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Sam Waksal, Meet Robert Georgine! [Former Ullico CEO ]
The Wall Street Journal ^ | Tuesday, June 17, 2003 | KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL

Posted on 06/17/2003 3:42:08 AM PDT by TroutStalker

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:49:12 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Scandal has a way of making the most run-of-the-mill corporate types into household names. By this point, the whole country knows that former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski fancied $6,000-shower curtains, that former ImClone CEO Sam Waksal jet-set with Martha Stewart, and that former Salomon telecom analyst Jack Grubman would do anything to get his daughters into a trendy nursery school. It's fame, if not the kind most people crave.


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The Lessons of Ullico -- How union bosses put one over on the rank and file. ^

1 posted on 06/17/2003 3:42:08 AM PDT by TroutStalker
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To: TroutStalker
I'm sure we can read all about this Ullico scandal on CNN.com.

NOT.

2 posted on 06/17/2003 4:21:32 AM PDT by martin_fierro (A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
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To: martin_fierro
And the democRATs will be sure to mention his name when talking of corporate corruption also. </ sarcasm>
3 posted on 06/17/2003 4:25:34 AM PDT by TroutStalker (Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. -- Thoreau)
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To: TroutStalker

Imagine my surprise.

4 posted on 06/17/2003 4:32:42 AM PDT by martin_fierro (A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
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To: TroutStalker
We are talking about unions and Democrats here. The surprise would be to find a clean operation. Having an investigation is another surprise.
5 posted on 06/17/2003 5:09:47 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all things that need to be done need to be done by the government.)
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