Former IRS employee charged in $2.1 million Exxon Mobil tax credit theft attempt in Utah
A former IRS employee was charged in Utah federal court for allegedly trying to steal $2.1 million in tax credits…
Former Facebook and Nike diversity manager gets 5 years in prison for $5 million fraud
A former diversity manager at Facebook and Nike was sentenced to five years and three months in prison for stealing…
Guo Wengui chief of staff Yvette Wang pleads guilty to $1 billion fraud conspiracy in New York
The chief of staff to controversial exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui pleaded guilty in New York on Friday to a…
Trump claims he has $500 million cash, after his lawyers say he can’t get $454 million bond
Donald Trump on Friday claimed to have nearly half a billion dollars in cash — after his lawyers said he…
Trump can’t secure $454 million appeal bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say
Donald Trump does not have enough cash to obtain an appeal bond that would prevent New York’s attorney general from…
Former Trump company CFO Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in fraud trial
Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty Monday to perjury charges related to his testimony in the…
Harvard Business School grad’s Ponzi scheme swindled alums out of $2.9 million, New York attorney general says
A Harvard Business School graduate tricked his fellow alumni and associates into investing at least $2.9 million in a Ponzi…
Prison inmate led scheme swindling U.S. out of $550 million in Covid tax credits, feds say
A California prison inmate locked up on a gang-related murder conviction led a scheme that defrauded the U.S. government out…
How to avoid the top scam of 2023: The internet has ‘really supercharged’ it, expert says
Consumers lost a record $10 billion to fraud in 2023, and imposter scams were the most prevalent swindle, according to…
As online romance scams rise, banks ask for help to save victims billions
The banking industry is seeking help from the federal government and the social media industry to stop an escalating crisis…
