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The Motley Fool June 5, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Sapient's Ready to Tell All The business software and services provider is set to report full-year 2006 results, quarterly information for last year's second and third quarters, and 2007's first-quarter results. Investors, brace yourselves for this deluge of information.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Rich Smith	Progress at Last? The significant news this week is that software maker completed its review of historical stock options grants, filed its restated financials with the SEC, and laid bare its stock options story in astonishingly frank detail. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2006 Rich Duprey	Options Run Out at Comverse Greed strikes again. A financial officer at the telecom-software provider pleads guilty for his role in another backdating scandal.
InternetNews July 5, 2006 Clint Boulton	Mercury Heads May Face Stock-Option Probe The SEC may pursue three Mercury Interactive directors in relation to a stock-option grant backdating scandal.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2007 Rich Duprey	Sapient Comes Clean The business software and service provider finally files its delinquent financial reports. Investors, the valuation seems expensive on this one.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 Rich Duprey	Monkey Business Continues at Sapient Until the troubled business services provider is done unraveling the monkey business with its books, and until its numbers are no longer subject to change, money placed here is a gamble, not an investment.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Apollo Group's Q1 Report Card The for-profit educator is set to report its first-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
InternetNews April 24, 2007 Michael Hickins	SEC Charges Former Apple Attorney With Fraud SEC levies fraud charges at Apple's former general counsel and settles with its former CFO in connection with a stock options backdating scandal.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 Anders Bylund	Apple Gets Back to Business Apple puts to rest one of the many stock options scandals. Investors can get back to timely and complete earnings releases when the first quarterly report of fiscal 2007 comes due in a couple of weeks.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Rich Duprey	A Monster of a Problem Prosecutors scrutinize the job search site over stock-option backdating allegations. What does it mean to investors?
The Motley Fool January 11, 2007 Rich Duprey	Sapient's Not-So-Wise Quarter: Fool by Numbers The business software and services provider released preliminary third-quarter 2006 earnings because of the ongoing stock-option backdating review: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... etc.
InternetNews November 22, 2006 Catherine Pickavet	VeriSign to Restate $250M Following Options Probe Internet security company VeriSign will be forced to restate as much as $250 million in earnings during 2001 to 2005 and part of 2006 due to what it termed "incorrect measurement dates" and other administrative blunders.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	McAfee Orders a Recount The security software maker reprices backdated stock options. The total cost to McAfee -- and shareholders -- is currently unknown.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Digital River Opening New Vistas The e-commerce outsourcing provider is set to report its fourth-quarter 2006 financial results. Investors, here is a look at how strong the current will be.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Rich Duprey	Digital River Bound for Rough Waters? The e-commerce outsource provider may have lurking backdating concerns. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Too Many Options at McAfee The security software maven is set to bring its fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings numbers to the table shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2006 Tom Taulli	Progress Software Has Some Bugs The enterprise software developer had a sterling record, until recently. Investors should stay away at least until the audit of its stock options program is completed.
InternetNews September 21, 2007 David Needle	Steve Jobs to Testify in Backdating Case Apple CEO Steve Jobs has reportedly been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to testify in a stock-options back-dating case against Apple's former general counsel, Nancy Heinen.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Rich Duprey	Sapient: Not the "IT" Stock The software provider is still floundering under the weight of the options scandal. Betting that new managers can straighten things out would end up costing investors a lot if the economy sours again.
InternetNews October 4, 2006 David Needle	Jobs Knew of Backdating Apple Computer released results today of an investigation into the backdating of stock option grants, saying it found that CEO Steve Jobs was aware of the practice.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Costco's CEO Makes Things Right The retailer and its management team have once again proven the company takes its duty to shareholders seriously. CEO James Sinegal returned his ill-gotten stock-option gains.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2006 Rich Duprey	UnitedHealth's CEO Weighs His Options As one of the prime beneficiaries of the backdating scandal, the insurer's CEO decides to step down. It's a nice gesture, but a little hollow at this point.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Hoping for Progress The beleaguered software maker steps up to the plate to deliver its earnings report for fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006. Investors, take note.
