Financial Fraud

Jim Chanos, wearing a blue shirt and dark suit, looks off to the side, brows furrowed.
AI

Forget the golden age of fraud, the billionaire investor who shorted Enron warns we might be in the ‘diamond or platinum level’ amid the AI boom

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Tom Hayes, the UBS trader who spent 5 years in prison unjustly convicted of rigging interest rates, describes what it’s like to be vindicated
Finance

Tom Hayes, the UBS trader who spent 5 years in prison unjustly convicted of rigging interest rates, describes what it’s like to be vindicated

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July 29, 2025
Sam Altman says financial industry faces a massive ‘fraud crisis’ as AI impersonates people’s voices to trick security
AI

Sam Altman says financial industry faces a massive ‘fraud crisis’ as AI impersonates people’s voices to trick security

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July 23, 2025
Damian Williams
Finance

Fake charity tycoon pleads guilty to siphoning millions from veterans and cancer patients

By Larry Neumeister and The Associated Press
September 10, 2024
The viral ‘Chase bank glitch’ is actually a crime and could land you in prison
Finance

The viral ‘Chase bank glitch’ is actually a crime and could land you in prison

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September 3, 2024
Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson tells jury he never schemed to con backers with phony financial statistics and forged contracts
Finance

Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson tells jury he never schemed to con backers with phony financial statistics and forged contracts

By Jennifer Peltz and The Associated Press
July 2, 2024
Bill Hwang, chief executive officer and founder of Archegos Capital Management,
Finance

Bathroom breaks were banned by Archegos boss accused of fraud, who allegedly ‘yelled’ at staff for stepping away while key stocks were moving 

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June 12, 2024
Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins
Commentary

I’m a whistleblower and have been called a snitch, rat, and traitor. What about hero?

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May 24, 2024
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan, in the center, looks on at a court in Ho Chi Minh city on April 11, 2024.
Finance

Vietnam’s ‘blazing furnace’ sees real estate mogul sentenced to death for $12 billion fraud. It’s the biggest eruption yet in Asia’s volcanic housing bust

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April 12, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried claims his autism spectrum disorder means he’s ‘uniquely vulnerable’ and shouldn’t go to prison for 100 years
Companies

Sam Bankman-Fried claims his autism spectrum disorder means he’s ‘uniquely vulnerable’ and shouldn’t go to prison for 100 years

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February 28, 2024
Trump calls business fraud trial a ‘disgrace’ as accountant testifies they didn’t verify accuracy of ‘any of the information’ from ex-president’s company
Finance

Trump calls business fraud trial a ‘disgrace’ as accountant testifies they didn’t verify accuracy of ‘any of the information’ from ex-president’s company

By Michael R. Sisak, Bobby Caina Calvan, Jennifer Peltz and The Associated Press
October 5, 2023
Caroline Ellison paid herself $22.5 million bonus around the time she estimated a more than $10 billion cash shortfall at FTX, lawsuit alleges
Tech

Caroline Ellison paid herself $22.5 million bonus around the time she estimated a more than $10 billion cash shortfall at FTX, lawsuit alleges

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July 21, 2023
Man at a computer.
Tech

Blockchain security firm accuses token of crypto rug pull resulting in $1.3 million in losses

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May 6, 2022
SEC Chair Gary Gensler
Tech

SEC nearly doubles size of crypto unit meant to protect investors

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May 3, 2022
‘Seductive charm’: There’s a surprising thread linking Ponzi, Madoff, and today’s brazen crypto scammers
Finance

‘Seductive charm’: There’s a surprising thread linking Ponzi, Madoff, and today’s brazen crypto scammers

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April 19, 2021

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