Jul 16 Watch Was Record Settlement Against Goldman Sachs a Good Deal for Company? Accused by the Securities Exchange Commission of civil fraud, Wall Street behemoth Goldman Sachs agreed this week to a record $550 million settlement, but did not admit to or deny the SEC's allegations. Jeffrey Brown speaks with experts about whether… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch News Wrap: Goldman Sachs Agrees to Settle Civil Fraud Charges In other news Thursday, Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $550 million to settle civil fraud charges brought by the SEC. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Supreme Court Limits Scope of White-Collar Fraud The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday to limit the definition of a federal fraud law. Jeffrey Brown talks with Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about what the ruling could mean for several well-known cases of white-collar crime. Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch News Wrap: 2 Americans Killed in Ongoing Violence in Afghanistan In other news Wednesday, the monthly U.S. death toll reached 30 Wednesday in Afghanistan when two Americans died in a roadside bombing. Also, the military in Kyrgyzstan tried to regain control of the southern city of Osh after days of… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Goldman Sachs Could Face Sanctions, Fines After SEC Fraud Charge The SEC charged powerful investment bank Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors in the runup to the subprime mortgage crisis. Jim Lehrer talks to a Washington Post reporter about the charges. Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch Former Regulator Talks Fraud and the Big Bank Getaway Paul Solman sits down with former bank regulator and author Bill Black as part of his continuing series of reports examining bank reform and the future of Wall Street. Continue watching
Nov 17 Obama Unveils Financial Fraud Task Force By Online DA President Obama issued an executive order Tuesday establishing a multi-agency task force to crack down on financial fraud. Continue reading
Nov 13 Madoff's 'Prisoner Watch' Among Items Set for Auction Block A trove of Bernard Madoff's belongings seized by U.S. Marshals from the Ponzi schemer's Manhattan penthouse and New York beach home are to set to go on sale Saturday in a government-run auction for victims of his fraud. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Madoff Accountant Pleads Guilty in Federal Court The consequences of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme continue to trickle down as his accountant pleaded guilty to criminal charges. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Nov 01 Karzai Challenger Withdraws from Runoff Vote Afghan President Hamid Karzai's main election challenger said Sunday that he will withdraw from a planned Nov. 7 runoff, casting new doubts on the legitimacy of the Afghan government as the Obama administration debates U.S. strategy in the region. Continue reading