cook-the-books

Costs will turn out to be many times the trillion bucks the CBO and its cook-the-books analysis showed, highly touted "savings" will turn out to be as mythical as phoenix eggs.

McConnell on health care report: 'hard not to say, I told you so' 2010

Mediterranean kiwi said ... bravo laurie for winning the language of baklava cook-the-books event!

The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber with Recipe for Jordanian Kofta and Yogurt Sauce (Ιορδανικό Γιαουρτλού Kεμπάπ) Laurie Constantino 2009

I think the obvious externality is cook-the-books rating agencies.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Two Views of Credit Default Swaps 2010

I think the obvious externality is cook-the-books rating agencies.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Two Views of Credit Default Swaps 2010

It was a cook-the-books way to maximize shareholder value and corporate bonuses not unlike Japan in the eighties (real estate) and now China (real estate).

Culprits of the Collapse – #3 James Cayne 2008

When even your "risk manager" is helping a company cook-the-books hiding losses, or not spot-checking some of the "AAA" rated junk mortgage packages ...

digg.com: Stories / Popular 2009

He resigned his CEO post, forced out by his board in an apparent effort to reduce the negative fallout they expect when New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and the SEC reveal findings into yet another Greenberg "cook-the-books" episode.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008