White Collar Fraud Blog – Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK)
2017
12/20/17: Thanks to Marc Cohodes, We’re Back to the Bad Old Days at Overstock.com
11/27/17: Marc Cohodes Buys Stock & Vanishes From Overstock CEO’s Smear Site
2015
03/30/15: Overstock.com Hatchet Man Judd Bagley’s Downward Spiral: Junkie, Confessed Criminal, Admitted Adulterer
07/16/14: Indicted Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff was bribed by Overstock.com too
05/29/14: Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne Spying on People–Again
10/28/13: Is Overstock.com Trying to Cook The Books, Again?
01/29/13: Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne Sleeps With a Gun
01/22/13: Patrick Byrne: Armed, Dangerous, and Delusional
2012
11/13/12: Judge Orders Overstock.com to Produce Evidence in California Consumer Fraud Lawsuit, While Major Investor Unloads Shares
03/05/12: Is Overstock.com in a Death Spiral?
02/22/12: Overstock.com Was Ineligible to File a Registration Statement Last December
02/21/12: How Overstock.com Violated S.E.C Rules on Timely Disclosures and Delayed Reporting a Default on Bank Loan
02/06/12: Francis Chou’s Funds Taking a Bath on Overstock.com Common Stock
2011
12/29/11: Overstock.com Facing Dismal Fourth Quarter Numbers?
10/31/11: Overstock.com (O.co): Insolvency Looming?
10/28/11: Overstock’s “Likely” Breach of Debt Covenants
08/02/11: Why the SEC should not be duped by Overstock’s excuses to avoid sanctions
07/11/11: Overstock admits to deceptive advertising
05/19/11: California Court Compels Overstock.com to Turnover Contact Information of Former Employees to District Attorney Investigating Consumer Fraud
04/12/11: Why is Overstock.com obstructing California District Attorney’s investigation into allegations of consumer fraud?
2010
11/04/10: Patrick Byrne Absent From Third Quarter Earnings Call
11/01/10: More Trouble for Overstock.com and Patrick Byrne after Dismal Third Quarter Report
05/05/10: Can Investors Rely on Overstock.com’s Reported Q1 2010 Numbers?
04/02/10: New False Disclosures about Overstock.com’s “Tax Dodge” Found in 10-K
04/01/10: Overstock.com’s New 10-K Report Reveals Management Deceptions, Major Internal Control Problems, and Zero Quality Earnings
03/29/10: Another Key Departure at Overstock.com: It Went Unreported, Too
03/17/10: Overstock.com Delays Filing 10-K, Reports Even More GAAP Violations, While Patrick Byrne Hides
02/04/10: My Reporting of a Financial Statement Manipulation Scheme at Overstock.com is Vindicated by Latest Company Announcement
02/02/10: Open Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (Part 7): Why Overstock.com and David Chidester Parted Ways
01/28/10: Former Overstock.com Insider David Chidester in the Hot Seat
01/27/10: Open Letter to KPMG: The Ties That Bind Overstock.com, Patrick Byrne, and Deep Capture LLC
01/25/10: Open Letter to KPMG: A Warning About Overstock.com, Your New Audit Client
01/20/10: Roddy Boyd Article Will Cause SEC to Expand Investigation of Overstock.com and Probably Result in Sales Tax Investigation by New York
01/03/10: Open Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission Part 6: Conflicting Disclosures by Overstock.com Reveal Improper Audit Opinion Shopping
2009
12/29/09: Is Overstock.com Shopping for an Audit Opinion?
12/14/09: Open Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (Part 5): Issuer Retaliation Complaint Against Overstock.com
12/10/09: Overstock.com and Patrick Byrne Have an Enemies List That Includes Friends and Family Members of Critics
11/26/09: Open Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission Part 4: Patrick Byrne Ignores Real Issues As He Vilifies Grant Thornton
11/24/09: Advice For Patrick Byrne: The Cover-up is Always More Dangerous Than the Crime For Lying CEOs Like You
11/23/09: Open Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission Part 3: Overstock.com Lied About Grant Thornton and Concealed Error
11/22/09: Open Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission Part 2: New Information on Overstock.com’s GAAP and SEC Disclosure Violations
11/18/09: Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne Ducks Crucial Questions During Call
11/17/09: Overstock.com Fires Grant Thornton After They Agree With Me on GAAP Violations
11/13/09: SEC Busts SafeNet for Regulation G Violations. Will Overstock.com be Next?
