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plead guilty criminal charges repay 46 million stock gains whats interesting theyll cooperate investigation aols role dubious dealing real estate drama youll get week without renting glengarry glen ross homestores former coo charged wire fraud conspiracy commit securities fraud 10 years jail former cfo conspiracy charge five years exvp insider trading less time unknown big accusation round tripping homestore would buy goods company long company spent money aol ads aol would supposedly spend amount money homestore thus allowing homestore effectively buy revenue using cash explained wall street journal homestore become cause celebre attorney general john ashcroft held press conference emphasize bush administration really means corporate cleanup thing neither ashcroft justice department sec named names referring homestores relationship major media company nice try anonymity aol time warner major media company homestore dealt observed new york times heats aol investigators try figure much aols revenue inflated like thanksgiving day parade float la times sources said aol execs pointed finger former company dealmaker eric keller journal led expanded info seems two three busted homestore execs expected say keller helped homestore roundtripping aol ad revenue looked legit paper really came homestore keller already pinkslipped shady deals homestore another company boss got booted last month possible bookcooking wheres perp walk umbrella stand theatrics make corporate crime beat great kidding mostly could overseas outlets barely noticed comparatively tame example american excess journal one amusing tidbit though keller got fired aol vice chairman ted leonsis hired consultant hockey team washington capitals leonsis majority owner leonsis said let keller go finding lost aol job keller still picked capitals phone wednesday outrageous severance packages go jack welshge 9 million annual pension itll jen muehlbauer homestore executives agree guilty pleas httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwpdynarticlesa31652002sep25html homestore aol ad deals yield guilty pleas usa today httptinyurlcom1nbz us focuses executive homestore httpwwwnytimescom20020926technology26aolhtml homestores exexecs aid investigators httpwwwlatimescombusinesslafihomestore26sep2605107257story probe homestore turns exaol executive httponlinewsjcomarticle0sb103297161911870771300html paid registration required jack welchs golden years httpwwwfoolcomnewstake2002mftmft02090903htm glengarry glen ross httpusimdbcomtitle0104348 advertisement whats really going microsoft mary jo foley delivers unmatched reporting insight microsoft watch track initiatives like net palladium longhorn trinity yukon release dates competitive moves people free 14day trial subscription httpsziffdavisomedacomzmmswmswcgiintro2p5ucxa00075 vivendi meets new boss vivendi want grows media cant figure ceo jeanrene fourtou fuzziness yesterdays board meeting got reporters wondering cant explain vision mean hes lacking 2020 clarity observers two continents banking fourtou worse monsieur magoo accusations comparisons starting bubble media accounts resembles wait rubbing eyes vilified jeanmarie messier media watchers rate reporters confusion fourtous latest pronouncements tallying amount space outlets devoted coverage mess new york times ran 24 paragraphs board meeting filed another 19 analysis sought examine latest moves meant financial times posted two articles meeting still say lambasting fourtou lex peach papers influential column lex called execs update like rambling fireside chat strategy presentation theres little thats clear whats ahead vivendi company says dispose 12 billion euros worth assets next 18 months heres reporters examining tea leaves read current plan telepiu italian paytv operation canal plus technologies maker settop boxes way vivendis publishing properties include houghton mifflin minority stake pc gamemaker leaves vivendis stake telecom via cegetel investment universal entertainment properties hey wait minute wasnt messiers plan new york times wondered way analysts quote confuse matters news corp alleged partner done deal telepiu says deal place according financial times cegetel fourtou said hed consider selling vivendis 44 stake maybe hell increase one postmeeting telephone conference decision vivendi fourtou seemed sure claim company wont pay severance messier enjoyed making deals much overpaid guardian quoted fourtou saying adding went head heads messiers question vivendis viability doubt outlets today report enrons logo oversize capital e stood outside headquarters sold auction 44000 many euros might v bring deborah asbrand vivendi move quickly sell many assets httpwwwnytimescom20020926business26vivehtml whats new vivendi depends whos talking httpwwwnytimescom20020926business26plachtml vivendi move sell raft assets financial times httptinyurlcom1ncq vivendi board deny messier severance pay financial times httptinyurlcom1ncs lex vivendi universal financial times httptinyurlcom1ncw news corp counters report telepiu sale financial times httptinyurlcom1ncy vivendi aims realise eu12bn asset sales daily telegraph httptinyurlcom1nd0 messier wont get penny httpmediaguardiancoukcitystory0749779928300html vivendi shakes board denies messiers severance httpwwwlatimescombusinesslafivivendi26sep260481695story enron auctions furniture famous e httpwwwnytimescom20020926business26enrohtml stories hp boosts layoffs 1800 httpwwwsiliconvalleycommldsiliconvalley4151819htm former worldcom controller plead guilty two counts wall street journal httpwwwmsnbccomnews813048asp tyco rewarded executive grand jury inquiry httpwwwnytimescom20020926business26payhtml bell labs researcher falsified experiments ap httpwwwchroncomcscdastoryhtstechnews1591103 germanys neuer markt close httpnewsbbccouk2hibusiness2283068stm resources dry joblessness drags usa today httptinyurlcom1nc1 merrill aide plead guilty wall street journal httpwwwmsnbccomnews813195asp0dmb21ab 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dotcom homestore agreed plead guilty criminal charges repay 46 million stock gains whats interesting theyll cooperate investigation aols role dubious dealing real estate drama youll get week without renting glengarry glen ross homestores former coo charged wire fraud conspiracy commit securities fraud 10 years jail former cfo conspiracy charge five years exvp insider trading less time unknown big accusation round tripping homestore would buy goods company long company spent