Archive for the ‘fraud’ Category

Iraq and the missing $190 million: the Waxman letter

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Fraud and theft is thriving in Iraq/ Some $190 million has gone missing in Iraq through fraud and improper payments.

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FBI steps up on mortgage fraud

Friday, June 13th, 2008

The FBI has pulled agents off financial crimes cases so that they can concentrate on subprime mortgage fraud. Further evidence that the subprime crisis is bigger than anyone expected

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FBI reports: fraud cases are up

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

The FBI reports that corporate fraud cases are on the rise

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FBI reports: fraud cases are up

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

The FBI reports that corporate fraud cases are on the rise

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BAE-Saudi appeal

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

In Britain, the Serious Fraud Office announces that it will appeal against the High Court ruling that said it acted "unlawfully" when it dropped investigations into alleged bribery corruption involving BAE Systems and Sauid Arabia

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Corporate fraud surges

Friday, April 18th, 2008

FBI director Robert Mueller says Americans are more corrupt with corporate fraud cases surging

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Fraud and IPOs

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

what’s the relationship between fraud and IPOs?

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Biovail’s fraud and SOX

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Drugmaker Biovail’s $10 million settlement with the SEC to settle fraud charges makes fascinating reading and tells us that Sarbanes-Oxley did not stop fraud.

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Confidence tricks

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Is there a link between fraud and overconfidence? Are over-optimistic executives more likely to commit fraud? Certainly seem to be the case according to new research.

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Easing up on fraud enforcement

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

The latest figures from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) show there has been a steep decline in efforts from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, Postal Service and Internal Revenue Service in fighting white collar crime.

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