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GE Accused Of $38B Accounting Fraud
B2B Payments // August 16, 2019

General Electric has been targeted in accusations of massive accounting fraud by the whistleblower that called out Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, reports in CNBC said on Thursday (Aug. 15). According to reports, whistleblower and forensic accountant Harry Markopolos published a report accusing GE of financial...

Deutsche Bank AML Probes Now Reach The US
Security & Fraud // June 20, 2019

Deutsche Bank has been implicated in a criminal probe for failing to follow money laundering laws, according to a report by The Financial Times. The report is connected to a whistleblower named Tammy McFadden who was a compliance officer and worked in Jacksonville, Florida for...

Rep. Maxine Waters Implores CFPB Employees To Report Wrongdoing
Regulation // February 25, 2019

California Representative Maxine Waters has written an open letter to employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and urged them to provide information and assistance from inside the organization, according to reports. “If, in the course of your work, you are a witness to...

Wirecard Said Investigation Found No Wrongdoing
Security & Fraud // February 04, 2019

Wirecard disclosed Monday (February 4) that based on an investigation by an external law firm it has found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by any employees.  Wirecard tapped Rajah & Tann, the law firm, to handle the inquiry. According to a report in Reuters citing the company,...

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Madoff Whistleblower Has GE On The Defense

August 19, 2019
Boston-based General Electric (GE) is defending itself against accounting fraud alleged by the same whistleblower who called out Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. 19). Fraud investigators are accusing GE of failing to set aside funds to offset $29 billion in potential insurance losses and also charge that the company did not […]

Deutsche Bank AML Probes Now Reach The US

June 20, 2019
Deutsche Bank has been implicated in a criminal probe for failing to follow money laundering laws, according to a report by The Financial Times. The report is connected to a...

Rep. Maxine Waters Implores CFPB Employees To Report Wrongdoing

February 25, 2019
California Representative Maxine Waters has written an open letter to employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and urged them to provide information and assistance from inside the organization,...

Wirecard Said Investigation Found No Wrongdoing

February 04, 2019
Wirecard disclosed Monday (February 4) that based on an investigation by an external law firm it has found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by any employees.  Wirecard tapped Rajah & Tann,...