Takeover Bid of Fortune 500 Company was a Sham, SEC claims
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Melville ten Cate, a U.S. citizen residing abroad, with fraud stemming from his allegedly phony offer to...
Former Coal Company VP Charged with Foreign Bribery, Money Laundering and Wire Fraud
A former coal company executive was arrested today on charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), laundering funds, and receiving kickbacks as...
Tech Company Employees, Family and Friends Charged in $1M Scheme in California
SEC Charges Seven California Residents in Insider Trading Ring
Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced insider trading charges against three software...
Women’s History Month Event: SEC to Host Free Virtual Financial Fraud Webinar
Washington D.C. — On March 29, 2022 at 7 p.m. ET the Securities and Exchange Commission’s New York Regional Office, in coordination with Alpha...
FBI crime report released: Victims lost $6.9b to internet-enabled scams in 2021
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual report.
The 2021 Internet Crime Report (pdf) includes information from 847,376 complaints of suspected internet crime—a 7%...
FTC: Reports of romance scams hit record highs in 2021
Online dating can be a great way to find lasting love – or even your next fling. But reports to the FTC suggest it...
DTLA residents arrested in connection with COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
Los Angeles – Two downtown Los Angeles residents were arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging they fraudulently obtained more than $300,000 – and...
Father and son convicted of COVID-19 PPP fraud
A federal jury in the Western District of North Carolina convicted two men this week for the submission of fraudulent loan applications seeking more...
New York man defrauds thousands of consumers in direct-mail cash prize scheme
Three Defendants Have Pleaded Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy
A New York resident has pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of New York to participating in...
Adam Rogas raised $123M from investors using phony financial statements
Adam Rogas Raised $123 Million From Investors Using Financial Statements That Showed Tens of Millions of Dollars of Revenue and Assets that Did Not...