne, who instead mocked and taunted Antar. In an epic post titled “How to Issue Phony Financial Reports and Mislead Investors – Overstock.com and Patrick M. Byrne Style,” Antar lays out the financial shenanigans going on at Overstock.com. Overstock.com’s history is littered with a consistent pattern of false and misleading financial disclosures and lies by management about the company’s financial performance and compliance with securities laws [...] [...] At Overstock’s Q2 conference call, former “Crazy Eddie” fraudster and current whistleblower Sam Antar came at Byrne with some tough questions, which were not answered by Byrne, who instead mocked and taunted Antar. In an epic post titled “How to Issue Phony Financial Reports and Mislead Investors – Overstock.com and Patrick M. Byrne Style,” Antar lays out the financial shenanigans going on at Overstock.com. Overstock.com’s history is littered with a consistent pattern of false and misleading financial disclosures and lies by management about the company’s financial performance and compliance with securities laws [...]

]]> By: More financial statement fraud at Overstock.com | Sequence Inc. Fraud Files Blog http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-232136 More financial statement fraud at Overstock.com | Sequence Inc. Fraud Files Blog Sun, 17 May 2009 16:43:37 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/#comment-232136 [...] Of course, Overstock.com management has to explain away why Sam Antar is finding all these manipulations and irregularities in their financial reporting. They can stalk and harass him all they want, call him a criminal all they want, but there is no explaining it away. The numbers don’t lie. Overstock.com just always counted on no one being as thorough as Sam. [...] [...] Of course, Overstock.com management has to explain away why Sam Antar is finding all these manipulations and irregularities in their financial reporting. They can stalk and harass him all they want, call him a criminal all they want, but there is no explaining it away. The numbers don’t lie. Overstock.com just always counted on no one being as thorough as Sam. [...]

]]> By: el http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-225286 el Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:04:28 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/#comment-225286 who in the government do you think would be trustwothery and sincere to tell if you know of something that is a financial crime? who in the government do you think would be trustwothery and sincere to tell if you know of something that is a financial crime?

]]> By: dgun http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-224977 dgun Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:37:30 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2009/04/22/sam-e-antar-from-crazy-eddie-to-patrick-byrnes-worst-nightmare/#comment-224977 Good article. That looks like actual work. And let's hope it gets a response. Good article. That looks like actual work.

And let’s hope it gets a response.

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