Tag: Fraud and Corporate Crime
Couple granted bail over Nigerian fraud scam charges
A Sunshine Coast couple has been granted bail on charges relating to a multi-million-dollar Nigerian fraud scam.[MORE]
Police warn of cheap plasma TV scam
Police are warning that north-west Victorians are being targetted by a scam offering cheap plasma televisions.[MORE]
Stocks plummet over 'India's Enron'
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Indian stocks plummet in response to a financial scandal at one of the country's major corporations.[MORE]
Scam victims became complicit in fraud: police
A Sunshine Coast couple have been charged with fraud after allegedly starting out as victims of the same scam. [MORE]
Prosecutors seek pre-trial jail for Madoff
US prosecutors have asked a judge to imprison financier Bernard Madoff, saying he has violated his bail as he awaits trial on charges that he operated a massive Wall Street fraud.[MORE]
Statue thieves teach Madoff a lesson
Thieves who stole a statue from the home of alleged fraudster Bernard Madoff have returned it undamaged but with a note attached.[MORE]
Accountant charged over alleged $282,000 fraud
A Sydney accountant will face court today charged with fleecing his client of $282,000.[MORE]
Fitzgibbon dismisses Defence fraud claims
The Federal Government says there is an adequate level of scrutiny of the way Defence personnel use a taxpayer-funded credit card, despite reports of misuse.[MORE]
Shoppers warned about Christmas sales fraud
Consumers are being warned to be careful with their personal financial details during the Boxing Day sales.[MORE]
Investment manager commits suicide in Madoff fallout
Authorities believe a French investment manager who put $2 billion dollars of clients' money in the hands of accused swindler Bernard Madoff has killed himself in his New York office. [MORE]
Sydney man charged with $6.8 million bank fraud
New South Wales police say they have arrested and charged a 39-year-old Sydney man with defrauding a foreign exchange bank of millions of dollars.[MORE]
Singapore Airlines to defend ACCC price fixing claim
Singapore Airlines says it will defend allegations it engaged in an international price fixing cartel.[MORE]
Madoff agrees to extension of asset freeze
Bernard Madoff, the Wall Street investment adviser accused of running a $73 billion securities fraud, has agreed to the extension of court orders freezing his assets and appointing a receiver for his firm, according to court documents.[MORE]
Three jailed over $150m superannuation conspiracy
Three Sydney men have been sentenced to a maximum of five years in jail for conspiracy which nearly succeeded in defrauding $150 million from the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme.[MORE]
Conwoman Harris gets five years' jail
Notorious conwoman Jody Harris has been sentenced to more than five years in jail for a 2006 fraud spree.[MORE]
No misconduct charges for former bureaucrat: DPP
Queensland's Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has decided charges should not be laid against a former senior government bureaucrat who was accused of official misconduct.[MORE]
Illinois Governor clings to office
The Illinois Supreme Court has denied a request that embattled Governor Rod Blagojevich be temporarily removed from office amid charges he tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama's former US Senate seat.[MORE]
Madoff placed under home detention
The Wall Street money manager accused of one of the biggest frauds in history has been placed under home detention.[MORE]
Former James Hardie chairwoman fronts court
The former chairwoman of James Hardie, Meredith Hellicar, has appeared at a New South Wales Supreme Court hearing on charges she and other company directors broke corporations law.[MORE]
US regulator to investigate Madoff fraud case
The US financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), says it is going to open an internal investigation into why it did not detect sooner the alleged fraud case involving Bernard Madoff.[MORE]
Fake Qantas engineer jailed for at least two years
A 26-year-old man who posed as a licensed Qantas maintenance engineer has been sentenced to at least two years jail.[MORE]
Madoff tries to stay out of jail
Bernard Madoff, the longtime Wall Street executive accused of cheating investors worldwide out of $US50 billion, has scrambled to find relatives or friends to guarantee his bond and keep him out of jail.[MORE]
Woman charged with stealing from Albany community groups
A 42-year-old woman, accused of stealing more than $100,000 from Albany community groups has appeared in court.[MORE]
Man accused of cashing in on senior
A 53-year-old man has been charged with 11 counts of fraud after allegedly befriending an 83-year-old Broken Hill man for $120,000.[MORE]
