Economy Oct 03 Senate report finds increasing cases of fraud, scams on Zelle By Ken Sweet, Associated Press
Politics Sep 21 WATCH: Trump and his company sued for business fraud by New York attorney general New York’s attorney general sued Trump and his company for fraud on Wednesday, alleging they padded his net worth by billions of dollars by lying about the value of prized assets including golf courses, hotels and his homes at Trump… By Associated Press
Politics Sep 08 Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to laundering money donated to build border wall Former President Donald Trump's longtime ally Steve Bannon has pleaded not guilty to New York state charges of duping donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Nation Aug 26 $286 million in stolen pandemic loans recovered, according to U.S. Secret Service The U.S. Secret Service said Friday that it has recovered $286 million in fraudulently obtained pandemic loans and is returning the money to the Small Business Administration… By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Politics Aug 05 WATCH: Biden signs bills targeting COVID-19 fraud President Joe Biden has signed legislation intended to curb fraud in pandemic relief programs. By Chris Megerian, Associated Press
Jun 29 Lev Parnas, Giuliani’s former Ukraine fixer, gets 20 months in prison By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press An associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment investigation was sentenced Wednesday to a year and eight months in prison for fraud and campaign finance crimes. Continue reading
Mar 25 Rudy Giuliani associate pleads guilty to conspiracy charge By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press An associate of Rudy Giuliani has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge alleging that he defrauded investors in a company supposedly created to prevent people from being defrauded. Continue reading
Feb 01 WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on COVID-19 fraud and price gouging By News Desk The Senate Commerce committee held a hearing Tuesday on COVID-19 fraud and price gouging. Continue reading
Sep 07 Elizabeth Holmes’ trial to dissect downfall of a tech star By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press After the scandalous collapse of a company once valued at $9 billion, Holmes is heading into a San Jose, California, courtroom to defend herself against criminal allegations depicting her as the devious mastermind of a fraud that duped investors, former… Continue reading
Jul 09 2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K, watchdog finds By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The report by EPA's Office of Inspector General says former EPA chief of staff Ryan Jackson and former White House liaison Charles Munoz submitted "official timesheets and personnel forms that contained materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements."… Continue reading