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Hagens Berman, the law firm that uncovered the emissions fraud scandal prior to the EPA's accusations, largest callback in the history of the auto industry, "industry-wide" concern about the way driver-assistance features were explained and advertised to customers

term refers to efforts by traders to create a false appearance of market interest, A dubious trade leads to a criminal trial for Europe's most important bank. Mortgage backed securities were "complete crap" and "utter complete garbage." , doesn't necessarily close the case, $14 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Automotive Group Of The Year: Hagens Berman, General Motors did not properly evaluate the likelihood of a recall occurring, apologized for breaching the trust of millions of customers, Model S collided with a truck while he was using its Autopilot system

Libor scandal, may bring legal heat in US, following &pound5.8bn legal settlement, potential impact on its financial statements of a defective ignition switch, Whistleblowers are telling the IRS, Execs Knew in 2010

Rejected by High Court, alleged effort to drive Libor down, over its handling of mortgage-backed securities, MedStar Ambulance fraudulently billed Medicare, brother and nephew arrested for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, after &pound671m bribery settlement

At the Detroit Auto Show last week, Volkswagen hoped to escape the present with a nod to the past, introducing a revamped version of its iconic flat-faced, boxy Microbus, the vehicle that shepherded the counterculture across the interstates some five decades ago. The bus's reincarnation is a battery-propelled, self-driving vehicle called ID Buzz.

Autonomous vehicles will become a challenge for cities and governments, resolves DOJ investigation, executives charged worked across multiple Volkswagen divisions, probe whether Fiat Chrysler had deceptively marketed its diesel-powered SUVs.

South Korea corruption scandal grows, gave low-risk ratings to the risky mortgage securities, improperly used separation agreements, Tax Cheats Beware, settlements with authorities in Britain, the U.S. and Brazil

Chilean chemicals and mining company Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) agreed to pay a criminal penalty of more than $15 million in connection with payments to politically-connected individuals in Chile in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department's Criminal Division.

for Overbilling Clients. Deutsche Bank paid more than$13.9b in fines and legal settlements since the start of 2008, ace charges of concealing safety data, cash, hotel expenses and the services of a prostitute from foreign defense contractor

widening influence-peddling scandal, enabling the investment firm to earn millions of dollars, Exxon misled consumers and investors, likely to be extradited unless they surrender voluntarily

Takata Corp is expected to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing, FCA accused by the U.S. government of using software that allowed excess diesel emissions, ever growing Takata air bag inflator recall, an independent monitor for three years to resolve diesel emissions cheating investigations.

US prosecutors have accused two relatives of Ban Ki-moon, the former UN secretary-general, of a bribery plot linked to Vietnam's tallest building and a South Korean company embroiled in a corruption scandal.

Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges on Wednesday against six Volkswagen executives for their role in the company's emissions scandal, troubled Japanese supplier announced new repair schedules for several million inflators currently under recall

U.S. prosecutors filed new criminal charges, If an investment fund never, ever, shows a loss, it's probably a fraud, whistleblowers in the so-called "Luxleaks" tax scandal, $2.5 million in bribes to facilitate the $800 million sale of a commercial building in Vietnam, failed to inform investors purchasing the bonds

to resolve its diesel emissions troubles and plans to plead guilty to criminal misconduct, investigators knew they were on the cusp of a rare feat: the arrest of an overseas corporate executive accused of wrongdoing.

HSBC failed to follow a U.S. regulator's orders, One of the longest running FCA cases, Ill-Advised Trip to U.S. Led to Arrest of Top VW Official, investment adviser featured in the best-seller "The Big Short" New York would ban "bad actors" from the banking and insurance industries in the state under legislation proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States, knew about emissions cheating two months before the scandal broke, GM's current iteration — known as New GM — should still be responsible for the conduct of its predecessor

charges that its Cadbury unit violated a federal anti-bribery law, Embraer's alleged violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, scheme to falsely inflate the value of securities in a bond fund, because a similar whistleblower lawsuit was pending in 2011 when it was filed

Whistleblower was employed at the company involved in the wrongdoing, How a Retired London Journalist Uncovered Massive Corruption Half a World Away, And Clayton's wife currently works for Goldman Sachs, caps a long-running spectacle that derailed Mr. Corzine's career