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College Scandal Sentencing Highlights Old-Fashioned Payments Fraud
College Scandal Sentencing Highlights Old-Fashioned Payments Fraud
September 13, 2019  |  Legal

Payments and commerce fraud comes in a variety of rancid flavors and uses a variety of tactics, many of them increasingly sophisticated, mobile and digital....

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Spain’s High Court Formally Investigating BBVA
Spain’s High Court Formally Investigating BBVA
July 30, 2019  |  Banking

Spain’s High Court announced that BBVA is now under formal investigation related to an alleged spying case. The anti-corruption public prosecutor made the request for...

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Brazil Bribery Charges Cost Walmart $282M
Brazil Bribery Charges Cost Walmart $282M
June 20, 2019  |  Legal

Walmart will pay a total of $282 million to settle with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on charges...

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Bank of Chicago CEO Indicted For Bribing Manafort
Bank of Chicago CEO Indicted For Bribing Manafort
May 23, 2019  |  Legal

Stephen Calk, the founder of the Federal Savings Bank of Chicago, a mortgage lender and a former economic adviser to President Trump’s 2016 campaign, has...

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College Admissions Scandal Now Alleges Money Laundering
College Admissions Scandal Now Alleges Money Laundering
April 10, 2019  |  Legal

Federal prosecutors have hit actress Lori Loughlin, her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and 14 other parents with additional charges related to the college admissions bribery case....

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Department Of Justice Accuses Globvision CEO Raul Gorrin Of Bribery
Department Of Justice Accuses Globvision CEO Raul Gorrin Of Bribery
November 20, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Justice Department has accused Raul Gorrin, the owner of Globvision, the Venezuelan television channel and Seguros La Vitalicia, the insurance firm, for bribing...

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Department Of Justice Announces Indictments In 1MDB Fund Scheme
Department Of Justice Announces Indictments In 1MDB Fund Scheme
November 01, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday (November 1) a three-count criminal indictment charging two individuals in a conspiracy to launder billions of dollars embezzled from...

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Latvian Defense Ministry Says Corruption Allegations Are Fake News
Latvian Defense Ministry Says Corruption Allegations Are Fake News
February 21, 2018  |  International

The Latvian Defense Ministry is contending that corruption allegations — which resulted in the suspension of a central bank governor on Tuesday (Feb. 20) —...

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Latvia’s Central Bank Rocked By Bribery, North Korean Sanction Violations
Latvia’s Central Bank Rocked By Bribery, North Korean Sanction Violations
February 20, 2018  |  International

Latvia’s banking system is facing more issues. Not only did one bank have to request emergency support after U.S. officials accused it of helping to...

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