Tag: corporate crime
Military shipbuilder Austal says investigation settlement in best interest of company
MOBILE, Ala. -- Executives with military shipbuilder Austal said settling an accounting fraud investigation, which included an agreement to pay a $24 million...
Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison, fined $3M for money laundering
PHOENIX -- Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison and fined $3...
French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport, French media report
NICE, France -- The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport, French media reported Sunday. Pavel...
Ex-congressional candidate and FTX executive's romantic partner indicted on campaign finance charges
NEW YORK -- A one-time candidate for Congress in New York was arrested Thursday on charges that she schemed with her domestic partner,...
Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this week to halt...
Boeing's new CEO visits factory that makes the 737 Max, including jet that lost door plug in flight
A new chief executive takes over at Boeing on Thursday, and he plans to walk the floor of the factory near Seattle that...