Tag: Fraud and false statements
Banks ask for help protecting customers from online romance scams
The banking industry is seeking help from the federal government and the social media industry to stop an escalating crisis that's costing Americans b [...]
Big Pharma takes on counterfeit drugs
In Las Vegas, Lazaro Hernandez was a flamboyant, jet-setting poker player shown in televised tournaments with stacks of colorful chips. But the casual [...]
How Innovation Refunds cashed in on the Employee Retention Credit
The Employee Retention Credit was intended to be a financial lifeline to small businesses struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic.The governm [...]
Why you’ve been getting so much Gmail spam about Yeti coolers
The Yeti logo is seen on a cooler for sale at the company's flagship store in Austin, Texas.Sergio Flores | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOver the past few [...]
Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather crypto scam lawsuit dismissed
Kim Kardashian attends the CFDA Fashion Awards in Manhattan, New York City, November 7, 2022.Andrew Kelly | ReutersA federal judge on Wednesday dismis [...]
Former MoviePass CEO charged in alleged fraud scheme
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesFormer executives at MoviePass and its parent company have been charged with fraud, according to a federal ind [...]
Accused fraudster Justin Costello has history of posing as billionaire and threatening cops, police say
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsJustin Costello yearbook photo"It's easy to be someone you're not, but hard to be yourself," Wisconsin teenager Ju [...]
Fake billionaire Justin Costello co-defendant settles SEC complaint
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsFBI Poster for Justin CostelloFBIThe Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to settle a civil lawsuit again [...]
Lafarge Cement to plead guilty for bribing ISIS as terror group killed Westerners
A view of a Lafarge Cement plant is seen in Paris, France on September 8, 2021.Julien Mattia | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesLafarge Cement has agreed [...]
Nikola NKLA founder Trevor Milton found guilty of fraud
Trevor Milton CEO of NikolaMassimo Pinca | ReutersTrevor Milton, the founder and former chairman and CEO of electric heavy truck maker Nikola, was fou [...]
FBI found gold, cash on fake billionaire fugitive Justin Costello
Prosecutors on Tuesday asked a California federal judge to jail without bail a recent fugitive accused of a brazen $35 million fraud that involved him [...]
$100 million NJ deli case: Defendants plead not guilty
Your Hometown Deli in Paulsboro, N.J.Google EarthCAMDEN, N.J. – Two men charged in an alleged stock-manipulation scheme involving a small-town New Jer [...]
Man claimed to be billionaire, Harvard MBA, Iraq vet in financial fraud
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsA fugitive charged with an audacious $35 million fraud — in which he allegedly told investors he was a hedge fund [...]
Man claimed to billionaire, Harvard MBA, Iraq vet in financial fraud
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsA fugitive charged with an audacious $35 million fraud — in which he allegedly told investors he was a hedge fund [...]
New York sues Donald Trump, Trump Organization for fraud
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday sued former President Donald Trump, the Trump Organization, three of his adult children, and othe [...]