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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…

Trump Media sued by co-founders ahead of DWAC merger, potential setback for lucrative deal

Former President Donald Trump was accused in a lawsuit on Wednesday of trying to “drastically dilute” the value of stock…

Former New York cop charged with swindling investors in foreign exchange trading fund

A former New York City police officer was indicted for conspiracy to commit wire fraud after he allegedly lied to…

FTX fraudster Bankman-Fried seeks less than 7 year sentence, claims he is at risk of ‘harm and extortion’ in prison

Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried are asking a judge for a relatively short sentence like “junk bond king” Michael Milken instead…

Personal pilot for billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading scheme

A personal pilot for British billionaire investor Joe Lewis pleaded guilty Monday to securities fraud related to the same insider…

Manhattan DA seeks gag order on Trump ahead of hush money trial

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office on Monday asked a judge to impose a gag order on former President Donald Trump…

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…

Feds charge Japanese Yakuza leader with nuclear materials trafficking

Federal prosecutors in New York on Wednesday said they charged a Japanese Yakuza leader with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials…

Woman drops lawsuit against Leon Black alleging rape at Jeffrey Epstein mansion

A woman who had accused Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black of raping her at the New York mansion of…

Appeals court will rehear challenge to Nasdaq board diversity rule, putting mandate at risk

A federal appeals court agreed to rehear a challenge by two conservative groups to Nasdaq’s board diversity rule related to…