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Financial fraud

  • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
    Do Kwon
    Ex-crypto chief Do Kwon brought to New York to face fraud charges

    New indictment adds count of money laundering to case against Terraform Labs co-founder

    Do Kwon
  • Monday, 30 December, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    Should banks foot the bill for cyber scams?

    Governments, banks and tech companies disagree on who should cover losses from payment fraud

  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
    Serious Fraud Office UK
    UK Serious Fraud Office spent £16mn on botched Unaoil investigation

    Costs breakdown provided after prosecutor lost bid to block FT freedom of information request

    The Serious Fraud Office in central London
  • Monday, 23 December, 2024
    EY
    EY accused of helping UAE company defraud Spac investors

    Lawsuit alleges auditor played ‘pivotal role in a years’ long scheme’ at Brooge Energy

    EY’s offfices in London
  • Friday, 20 December, 2024
    Financial services
    JPMorgan, BofA and Wells sued over alleged payment fraud

    US regulator CFPB accuses big banks of failing to protect customers using Zelle

    A JPMorgan Chase branch in New York
  • Friday, 20 December, 2024
    Serious Fraud Office UK
    UK SFO charges five over collapse of law firm Axiom Ince

    Alleged offences include fraud, forgery and improper use of £60mn in client money

    The new logo of the serious fraud office in central London
  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
    WealthTek boss charged with £64mn fraud to fund ‘lavish lifestyle’

    FCA alleges John Dance used client funds to buy racehorses and a Newcastle nightclub

    The Financial Conduct Authority
  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
    HSBC Holdings PLC
    HSBC sued over scam failures by Australian regulator

    Bank accused of ‘widespread and systemic’ shortcomings in protecting customers

    A pedestrian walks past an HSBC bank branch in Sydney
  • Friday, 13 December, 2024
    London Capital & Finance
    Operators of London Capital & Finance’s Ponzi scheme liable for £180mn

    Judge makes order despite recognising it is highly unlikely defendants will be able to pay such large amounts

    Exterior of the Royal Courts of Justice in London
  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
    British hedge fund trader jailed in Denmark over ‘cum-ex’ tax fraud

    Sanjay Shah receives 12-year sentence for masterminding scheme that led to billions in refunds of non-existent tax payments

    Sanjay Shah
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Fintech
    UK fintech Stenn collapsed after Russia money laundering case drew scrutiny

    Passing reference in US criminal indictments prompted HSBC to probe transactions

    Greg Karpovsky
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    The Big Read
    Who should foot the bill for cyber scams?

    As payment fraud proliferates, governments, banks and tech companies disagree on who should cover consumer losses

    Photo montage showing a hand holding a smartphone with a dollar sign on the screen, surrounded by financial brand logos (Visa, Mastercard, Zelle) and warning symbols
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why does the EU’s fraud watchdog still lack access to the European parliament? Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: German-Russian tension on the high seas

    Ville Itälä
  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Rene Benko
    Italian prosecutors issue arrest warrant for Signa’s René Benko

    Nine people under house arrest or being sought for suspected malfeasance linked to property sector

    René Benko
  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Truong My Lan
    Vietnamese tycoon told to repay billions in fraud case to avoid death penalty

    Court rejects Truong My Lan’s appeal against death sentence over embezzlement

    Truong My Lan is seen attending her trial
  • Saturday, 23 November, 2024
    News in-depthUK banks
    Ex-Barclays chief John Varley pulled back into fight to clear bank’s name

    Financial Conduct Authority fined lender £50mn over 2008 emergency fundraising

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    Bill Hwang
    Archegos’s Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison

    Former Wall Street trader was convicted of fraud and manipulation in scheme that resulted in big losses for banks

    Bill Hwang arrives for his sentencing at court
  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    FTX Trading Ltd
    FTX co-founder Wang avoids prison after assisting in Bankman-Fried case

    Crypto exchange’s former chief technology officer credited by judge for swiftly helping prosecutors

    Gary Wang, co-founder and former chief technology officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, walking outside a federal court in New York.
  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    Italy arrests dozens over €520mn ‘mafia tax fraud’

    Luxury cars and boats among items seized over widespread VAT fraud scheme, says European prosecutor

    Guardia di Finanza
  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
    Serious Fraud Office UK
    Serious Fraud Office given extra funding to fight financial crime

    Money will be used to reform how the UK agency manages its cases and handles evidence

    The Serious Fraud Office
  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
    AstraZeneca PLC
    AstraZeneca’s top China executive detained by authorities

    Pharmaceutical group confirms four other current and ex-executives investigated, in addition to Leon Wang

    A general view shows AstraZeneca signage on a building in Shanghai
  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
    FTX Trading Ltd
    FTX’s engineering chief Nishad Singh spared prison time in fraud case

    Coder was one of several members of Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle to testify against their former boss at trial

    Nishad Singh exits court with Claire Watanabe
  • Thursday, 17 October, 2024
    Card fraud scourge prompts fresh call for social media action

    £570mn stolen in the first half of the year, says UK Finance

  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Why the UK is failing to catch up with fraudsters

    The UK must equip law enforcement to tackle increasingly sophisticated criminals and give victims confidence to report

    A person enters credit card details on their laptop
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
    Social media must do more to tackle payment fraud, says UK regulator

    Ministers urged to consider levy on tech groups to compensate victims of online scams

    David Geale
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