Dime Store Elon Musk Will Have To Do His Serial Innovating On Someone Else’s Turf
Nikola’s Trevor Milton isn’t successful enough to be able to make potentially untrue statements about his company on Twitter willy-nilly.
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Maybe Don’t Make Crypto Investment Decisions Based On Celebrity Endorsements
Just a thought, unless you’d like your actual money to buy someone else a Ferrari.
Well, Here’s One Way JPMorgan Became The Largest Distributor Of PPP Funds
Jamie Dimon’s not proud of it, but there it is.
The Only People Dumber Than The Victims Of This Cryptofraud Are Its Alleged Perpetrators
A presumably defrauded Hells Angel wants me to meet him in Switzerland. What, you think I shouldn’t go?
Geoffrey Berman Sure Was Bad At Turning Over Exculpatory Evidence
Luckily for (at least) one convicted hedge fund fraudster.
Prosecutors Sorry About Sending Defense Only A First Draft, Would Like To Keep Their Convictions, Please
Sure, the final version was way more damning to the hedge fund managers it helped send to jail, but, like, pretty please?
Wirecard May Have Laundered Money In Addition To Making It Up
While prosecutors are having a look around the place, you never know what might turn up.
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Someone Is Going To Jail For Florian Homm’s Crimes
Pity Todd Ficeto, for he is an American citizen. And also for the whole going to jail during the whole coronavirus thing.
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Seriously, Just Google The Guy Offering You 40,000% Returns
Chances are, he’s done it before—and those people didn’t get their $1 million a week, either.
Sinking Bank Throws Life Preserver To Drowning Fraudulent Payments Company
The inevitable Deutsche Bank-Wirecard hookup is nearly here.
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Supreme Court: Disgorgement Still A Thing, But Not As Much Of A Thing As SEC Would Like
The real winner here is John Roberts, who made everyone happy. Except Clarence Thomas.
Global Pandemic To Evolve Into Epidemic Of Fraud Lawsuits
When the going gets tough, those in a tough spot cheat, according to eager lawyers.
Redditor Learns Importance Of Diversification The Hard Way
He still thinks that putting it all on Luckin wasn’t crazy, just, uh, un-Luckin.
Turns Out Forging An Investor’s Signature Is More Than Just ‘Bad Judgment’
According to the SEC and Justice Department, it, along with other things, is fraud.
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Wells Fargo Not The Only Bank Ripping Off Poorer Drivers
Banco Santander’s a sixth of the way to matching Wells’ auto-loan sanctions.
SEC, Which Saw No Evidence Of Hedge Fund’s Fraud At First Glance, Sues Hedge Fund For Fraud
TCA Fund Management preferred the old, lazy, whistleblower-hating SEC.
Highland Capital Not Alone In Not Having To Pay Huge Judgments Against It
Alas, the former hedge fund’s not going to like this one as much as the others.
That Unsolicited WhatsApp Message Promising A Can’t-Miss Trading System From An Unsolicited Broker Is Probably Too Good To Be True
In fact, it’s almost certainly a scam, according to the CFTC. Who could imagine such a thing?
No, You Can’t Invest In Religious Hucksters Selling Fake Coronavirus Cures
But what a business model that would be!
SEC Accuses Private Equity Guy/Church Elder With Violating Third, Seventh, Eighth And Tenth Commandments
We’re not saying that Dionne Van Zyl is going to hell, but…
Hedge Fund Fraudster Sentenced To ‘Long Enough For People To Forget The Name You Were Dropping’ Years
It’s safe to say that boasting about managing the Genovese drug store fortune in 2032 will be even less of a draw to potential investors than it was in 2015.
Fund Manager Got Pre-Approval For All That Alleged Fraud And Self-Dealing, Fund Manager Says
Justice Barry Ostrager isn’t so sure.
So Maybe The SEC Does Need Whistleblowers’ Help?
One soon-to-be-defunct hedge fund was doing all sorts of allegedly improper accounting while the regulator watched.
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Bitcoin Mining Fraud Mastermind Had His Victims Pretty Well Pegged
Unfortunately for Brent Goettsche, the epithets apply to him as well.