Securities fraud

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…

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Rudy Giuliani’s New York law license was revoked on Tuesday amid allegations that he assisted former President Donald Trump’s failed…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