fraud

Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to laundering money donated to build border wall

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

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.

$286 million in stolen pandemic loans recovered, according to U.S. Secret Service

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

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…

WATCH: Biden signs bills targeting COVID-19 fraud

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has signed legislation intended to curb fraud in pandemic relief programs.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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."…

WATCH: Federal officials testify on fraud prevention in small business loan programs

By Courtney Vinopal

Officials from the Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. Government Accountability Office will testify Oct. 1 about efforts to prevent fraud within federal programs set up to support small businesses affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Trial date set for Steve Bannon in fundraising fraud scam

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

A May 2021 trial date has been set for President Donald Trump's former chief strategist on charges that he cheated donors to a group seeking to fund a southern border wall.