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Scandal Channel: Home Shopping Saga: From Dazzle of Success to Glare of Scrutiny

Number 12105
Subject Fraud
Source Wall Street Journal (New York)
State NY
Year 1993
Publication Date May 14
Summary The Wall Street Journal reports that Roy Speer, Home Shopping Network chairman, is at the center of a swirl of allegations that the company or some of its top executives took commercial bribes, held secret investments in suppliers, made hush-money payments, fired would-be whistle-blowers, and maybe even had mob ties
Category General
Pages 4
Keywords conspiracy conflict of interest lawsuits SEC Securities and Exchange Commission business Home Shopping Network IPO initial public offering Wall Street investors Liberty Media Corp.
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