money aol ads aol would supposedly spend amount money homestore thus allowing homestore effectively buy revenue using cash explained wall street journal homestore become cause celebre attorney general john ashcroft held press conference emphasize bush administration really means corporate cleanup thing neither ashcroft justice department sec named names referring homestores relationship major media company nice try anonymity aol time warner major media company homestore dealt observed new york times heats aol investigators try figure much aols revenue inflated like thanksgiving day parade float la times sources said aol execs pointed finger former company dealmaker eric keller journal led expanded info seems two three busted homestore execs expected say keller helped homestore roundtripping aol ad revenue looked legit paper really came homestore keller already pinkslipped shady deals homestore another company boss got booted last month possible bookcooking wheres perp walk umbrella stand theatrics make corporate crime beat great kidding mostly could overseas outlets barely noticed comparatively tame example american excess journal one amusing tidbit though keller got fired aol vice chairman ted leonsis hired consultant hockey team washington capitals leonsis majority owner leonsis said let keller go finding lost aol job keller still picked capitals phone wednesday outrageous severance packages go jack welshge 9 million annual pension itll jen muehlbauer homestore executives agree guilty pleas httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwpdynarticlesa31652002sep25html homestore aol ad deals yield guilty pleas usa today httptinyurlcom1nbz us focuses executive homestore httpwwwnytimescom20020926technology26aolhtml homestores exexecs aid investigators httpwwwlatimescombusinesslafihomestore26sep2605107257story probe homestore turns exaol executive httponlinewsjcomarticle0sb103297161911870771300html paid registration required jack welchs golden years httpwwwfoolcomnewstake2002mftmft02090903htm glengarry glen ross httpusimdbcomtitle0104348 sponsor whats really going microsoft mary jo foley delivers unmatched reporting insight microsoft watch track initiatives like net palladium longhorn trinity yukon release dates competitive moves people free 14day trial subscription httpsziffdavisomedacomzmmswmswcgiintro2p5ucxa00075 vivendi meets new boss vivendi want grows media cant figure ceo jeanrené fourtou fuzziness yesterdays board meeting got reporters wondering cant explain vision mean hes lacking 2020 clarity observers two continents banking fourtou worse monsieur magoo accusations comparisons starting bubble media accounts resembles wait rubbing eyes vilified jeanmarie messier media watchers rate reporters confusion fourtous latest pronouncements tallying amount space outlets devoted coverage mess new york times ran 24 paragraphs board meeting filed another 19 analysis sought examine latest moves meant financial times posted two articles meeting still say lambasting fourtou lex peach papers influential column lex called execs update like rambling fireside chat strategy presentation theres little thats clear whats ahead vivendi company says dispose 12 billion euros worth assets next 18 months heres reporters examining tea leaves read current plan telepiu italian paytv operation canal plus technologies maker settop boxes way vivendis publishing properties include houghton mifflin minority stake pc gamemaker leaves vivendis stake telecom via cegetel investment universal entertainment properties hey wait minute wasnt messiers plan new york times wondered way analysts quote confuse matters news corp alleged partner done deal telepiu says deal place according financial times cegetel fourtou said hed consider selling vivendis 44 stake maybe hell increase one postmeeting telephone conference decision vivendi fourtou seemed sure claim company wont pay severance messier enjoyed making deals much overpaid guardian quoted fourtou saying adding went head heads messiers question vivendis viability doubt outlets today report enrons logo oversize capital e stood outside headquarters sold auction 44000 many euros might v bring deborah asbrand vivendi move quickly sell many assets httpwwwnytimescom20020926business26vivehtml whats new vivendi depends whos talking httpwwwnytimescom20020926business26plachtml vivendi move sell raft assets financial times httptinyurlcom1ncq vivendi board deny messier severance pay financial times httptinyurlcom1ncs lex vivendi universal financial times httptinyurlcom1ncw news corp counters report telepiu sale financial times httptinyurlcom1ncy vivendi aims realise eu12bn asset sales daily telegraph httptinyurlcom1nd0 messier wont get penny httpmediaguardiancoukcitystory0749779928300html vivendi shakes board denies messiers severance httpwwwlatimescombusinesslafivivendi26sep260481695story enron auctions furniture famous e httpwwwnytimescom20020926business26enrohtml stories hp boosts layoffs 1800 httpwwwsiliconvalleycommldsiliconvalley4151819htm former worldcom controller plead guilty two counts wall street journal httpwwwmsnbccomnews813048asp tyco rewarded executive grand jury inquiry httpwwwnytimescom20020926business26payhtml bell labs researcher falsified experiments ap httpwwwchroncomcscdastoryhtstechnews1591103 germanys neuer markt close httpnewsbbccouk2hibusiness2283068stm resources dry joblessness drags usa today httptinyurlcom1nc1 merrill aide plead guilty wall street journal httpwwwmsnbccomnews813195asp0dmb21ab enron excfo clears throat feds httpwwwnypostcombusiness57905htm music labels seek piracy payback httpwwwlatimescombusinesslafinapster26sep260014310388519story sponsor want reach nets savviest audience advertise media unspun contact erik vanderkolk details erikvanderkolkyahoocom today staff written deborah asbrand dasbrandworldstdcom keith dawson dawsonworldstdcom jen muehlbauer jenenglishmajorcom lori patel loripatelhotmailcom copyedited jim duffy jimduffy86yahoocom marketing cowpoke productions cowpokeproductionscom advertising erik vanderkolk erikvanderkolkyahoocom editor publisher jimmy guterman gutermanvineyardcom media unspun produced vineyard group inc copyright 2002 media unspun inc vineyard group inc subscribe already willya httpwwwmediaunspuncom redistribution email permitted long link httpnewslettermediaunspuncom included subscribe enter email address box receive free fourweek trial media unspun add remove sendashtml newsletter services provided imakenewscom advertisement 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