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Economan Felled
Campus Report ^ | January 14, 2008 | Malcolm Kline

Posted on 01/14/2008 1:45:57 PM PST by bs9021

Economan Felled

by: Malcolm A. Kline, January 14, 2008

An economics professor at Charleston Southern University ran afoul of federal laws when he tried to go from macro to micro. “A former economist pleaded guilty Friday for his role in swindling investors out of an estimated $90 million, which authorities said he used to purchase a half-dozen homes, swanky cars and jewel-encrusted pens,” AP writer Bruce Smith reported in USA Today last October. “Al Parish, 50, admitted to two counts of fraud and lying to investigators.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: charleston; economist; fraud; scandal

1 posted on 01/14/2008 1:45:58 PM PST by bs9021
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To: bs9021
They should tack on 10 years for this picture, let alone calling himself "Economan".


2 posted on 01/14/2008 1:57:45 PM PST by OCC
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To: OCC

gees, anyone that would give their money to a guy dressed up in a psuedo superman suit deserves whatever they get...unbelievable.


3 posted on 01/14/2008 2:02:11 PM PST by Alright_on_the_LeftCoast
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To: OCC

someone should put that cigar out in his eye.


4 posted on 01/14/2008 2:08:07 PM PST by steel_resolve (If you can't stand behind our troops, then please stand in front...)
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To: steel_resolve

That’s the writer’s pic, not Economan’s.


5 posted on 01/14/2008 3:53:41 PM PST by bs9021 (facts speak loudly)
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To: bs9021

I stand by my comments!!


6 posted on 01/14/2008 7:24:43 PM PST by steel_resolve (If you can't stand behind our troops, then please stand in front...)
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