Crime, Background Checks, Foul-Play, Fraud And Investigations

Architect of Mortgage Fraud and Real Estate Investment Fraud Schemes Pleads Guilty7thSpace Interactive (press release)Patricia Morgen pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco yesterday to wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Joseph P. ...Calif. woman pleads guilty to defrauding investorsThe Associated Pressall 80 news articles »  

ICAP Securities Settles SEC Fraud Suit for $25 MillionFOXBusinessThe regulator has also charged five brokers from ICAP, as well as two senior executives at the firm for assisting in the “flash” trading fraud, ...ICAP Agrees to Pay $25 Million In SEC Fraud CaseSecurities Industry News (subscription)SEC Charges New Century Officers with FraudInside Mortgage FinanceICAP: Unit To Pay $25.0M Settlement To SECWall Street JournalThe Associated Press...  

WebCPAErnst & Young settles charges in Bally Total Fitness fraudChicago TribuneThe Ernst & Young partners audited Bally from 2001 to 2003 and failed to find and report fraud despite the fact that Ernst & Young had previously identified ...E&Y in $8.5m US accounting fraud settlementFinancial TimesErnst & Young to pay $8.5 mln to settle SEC chargesReutersE&Y paying $8.5M to settle SEC chargesThe Associated PressAm Law Litigation Dailyall 177...  

El Paso Ex-Traders Sentenced in FraudWall Street JournalThe defendants were convicted of conspiracy, false reporting and wire fraud after participating in the submission of misleading figures to energy-industry ...Energy Company Executive, Traders Sentenced in Texas7thSpace Interactive (press release)Prison for 3 former El Paso Corp. tradersThe Associated PressEl Paso gas traders get more than 10 years in jailReutersHouston Chronicleall 85...  

WNCTFederal Hate Crime Cases at Highest Level Since '01New York TimesThomas E. Perez, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, said the department brought more federal hate crime cases this year than in any ...Hate Crime Cases at Highest Rate Since 2001Politics Daily (blog)2009 saw most federal hate crime cases since 2001The Associated PressTancredo isn't alone in recent push for hate crimes prosecutionsThe Colorado...  

Sun Prairie woman accused of mortgage fraudPierce County HeraldShe's accused of engaging in mortgage fraud in 2006 and 2007. Prosecutors say she submitted false income tax returns to a Madison bank while she was ...Wis. woman accused of $3.3 million bank fraudThe Associated PressWisconsin Tax Preparer Charged in Mortgage Fraud Scheme7thSpace Interactive (press release)Sun Prairie woman arrested in $3.3 million bank fraudWisconsin State...