Securities fraud

Former top aide to New York Gov. Hochul charged with acting as foreign agent for China

A former top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was arrested Tuesday on federal criminal charges accusing her of…

Trump clemency recipient’s arrest draws attention of judge in old drug case

A New York federal judge has ordered U.S. probation officials to investigate the recent arrest of a convicted drug dealer…

New York drug dealer whose prison sentence Trump commuted arrested on assault charges

A convicted New York drug dealer and predatory lender who walked free from a 10-year federal prison sentence after it…

Former FTX exec Ryan Salame seeks to void guilty plea, says feds reneged on deal to end probe of his partner

Ryan Salame, a former top lieutenant at the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to void…

Cryptocurrency ‘pig butchering’ scam wrecks Kansas bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years

The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the…

Former New York Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud, identity theft

Former New York Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Long Island to committing wire fraud and…

Short seller Andrew Left surrenders on securities fraud charges in LA, due in court

The activist short seller Andrew Left surrendered in Los Angeles on Monday to face federal criminal securities fraud charges, a…

Short seller Andrew Left of Citron charged with fraud by prosecutors, SEC

Federal prosecutors have criminally charged the activist short seller and analyst Andrew Left with securities fraud related to allegedly using…

A Silicon Valley executive had $400,000 stolen by cybercriminals while buying a home. Here’s her warning

After a yearlong search, Rana Robillard was elated to learn she’d beaten three other bidders for a house in the…

Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy case dismissed, opening door to creditors pursuing collection

A New York federal bankruptcy judge on Friday in a scathing ruling dismissed the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection case of…