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Write-Offs: 9.10.15

Commerce official didn't know you're not supposed to use work computers for porn; Brazil sinks; Tough road for DOJ to prosecute Wall Street execs; "Man Cited For Driving 112 MPH On Way To Traffic Court"; and more.
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$$$Challenges Remain for Justice Dept. in Prosecuting Executives [Dealbook]

$$$Japan Post launches IPO to raise $11.5bn [FT]

$$$Commerce official’s family used government computers for porn [NYP]

$$$Brazil markets sink as S&P cuts sovereign to junk [Reuters]

$$$See Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer as Bernie and Ruth Madoff in HBO's The Wizard of Lies [VF]

$$$Cops Bust Man For Battery Over Doritos [TSG]

$$$Exclusive: Peltz's Trian fund suffers brutal August decline [Reuters]

$$$NFL’s Money Machine Never Blinks [WSJ]

$$$Why the Latest Economic Data Should Make You Relieved [Bloomberg]

$$$Man Cited For Driving 112 MPH On Way To Traffic Court [HP]

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