Corporate crime
Judge dismisses Trump federal lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James over her probe of business
Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference announcing a class action lawsuit against big tech companies at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 07, 2021 in Bedminster, New Jersey. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A judge on Friday dismissed a federal lawsuit by former President Donald Trump that […]
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Google hit by second UK antitrust probe into online ad dominance
The entrance to Google’s U.K. offices in London. Olly Curtis | Future Publishing | via Getty Images The U.K.’s competition regulator has opened a fresh investigation into Google, taking aim at the company’s role in the advertising technology market. It’s the second major antitrust probe to target Google’s ad practices in the U.K. The Competition […]
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‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli released from federal prison and into New York halfway house
Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli departs the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, August 3, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Getty Images Notorious “Pharma bro” fraudster Martin Shkreli was released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Wednesday and into a U.S. Bureau of Prisons halfway house […]
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Grand jury that will probe Trump on Georgia election meddling is seated
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally for Republican U.S. senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, ahead of their January runoff elections to determine control of the U.S. Senate, in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The special grand jury that will help investigate former President Donald Trump for possible […]
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EU regulator accuses Apple of restricting rivals’ access to payment tech
CEO of Apple Tim Cook attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 94th Oscars at the The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on March 27, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Europe’s antitrust regulator accused Apple of restricting rivals’ access to its payment technology, […]
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Archegos owner Bill Hwang, former CFO Patrick Halligan charged with fraud
Archegos Capital Management owner Bill Hwang and its former chief financial officer, Patrick Halligan, were arrested Wednesday in connection with the implosion of the family office last year. The men are expected to appear in Manhattan federal court later Wednesday, and are being charged with racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud, according to a […]
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DOJ announces $150 million in Covid health fraud, bogus vaccination prosecutions nationwide
Signage is seen at the United States Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C., August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced criminal charges against two people in California in a scheme that allegedly made $144 million in false and fraudulent health claims to federal programs for unnecessary […]
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2 men accused of impersonating DHS agents hit with weapons charges in new indictment
Arian Taherzadeh, sketch from detention hearing for the two men charged with impersonating DHS agents. Source: Bill Hennessy Two Washington, D.C., men accused of impersonating federal agents were hit with weapons charges Tuesday in a new grand jury indictment. The men, Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and 35-year-old Haider Ali, previously were charged in a criminal complaint […]
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How companies like Amazon, Nike and FedEx avoid paying federal taxes
The current United States tax code allows some of the biggest company names in the country to not pay any federal corporate income tax. In fact, at least 55 of the largest corporations in America paid no federal corporate income taxes on their 2020 profits, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The […]
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Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng convicted in U.S. court in 1MDB case
Roger Ng, a former banker for Goldman Sachs Group Inc., left, exits from federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Monday, May 6, 2019. Wes Bruer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng was convicted by a U.S. jury on Friday of corruption charges related to his […]
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