THE DAILY CAVEAT is written by Michael Thomas, a recovering corporate investigator based in Wash, DC. More… Contact TIPS, COMMENTS and QUESTIONS are always welcome (and always confidential).Tumblr (3.0; @thedailycaveat-blog-blog)https://dailycaveat.com/<p>It has been a wonderful uninterrupted run for The Daily Caveat.  It many ways this site was ahead of its time.  I&rsquo;ve watched a thriving business-legal-scandal blogosphere blossom all around and the emergence of a whole new world of social media since TDC our humble start back in 2005.  </p> <p>At the time blogs were still new to most and the internet&rsquo;s ecosystem of content curators was just emerging. Huffington Post, for one, wouldn&rsquo;t launch until several months after The Daily Caveat.  Facebook hadn&rsquo;t yet broken out of universities, Twitter was a year away, as was Google&rsquo;s purchase of YouTube. it was a wholly different landscape.</p> <p>Frankly The Daily Caveat lasted long after it should have - years after my career veered far away from the corporate investigations practice and founding of Caveat Research that gave it a reason for being. But I held on, first out of accumulated interest and then out of fondness.</p> <p>I learned so much creating this site - and made scads of mistakes along the way - that it was hard to let go of the habit.  But the time has come for, at least, a hiatus.  A wonderful new job opportunity has made writing The Daily Caveat impossible for the foreseeable future.</p> <p>It won&rsquo;t go away entirely but, as has been the case over the last few months, there will be few long form articles and more quick links.  The <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dailycaveat" target="_blank">@dailycaveat</a> Twitter account will run the show most of the time, with that content cross-posted for the convenience of my Tumblr readers.</p> <p>I&rsquo;m inestimably proud of the work I&rsquo;ve done here.  Thousands of posts, and what feels like millions and millions of words.  And I&rsquo;m even more excited of the new challenges that are in front of me.  Thanks for reading.  I know many of you have been following from the start.</p> <p>See you around.</p> <p>&ndash; MDT</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/69142632819https://dailycaveat.com/post/69142632819Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:37:00 -0400<a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/phone_hacking_charges_rebekah_brooks_andy_coulson.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tpm-news+%28TPMNews%29">Phone Hacking Scandal: Former News Of The World Execs Face Significant Charges</a>: <p>from TPM News</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/27906249547https://dailycaveat.com/post/27906249547Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:06:51 -0400corruptionwhite collar crime<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/17/3151336/foia-social-network-nulpunt-government-secrecy">FOIA with friends: social platform Nulpunt looks to abolish government secrecy</a>: <p>from The Verge - All Posts</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/27429613492https://dailycaveat.com/post/27429613492Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:38:15 -0400corruptionwhite collar crime<a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/countrywide_vip_congress_mozilo.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tpm-news+%28TPMNews%29">Congressional VIPs Got Sweetheart Loans After Complaining To Countrywide Lobbyist</a>: <p>from TPM News</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/26694780299https://dailycaveat.com/post/26694780299Sat, 07 Jul 2012 09:06:26 -0400corruptionwhite collar crime<a href="http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/private-eye-must-reveal-who-commissioned-phone-hacking-at-news-of-the-world/">Private Eye Must Reveal Who Commissioned Phone Hacking At News Of The World</a>: <p>from Deadline.com</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/26561946984https://dailycaveat.com/post/26561946984Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:04:33 -0400corruptionwhite collar crime<a href="http://twitter.com/DailyCaveat/status/217586933059162112">Dirk Notheis, head of Morgan Stanley’s German branch is taking indefinite leave amid scandal. http://t.co/eiQZMU1Z</a>: <p>via Twitter</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/25922179312https://dailycaveat.com/post/25922179312Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:57:26 -0400<a href="http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/rebekah-brooks-plea-hearing-set-in-phone-hacking-investigation/">Rebekah Brooks Plea Hearing Set In Phone-Hacking Investigation</a>: <p>from Deadline.com</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/25647063505https://dailycaveat.com/post/25647063505Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:50:00 -0400corruptionwhite collar crime<a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137692/peter-andreas-moises-naim/measuring-the-mafia-state-menace?cid=rss-rss_xml-measuring_the_mafia_state_mena-000000">Measuring the Mafia-State Menace</a>: <p>from All Foreign Affairs Content</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/25581957769https://dailycaveat.com/post/25581957769Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:49:29 -0400corruptionwhite collar crime<a href="http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/12/bank-pays-massive-fine-for-dealings-with-iran-and-cuba/">Bank pays massive fine for dealings with Iran and Cuba</a>: <p>from CNN Security Clearance</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/24970429044https://dailycaveat.com/post/24970429044Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:49:02 -0400corruptionwhite collar crime<a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/06/ed_fagan_holocaust_nazi_art_theft.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tpm-news+%28TPMNews%29">Disgraced Lawyer Attempts Return To World Of Nazi Art Theft</a>: <p>from TPM News</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/24678301409https://dailycaveat.com/post/24678301409Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:07:44 -0400corruptionwhite collar crime<a href="http://longform.org/2012/06/05/the-last-days-of-mf-global/">The Last Days of MF Global</a>: <p>from Longform</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/24470070158https://dailycaveat.com/post/24470070158Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:52:35 -0400corruptionwhite collar crime<a href="http://twitter.com/DailyCaveat/status/209975936186191874">Update on Jules Kroll's bond rating venture. http://t.co/Vvt8JDbO</a>: <p>via Twitter</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/24466708558https://dailycaveat.com/post/24466708558Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:57:20 -0400<a href="http://twitter.com/DailyCaveat/status/209975406089084929">SEC investigator on leave after threat allegations. Engines of investigative firms @GryphonStrategies and At-Risk. http://t.co/EAuuq9YF</a>: <p>via Twitter</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/24466706920https://dailycaveat.com/post/24466706920Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:57:16 -0400<a href="http://twitter.com/DailyCaveat/status/203489266385432576">NYTimes: Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer. HUZZAH! http://t.co/e75kwUVX</a>: <p>via Twitter</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/23290782479https://dailycaveat.com/post/23290782479Fri, 18 May 2012 10:29:39 -0400<a href="http://twitter.com/DailyCaveat/status/203488148150423553">Names on the Witness List for Gupta’s Trial http://t.co/RS6OU5FF</a>: <p>via Twitter</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/23290267856https://dailycaveat.com/post/23290267856Fri, 18 May 2012 10:13:23 -0400<a href="http://twitter.com/DailyCaveat/status/203486738230935554">NYTimes: Chinese Tycoon Gets Life Sentence for Smuggling http://t.co/uJlkGDtK</a>: <p>via Twitter</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/23290266410https://dailycaveat.com/post/23290266410Fri, 18 May 2012 10:13:20 -0400<a href="http://twitter.com/DailyCaveat/status/202587507823624192">NYTimes: Top Murdoch Aide Is Charged in Hacking Case http://t.co/SU2DK6VP</a>: <p>via Twitter</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/23144989413https://dailycaveat.com/post/23144989413Tue, 15 May 2012 22:43:26 -0400<a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/isabella_gardner_museum_art_heist_robert_gentile.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tpm-news+%28TPMNews%29">A Lead In A Great Unsolved Art Heist?</a>: <p>from TPM News</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/23119189325https://dailycaveat.com/post/23119189325Tue, 15 May 2012 16:29:13 -0400corruptionwhite collar crime<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG4QVpeG4o0QjA4umn8SjJ3fh5MHg&url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/18266418/deutsche-bank-pays-202m-in-ny-mortgage-fraud-deal">Deutsche Bank pays $202M in NY mortgage fraud deal - NBC 29 News</a>: <p>from “Director of National Intelligence” OR “intelligence community” - Google News</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/23049757546https://dailycaveat.com/post/23049757546Mon, 14 May 2012 15:07:39 -0400corruptionwhite collar crime<a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/05/everyone_was_kind_of_astonished.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Talking-Points-Memo+%28Talking+Points+Memo%3A+by+Joshua+Micah+Marshall%29">'Everyone Was Kind Of Astonished'</a>: <p>from Talking Points Memo</p>https://dailycaveat.com/post/22196714921https://dailycaveat.com/post/22196714921Tue, 01 May 2012 12:05:21 -0400corruptionwhite collar crime