All posts tagged "fraud"

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  Top aide of Brazil’s Temer resigns amid corruption scandal

  RIO DE JANEIRO — A top adviser to embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer has resigned after being accused of being the middleman in an illegal campaign finance scheme. Jose Yunes denies any wrongdoing in the resignation letter...

  • Posted December 14, 2016
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  Menendez files to have Supreme Court hear corruption case

  NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider his motion to dismiss a corruption indictment against him. See Also: Appeals court won’t toss charges against US Sen. Menendez The longtime...

  • Posted December 14, 2016
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  Ex-Valeant, Philidor Execs Charged with Fraud, Conspiracy

  Federal prosecutors are filing criminal charges against former executives of Valeant Pharmaceuticals and a mail-order pharmacy it helped to establish as the backlash against skyrocketing drug prices grows. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan on Thursday released...

  • Posted November 17, 2016
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  House lawmakers heap blistering criticism on Wells Fargo CEO

  WASHINGTON — Angry lawmakers heaped another round of blistering criticism on Wells Fargo’s CEO, pressing Thursday for details about what senior managers knew about allegedly illegal sales practices and when any concerns were disclosed. Chief Executive John Stumpf,...

  • Posted September 29, 2016
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  Pending high court decision, Menendez trial set for 2017

  NEWARK, N.J.- A New Jersey judge has set a September 2017 trial date for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez on bribery and fraud charges. Judge William Walls set the Sept. 6, 2017, trial date for the Democrat during...

  • Posted September 28, 2016
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  UK Serious Fraud Office Launches Criminal Probe into Airbus

  LONDON – Britain’s Serious Fraud Office is investigating allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption in the civil aviation business of Airbus Group. The European aircraft maker says in a statement released Sunday it has been informed of...

  • Posted August 8, 2016
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  Prepa Warns Customers of Fraudulent Billing Schemes

  SAN JUAN – The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (Prepa) customer service director, Carmen Flores Torres, warned customers to ignore any phone call asking to make a payment to the public utility through unauthorized methods. The official...

  • Posted August 6, 2016
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  Interpol Arrests Nigerian Accused in $60 Million Cybercrime

  LAGOS, Nigeria – A Nigerian accused of scamming $60 million from companies around the world through fraudulent emails has been arrested after months of investigation, Interpol and Nigeria’s anti-fraud agency said Monday. One target paid out $15.4...

  • Posted August 1, 2016
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  Argentina Judge Orders Cash Seized from Fernandez’s Daughter

  Her safe deposit boxes contain more than $4.6 million

  • Posted July 16, 2016
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  Two Venezuelans Wanted Abroad Swindle Local Company out of $7.8 million

  Sell Betteroads Asphalt 100,000 barrels of product that does not exist

  • Posted June 27, 2016