Between being investigated for fraud by U.S. attorneys in New York, and being sued by shareholders seeking millions in lost investment dollars, it's been a bad couple of months for U.S. Technologies CEO Gregory Earls.

• Author: Threadgill, Susan
• Position: Who's Who

Between being investigated for fraud by U.S. attorneys in New York, and being sued by shareholders seeking millions in lost investment dollars, it's been a bad couple of months for U.S. Technologies CEO Gregory Earls. Earls's name hit The New York Times' front page in November, when it was revealed that William Webster, who had been appointed head of the government's new Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, had headed U.S. Technologies audit committee. Webster later followed Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt--who had promoted Webster's appointment to...