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SEC says prominent Georgia Republican bank boss defrauded 300 investors in $140 million Ponzi scheme
Finance

SEC says prominent Georgia Republican bank boss defrauded 300 investors in $140 million Ponzi scheme

By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
July 11, 2025
Marco Rubio
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How a deepfake of Marco Rubio exposed the alarming ease of AI voice scams

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July 10, 2025
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker sentenced to 2 years for role in $4.5 billion scheme to ransack Malaysian 1MDB state investment fund
Finance

Ex-Goldman Sachs banker sentenced to 2 years for role in $4.5 billion scheme to ransack Malaysian 1MDB state investment fund

By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
May 30, 2025
Trump to pardon ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ stars convicted in 2022 of tax evasion and conspiring to defraud banks of over $30 million
Politics

Trump to pardon ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ stars convicted in 2022 of tax evasion and conspiring to defraud banks of over $30 million

By Will Weissert and The Associated Press
May 28, 2025
California man who tried to evade arrest by crossing lake with an underwater scooter pleads guilty in $35 million investment fraud scheme
Finance

California man who tried to evade arrest by crossing lake with an underwater scooter pleads guilty in $35 million investment fraud scheme

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May 16, 2025
Celsius Network founder sentenced to 12 years in prison after prosecutor dubs him a predator who ‘preyed on hope’
Companies

Celsius Network founder sentenced to 12 years in prison after prosecutor dubs him a predator who ‘preyed on hope’

By Larry Neumeister and The Associated Press
May 9, 2025
Frank founder Charlie Javice ginned up 3.8 million fake accounts and repeatedly lied to JPMorgan to close $175 million deal, prosecutor says
Finance

Frank founder Charlie Javice ginned up 3.8 million fake accounts and repeatedly lied to JPMorgan to close $175 million deal, prosecutor says

By Larry Neumeister and The Associated Press
March 27, 2025
Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to overturn her fraud conviction
Leadership

Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to overturn her fraud conviction

By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press
February 25, 2025
Trump and Musk claim tens of millions of dead people are getting Social Security checks—but it’s not true
Politics

Trump and Musk claim tens of millions of dead people are getting Social Security checks—but it’s not true

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
February 19, 2025
JPMorgan set to relive ‘huge mistake’ at Javice fraud trial
Finance

JPMorgan set to relive ‘huge mistake’ at Javice fraud trial

By Bob Van Voris, Hannah Levitt and Bloomberg
February 18, 2025
Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, who stole $17 million from the LA Dodgers superstar, sentenced to 5 years in prison for bank and tax fraud
Finance

Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, who stole $17 million from the LA Dodgers superstar, sentenced to 5 years in prison for bank and tax fraud

By Amy Taxin and The Associated Press
February 7, 2025
Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in financial conspiracy case about collapsed startup
Leadership

Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in financial conspiracy case about collapsed startup

By Jennifer Peltz and The Associated Press
December 17, 2024
Vietnam property tycoon facing death penalty for $27 billion fraud appeals life sentence in separate money-laundering case
Finance

Vietnam property tycoon facing death penalty for $27 billion fraud appeals life sentence in separate money-laundering case

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December 12, 2024
Celsius Network founder pleads guilty to fraud charges over collapse of crypto lending platform
Companies

Celsius Network founder pleads guilty to fraud charges over collapse of crypto lending platform

By Larry Neumeister and The Associated Press
December 4, 2024
Vietnam tycoon loses death penalty appeal in $27 billion fraud but court says it could spare her life if she returns 3/4 of stolen assets
Finance

Vietnam tycoon loses death penalty appeal in $27 billion fraud but court says it could spare her life if she returns 3/4 of stolen assets

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December 3, 2024

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