Securities fraud

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani disbarred in New York after criminal indictments

Rudy Giuliani’s New York law license was revoked on Tuesday amid allegations that he assisted former President Donald Trump’s failed…

How thousands of Americans got caught in fintech’s false promise and lost access to bank accounts

When Natasha Craft first got a Yotta banking account in 2021, she loved using it so much she told her…

Financial crimes watchdog removes Turkey from money laundering ‘gray list’

The Financial Action Task Force, an international watchdog organization dedicated to combating money laundering and illicit cash flows, on Friday…

Fugitive ex-CEO of investment firm arrested on securities, wire fraud charges

A former investment company CEO who previously appeared as a paid contributor to CNBC was arrested on fraud charges after…

DOJ settles CityMD Covid fraud allegations for $12 million

Walgreens-backed CityMD will pay $12.04 million to settle Covid fraud allegations brought by the Department of Justice, the department announced…

U.S. ignored evidence major U.K. bank was helping fund sanctioned Iranian groups, whistleblower says

Recent documents submitted to a U.S. federal court allege that major British bank Standard Chartered helped finance sanctioned Iranian entities…

Epoch Times CFO Bill Guan is charged in alleged $67 million global money laundering scheme

The chief financial officer of conservative global news outlet The Epoch Times has been arrested and charged with leading a…

DOJ charges Chinese national with operating ‘world’s largest botnet’ that stole $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds

A global malware network responsible for the theft of $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds and tied to other crimes…

Former Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir says he’s ‘not involved in corrupt practices’

Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said he and his family members were not involved  in any “corrupt practices.” Last…

No ‘cop on the beat’: Why the SEC may deny new ether ETFs this month

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to make a key decision on approving ether exchange-traded funds next week.…