InternetNews December 27, 2006 Michael Hickins	Apple's 'Pretty Big Scheme' May Include Forgery Investigators may have found the smoking gun proving that officials at Apple willfully broke the law when they backdated option grant dates.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Rich Duprey	SafeNet Executives Without a Safety Net Top two executives at an information security firm resign over results of an options probe.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Progress Check Progress Software is set to report its fiscal first-quarter 2007 numbers shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2007 Rich Duprey	Backdating Al Capone Tax bills will be due soon in the options backdating scandal that will likely sink many executives. In addition to misrepresenting to the IRS the real profits earned, backdating also misrepresents the true cost of stock options to shareholders.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Backdating Scandal Bites Apple Apple may "think different" when it comes to accounting practices, too. The company announced that an internal investigation led to the uncovering of mishandled stock option grants between 1997 and 2001. Investors, take note.
InternetNews December 13, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Monster Takes $339M Stock Options Charge Monster Worldwide, the parent company of online job site Monster.com, said it will take a $339.6 million charge to pay for stock-option grants that former employees "intentionally" recorded incorrectly between 1997 and March 31, 2003.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2006 Rich Duprey	Dead Men Have No Options Cablevision admits that it granted stock options to a director -- after he died.
BusinessWeek July 10, 2006 Jane Sasseen	A Board With Its Back To The Wall UnitedHealth directors aren't ready to oust embattled CEO McGuire. Here's why.
The Motley Fool January 2, 2007 Rich Duprey	Apple's Rotting Core? Although the computer maker absolved its CEO of wrongdoing, should investors be so lenient?
The Motley Fool November 14, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Corinthian's Q1 Report Card The for-profit educator is set to report its fiscal first-quarter 2007 performance. Investors, take note.
InternetNews May 31, 2007 Clint Boulton	SEC Settles Backdating Cases With Mercury, Brocade The Securities and Exchange Commission settled stock-option backdating cases with Mercury Interactive and Brocade Communications Systems totaling $35 million.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Rich Duprey	Is Backdating Really So Bad? Is repricing options really a crime, or simply a mild accounting gimmick? However, backdating stock options carries a real cost to shareholders.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2006 David Lee Smith	Monster's Monstrous Contretemps The job-listing service is the latest to join the backdating club. So where will this stock-option dishonesty lead us? Most of the companies besmirched by stock-option dating irregularities have seen their share prices remain generally unaffected.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Aaron Rents Races Ahead Rent-to-own retailer is set to report its fourth-quarter 2006 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool July 3, 2006 Rich Duprey	KLA's Optional Disclosure The chip manufacturer waits for a long weekend to announce the results of an options probe. The ultimate cost to the company and the amount of restating that will have to take place will likely be significant. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2006 Anders Bylund	SEC's Positively Foolish Option Accounting Rules New SEC rules may put a stop to backdating scandals.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Rich Duprey	No Deal at 99 Cents Only Sales are up, but with no financials filed, the discounter's a no-go for investors.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2007	McAfee Mac-a-Do: Fool by Numbers The security software maker released preliminary first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
InternetNews August 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Stock Options Scandal Hits Comverse Federal authorities charge Comverse Technology's former CEO and two others with criminal and civil complaints.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2002 Kenneth L. Betts	Avoiding Enron: Counseling the Audit Committee In general, the role of the audit committee is to review the financial operations and statements of a company and to affirm the integrity and accuracy of the preparation and dissemination of that information. Now audit committees need closer observation, support and liability protection.
InternetNews August 4, 2006 Clint Boulton	Apple Stock Option Probe Escalates Apple Computer Inc. said it may have to restate past financial results after uncovering additional accounting regularities during its internal investigation into stock option grants.
BusinessWeek October 2, 2006 Anne Tergesen	Those Options Could Cost You The executives responsible for backdating employee stock options are in big trouble, facing everything from shareholder lawsuits and tax audits to possible jail time. But now innocent employees who received certain kinds of options may get caught in the snare, too.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Rich Duprey	Backdating Boredom It seems everyone from investors to the justice system is tiring of the stock options scandal.
CFO November 1, 2006 McCafferty & Harris	Former Apple CFO Bitten by Backdating? CFOs of two different computer companies are indirectly accused of wrongdoing: backdating at Apple and pretexting at HP. Yet no one has said anything since.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2006 Anders Bylund	Options Inquiry Weighs on Openwave A beleaguered cell-phone software maker faces lawsuits for wrongs as-yet unproven. For now, investors must wait and see what the internal and external investigations find in Openwave's books.
InternetNews August 18, 2006 Clint Boulton	Comverse Fires Former Execs Over Options Scandal Comverse Technology has fired three of its top executives a week after they were charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2008 Rich Duprey	Backdating Scandals Enter Final Lap The sentencing of Brocade's CEO shows that the race is almost run -- and shareholders have lost.