Tag: fraud
Justice Department defends Boeing plea deal against criticism by 737 Max crash victims' families
DALLAS -- The Justice Department is defending a plea deal it struck with Boeing over planes that crashed and killed 346 people, saying...
SEC charges crypto firm NovaTech with fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing a crypto startup, NovaTech, for allegedly fraudulently raising more than $650 million from over...
Texas launches new investigation into Houston's power utility following deadly outages after Beryl
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas' attorney general launched an investigation Monday into Houston's electric utility over allegations of fraud and waste following Hurricane Beryl,...
US jury convicts Mozambique’s ex-finance minister Manuel Chang in ‘tuna bonds’ corruption case
NEW YORK -- Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang was convicted Thursday in a bribe conspiracy case that welled up from from his...
Vietnamese billionaire tycoon found guilty of defrauding stockholders, sentenced to 21 years
HANOI, Vietnam -- A prominent Vietnamese business tycoon was found guilty Monday of defrauding stockholders of nearly $150 million by falsely inflating the...
Montenegro court approves extradition of cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to native South Korea
FILE - Montenegrin police officers escort South Korean citizen, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, center, in Montenegro's capital Podgorica, March 23, 2024. A...