Tag: corporate crime
What's worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too
WASHINGTON -- One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes....
Archegos Capital founder convicted of securities fraud
NEW YORK -- The founder of Archegos Capital Management, a hedge fund that collapsed in 2021, was convicted Wednesday of securities fraud in...
Should gun store sales get special credit card tracking? States split on mandating or prohibiting it
Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can...
Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder
PANAMA CITY -- A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including...
Former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas arrested amid allegations of billions in fraud
The former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas, Miguel Gutierrez, was arrested Friday in Madrid, and stands accused of participating in a 25...
Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown
WASHINGTON -- Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping $2.7...