Librarian accused of conning Bain

The Boston Herald seems to be suprised a former Bain & Co. librarian was indicted yesterday on charges she cheated the high-powered Boston consulting firm out of $800,000. “The nation’s white-collar crime wave has featured an array of villains, from jet-setting executives to crooked accountants. Now you can add the corporate librarian to the list of alleged fraudsters.

Giving new meaning to the term “corporate research,” the 31-year-old librarian is said to have tricked Bain executives into shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars over six years for phony research reports.