Securities fraud

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani raises less than $1 million from 13 donors in legal defense fund

Rudy Giuliani was able to raise less than $1 million from just 13 donors, among them his friends and a…

Judge refused to let Binance founder Zhao travel to UAE despite his offer to use equity as security

A federal judge last month rejected a request by Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao to travel to his home in…

British billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading, securities fraud

British billionaire Joseph Lewis pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York federal court to securities fraud related to insider trading. Lewis’…

Trump loses attorney Joe Tacopina as porn star hush money trial looms

Joseph Tacopina has withdrawn as a lawyer for Donald Trump in two major cases facing the former president, one of…

AG wants Trump banned from New York real estate business for life, fined $370 million in fraud case

The New York attorney general on Friday asked a judge to ban former President Donald Trump from the state’s real…

Former Swiss finance executive pleads guilty to tax evasion scheme that hid $60 million

WASHINGTON — A former Swiss finance executive pled guilty in New York federal court on Thursday to conspiring to defraud…

Man pleads guilty in stock fraud case involving $100 million New Jersey deli

A North Carolina ex-convict pleaded guilty to securities fraud in connection with conspiring to manipulate the stock of a company…

U.S. swaps Maduro ally for ‘Fat Leonard’ in Venezuela prisoner exchange

The United States on Wednesday released from jail an accused money launderer close to Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in exchange…

Feds raided Rudy Giuliani’s home and office in 2021 over Ukraine suspicions, unsealed papers show

A 2021 federal raid on Rudy Giuliani’s home and office was spurred by suspicions that the former New York City…

U.S. Bank fined $36 million for freezing unemployment debit cards during Covid-19 pandemic

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday announced it has fined U.S. Bank nearly $21 million for cutting…