11/10/09: Overstock.com Delays Filing of Q3 2009 10-Q Report Due to Material Disagreements Over Proper Accounting
11/04/09: What is Patrick M. Byrne Afraid Of?
11/03/09: Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) Q3 2009 Earnings Call: Questions for Patrick Byrne
10/26/09: Patrick Byrne To Tough It Out With SEC Over GAAP Violations
10/09/09: Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne Is In a Very Sour Pickle
10/07/09: Crain’s New York Business: Crazy Like a Fox – Aaron Elstein Interviews Me
08/05/09: Open Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission: Stop Overstock.com GAAP Violations Now!
07/29/09: How To Issue Phony Financial Reports and Mislead Investors – Overstock.com and Patrick M. Byrne Style
07/13/09: Overstock.com Issues Unregistered Shares to 401-K Plan
05/04/09: Overstock.com’s First Quarter Financial Performance Aided by GAAP Violations
04/22/09: Today’s Overstock.com Q1 2009 Earnings Conference Call: Questions Submitted to Patrick Byrne
04/16/09: Don’t criticize Overstock.com and Patrick Byrne, especially if you are going through a divorce
04/04/09: Overstock.com Proxy Reveals Exit Payment to Departing Director James V. Joyce’s Company is Equivalent to Three and One-Half Year’s Fees
04/02/09: Overstock.com Director James V. Joyce Bolts, Receives Huge Questionable Exit Payment
03/30/09: To Grant Thornton, New Auditors for Overstock.com
02/09/09: Overstock.com Refuses to Correct Accounting Errors in Latest Financial Report
02/04/09: Overstock.com and CEO Patrick Byrne Violate Accounting Rules in Q4 2008 Financial Report
2008
11/23/08: Overstock.com: Rule 10b-5 Exposure from Disclosure Violations
11/10/08: Overstock.com’s New Disclosures Today Show Company Financial Reports Were a “Joke”
11/02/08: What Overstock.com Did Not Tell Investors About Latest Accounting Error
10/26/08: New Accounting Errors Make Overstock.com’s Financial Reports Not Reliable While SEC Regulation G Violations Continue
10/24/08: Message to Overstock.com Management about Q3 2008 Earnings Call
10/23/08: My Questions for Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne Regarding Upcoming Earnings Call for Q3 2008
09/03/08: What Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff Does Not Want Anyone to Know
08/18/08: Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) CEO Patrick Byrne Pays Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff to Defame a Blogger
08/06/08: Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff once caught removing opponent’s campaign signs
07/31/08: Why Jonathan Johnson is the Right Choice for President of Overstock.com
07/28/08: What is Mark Mitchell Hiding about Himself, Deep Capture, and Overstock.com?
07/24/08: Are Overstock.com’s Stock Buybacks “Destroying Shareholder Value”?
07/19/08: The SEC stands by while Overstock.com continues to violate Regulation G and overstates EBITDA in latest report
06/23/08: What Overstock.com did not tell the Securities and Exchange Commission
06/08/08: Not yet “Yipikaye” for Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne
06/02/08: Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne Calls Himself a Crook
05/28/08: Overstock.com Continues to Violate SEC Regulation G and Materially Overstate EBITDA in Q1 2008
05/19/08: Overstock.com and PricewaterhouseCoopers: Errors in Submissions to SEC Division of Corporation Finance
05/12/08: Overstock.com and Patrick Byrne: Anatomy of a Stock Market Manipulation Scheme (Part 3)
04/28/08: Overstock.com: Anatomy of a Stock Market Manipulation Scheme (Part 2)
04/23/08: Overstock.com SVP Jonathan E. Johnson lies in frantic attempt at damage control
04/21/08: Overstock.com and Patrick Byrne: Anatomy of a Stock Market Manipulation Scheme – First Quarter Earnings Release
04/17/08: Patrick Byrne has a new pet journalist with a captured mind
02/26/08: Overstock.com and Patrick Byrne: Phony Accounting and False and Misleading Disclosures – Revenues
02/20/08: Did Overstock.com’s recent press release about Gradient violate rule 10b-5?
02/04/08: Overstock.com and Patrick Byrne: Phony Accounting and False and Misleading Disclosures
01/17/08: Jason C. Lindsey backdates his resignation: Proof
01/17/08: Are certain former Overstock.com directors jumping ship on Patrick Byrne?
