Tag: Corporate crime
4 US, UK Olympic contractors arrested for alleged drug use
TOKYO — Four U.S. and British men working for a power company contracted for the Olympics were arrested on suspicion of using cocaine, officials...
California men plead guilty in Florida to $1.3B fraud scam
MIAMI — Two more California men have pleaded guilty in South Florida for their roles in a $1.3 billion real estate fraud scheme that...
Trial to begin for suspended Georgia insurance commissioner
ATLANTA — More than two years after he was accused of defrauding his former employer of more than $2 million and indicted on federal...
UAW leader sentenced for role in racketeering scandal
DETROIT — The man who formerly oversaw a major region of United Auto Workers was sentenced to prison Tuesday for his part in a...
Feds dropping case against former Wilmington Trust execs
DOVER, Del. — After being dealt a stunning setback by an appeals court, federal prosecutors in Delaware have declined to retry four former executives...
Fugitive extradited to Turkey to face Ponzi scheme charges
ISTANBUL — A Turkish national on the run after allegedly embezzling money from thousands of people in a Ponzi scheme has been extradited to...
Vatican indicts 9 people in London real estate deal
The Vatican's criminal tribunal on Saturday indicted nine people and four companies on charges including extortion, abuse of office and fraud in connection with...
Watchdog subpoenas FirstEnergy info on payment to regulator
CLEVELAND — Ohio’s consumer utility watchdog is demanding that FirstEnergy Corp. share more information about $4.3 million that was paid to an attorney to...
TAKEAWAYS: Trump’s safe for now, but company’s in hot water
NEW YORK — With Thursday's arraignment of Donald Trump's company and his longtime finance chief on tax fraud charges, New York authorities...
Tax law experts see ‘strong’ case against Trump Org. CFO
NEW YORK — Companies give perks to their employees all the time. Many top executives at Fortune 500 companies have access to a corporate...