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about $5 million in "potentially improper payments", $32.1 million under a new settlement over the swindler's ties to Cohmad Securities Corp, sanctions violations and poor anti-money laundering controls, liable for helping underwrite more than $7.7 billion of mortgage-backed securities

Big Four accounting firms are so bad at catching fraud that they couldn't even catch a cold, LIA is now likely to seek permission from the Court of Appeal, Sarao is accused of 22 counts of wire fraud, commodities fraud, commodities manipulation and "spoofing" , federal judge upheld a block on creditors' ability to file lawsuits against the government of Puerto Rico

HSBC'S Swiss bank has been investigated in several countries, a ruling that could end up costing Armstrong $100 million, WV AG blasted Mylan NV's announced $465 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, legions of unwanted accounts for customers. school deliberately falsified attendance records and grades to receive about $32.8 million in federal funding.

whistle-blower working for one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies began sending anonymous tips about fraud and corruption, HUS grant not used for that purpose, found guilty of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud

Citigroup Inc. said Monday that it is cooperating with an industrywide investigation, Ormat exploited the resources of the United States Government in order to finance one of the most expensive geothermal boondoggles in history, $663 million judgment against Trinity — the largest in the history of the False Claims Act

alleged that Goldman had taken advantage of the lack of sophistication at the fledgling Libyan fund, state-run company's crumbling finances are causing operational disruptions, SEC reviewing key whistleblower provisions, will provide more than $277 million to victims of Madoff's Ponzi scheme, 15-2/3 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to defrauding friends, family and a charity out of more than $38 million

pledges to clean up the scandal-prone City of London, with bribery having turned into a "highly organised, almost professionalised, business, an anti-fraud measure whose extraordinary success is a timely reminder of what's possible, official corruption and loose living that is best described as "Lifestyles of the Venal and Disgraced."

Firms' compliance manuals and contracts will be scrutinized to ensure employee protection, accused the banks of conspiring with rivals to rig the Libor benchmark interest rate, alleged looting of Venezuela's state oil company in what may amount to one of the biggest asset seizures in U.S. history.

EpiPen won't answer this yes or no question, Robert Carey, attorney with Hagens Berman in Phoenix, AZ told the Northern California Record, legislation to ensure suppliers to the Union Army were not cheating the government, assist the IRS in identifying violations of tax law and collecting funds that might otherwise be lost to tax evasion

more than $83 million in profits as a result of bribe payments, Enron. Worldcom. The Madoff scandal. The mortgage meltdown. Now Wells Fargo, executive accused of participating in a fraudulent scheme involving a $3.5 billion currency transaction, A clever bank meets an unsophisticated customer with a huge pile of cash

criminal charges followed a civil lawsuit filed by SEC, a show of force on the part of the American legal system, Fight Between Goldman Sachs and Libyan Fund lawyer, a wild and bewildering ride, Employees are less likely to blow the whistle about corporate misconduct if they benefit from it, Financier Lynn Tilton is set to go on trial next week, submitting fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid claims

largest alleged fraud case in the state's history, The first federal whistleblower law was passed in 1778, dropping by almost 6% in one Asian trade, the Libyan Investment Authority is likely to appeal, Birkenfeld himself blew the whistle on his employer, the giant Swiss bank UBS, alleging they committed offences such as embezzlement and breach of trust

CFTC accuses Oystacher of manipulating the market on at least 51 trading days, Israeli-based Bank Leumi has agreed to pay $1.6 million and admit wrongdoing, "harassment" could be seen in court filings, program has "had a significant industry impact", "It is more than the budget of five Central American countries"

allegations it illegally conspired with other banks to fix silver prices, used deceptive income tax accounting to inflate earnings, Boston-based real estate entrepreneur was convicted on Monday, NY state investigation into whether the oil giant covered up its knowledge about climate change, market price of Bystolic is high because of the patent coverage - but the patent is (allegedly) invalid

The Supreme Court recently heard argument in Salman v. United States (No. 15-628), a case that may bring some clarity to one highly contested area of insider trading law. Whistleblowers looking to report information on insider trading to the SEC will benefit from a basic understanding of insider trading law leading up to Salman.

civil charges that it sought and received kickbacks from Abbott Laboratories, multiple schemes to defraud a multi-billion dollar United States foreign aid program, 18 Years for Funneling Millions in Grant Money to Private Companies, improper reporting of a significant amount of fake revenue, High fees paid to hedge fund managers whose strategies underperform

Navinder Singh Sarao could be sent to US within 28 days, a series of transactions that the fund claimed led to more than $1 billion in losses, Escobar related ruling, complaint claiming retaliation by Wells Fargo, "fantasy sports for stocks."

raised questions about Wells Fargo & Co's aggressive cross-selling in late 2014, Many visa-holders are vulnerable to entrapment in what some call a pseudo-slave-market regime that affects skilled and unskilled labor alike, SEC Enforcement Division filed a record 868 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2016

bowing to public outcry, 37-year-old will appear in a London court for his last chance to fight a ruling forcing him to be extradited, discusses the commission's work to seek reasonable checks and controls on trading firms, civil charges that it failed to properly safeguard material non-public information, scheme to fraudulently produce biofuels credits

Burlington submitted false claims & received overpayments, fraudulent methods to attract an investment of nearly $100 million, Most Ever Whistleblower Money Distributed in a Single Year, international investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering, a broad package of new rules, $200 million allegedly misused by the owner of Vermont ski resort