01/07/08: Did former Overstock.com President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director Jason C. Lindsey backdate his resignation?
01/02/08: Why did Overstock.com President and COO Jason C. Lindsey really resign?
2007
12/13/07: Open Letter to Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff Re: Your lies on behalf of campaign contributor Overstock.com
12/03/07: Overstock.com and CEO Patrick Byrne: Improper use of EBITDA results in Regulation G Violation
11/29/07: Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff Caught Lying on Behalf of Overstock.com and Patrick Byrne
11/26/07: Overstock.com and CEO Patrick Byrne: Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation G Violations
11/19/07: Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff Panders to Campaign Contributor Overstock.com and Defames CEO Patrick Byrne Critic
11/12/07: Overstock.com vs. Gradient and Copper River (aka Rocker) Part 4: Read all about it
11/12/07: Overstock.com vs. Gradient and Copper River (aka Rocker) Part 3: Details of Countersuit
11/10/07: Overstock.com vs. Gradient and Rocker Part 2: Countersuit by Rocker
11/08/07: Did Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne cook the company’s numbers and mislead investors? (Part 4)
11/01/07: Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne Continues to Dodge Questions about SEC Probe and Faces Counterclaims by Rocker and Gradient
10/22/07: Open Letter to Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com
10/03/07: Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: A history of deception, deceit, and distortion – Part 1: The Early Days
09/25/07: Overstock.com vs. Gradient and Rocker Part 1: Patrick Byrne and his Three Stooges
09/11/07: Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne and his Black Ops
08/23/07: Did Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne cook the company’s numbers and mislead investors? (Part 3 – The end game)
08/22/07: Did Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne cook the company’s numbers and mislead investors? (Part 2)
08/20/07: Did Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne cook the company’s numbers and mislead investors? (Part 1)
08/12/07: Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com, Admits to Being Target of Government Probe
08/07/07: Does Overstock.com’s Audit Committee have its head in the sand regarding Patrick Byrne?
08/05/07: Judd Bagley, Director of Communications at Overstock.com, stalks a teenage blogger
08/02/07: Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com, Dodges Questions about SEC Subpoenas and Plays Games
07/23/07: Did Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com, Deliver a Trojan Horse to the Securities and Exchange Commission?
07/16/07: Patrick Byrne (CEO of Overstock.com) deceives the New York Times about his activities on internet message boards
07/08/07: Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com, Continues his Ugly Campaign of Menace
07/02/07: InvestorVillage is the place for Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne, his henchman Judd Bagley, and their cronies
06/18/07: Who is Judd Bagley trying to fool about the use of anti-Semitism to attack critics of his boss, Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne?
06/08/07: Open Letter to the Audit Committee of Overstock.com: About how Patrick Byrne’s vindictive smear campaign uses threats and anti-Semitism
06/04/07: Open Letter to the Audit Committee of Overstock.com: Patrick Byrne denies using private eyes
06/03/07: Memo to Judd Bagley: Director of Communications at Overstock.com – About Threats on AntiSocialMedia.net
05/30/07: Open Letter to the Audit Committee of Overstock.com: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and actions of Patrick Byrne and others
05/25/07: Why are people distancing themselves from Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne?
05/17/07: To Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: More Questions about the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
05/16/07: To Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com – Did you comply with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
05/15/07: Overstock.com: A Copy of its Code of Business and Professional Ethics
05/14/07: Overstock.com and Patrick Byrne: The Deception Continues
05/13/07: Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com Cannot Answer a Simple Question
05/12/07: To Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Stop Deflecting and Start Answering Questions
05/09/07: Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com, receives SEC subpoena
05/03/07: Is Patrick Byrne, Overstock.com CEO, making false, misleading, and/or deceptive statements about the company’s financial issues?
04/25/07: Questions the Securities and Exchange Commission may ask Patrick Byrne (CEO of Overstock.com) in its investigation of (not “on”) Overstock.com
04/16/07: The Deceptions of Patrick Byrne (CEO of Overstock.com) and Judd Bagley (Director of Social Media at Overstock.com)
04/04/07: Don’t Mess with Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne
01/17/07: Sam E. Antar and Judd Bagley from Overstock.com Communicate on DealBreaker Blog
01/15/07: Overstock.com: An Arsenal of Intimidation and Fear