Guyana’s opposition lawmakers have elected businessman Azruddin Mohamed as their new leader, a move that has drawn sharp attention because he is simultaneously fighting extradition…
Sundance Resources loses arbitration over Congo iron ore permit dispute
Australia’s Sundance Resources has lost a high-stakes international arbitration after a tribunal rejected its challenge to the Republic of Congo’s revocation of an iron ore…
South Korea brings home 73 suspects from Cambodia in major online fraud crackdown
South Korean authorities have repatriated 73 people suspected of running online scam operations in Cambodia, as part of a cross-border investigation into fraud that allegedly…
Kaiser Permanente affiliates agree to pay $556 million to settle US Medicare fraud allegations
Five affiliates of Kaiser Permanente will pay $556 million to resolve U.S. government claims that they manipulated medical billing to improperly increase Medicare payments. The…
US Supreme Court agrees to hear Bayer’s bid to limit Roundup cancer lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a closely watched appeal from Bayer that could sharply curb thousands of lawsuits accusing the company’s Roundup…
Brazil prosecutors say Banco Master investigation could last up to six months
Brazil’s federal prosecutors expect to spend at least four to six months reviewing evidence gathered in the expanding investigation into the collapse of Banco Master,…
Brazil central bank orders liquidation of brokerage REAG over serious regulatory breaches
Brazil’s central bank has ordered the liquidation of brokerage firm REAG, now operating under the name CBSF, citing serious violations of financial system rules. The…
US SEC drops lawsuit against former Rio Tinto CFO, closing long-running fraud case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has formally dismissed its civil lawsuit against a former top executive of Rio Tinto, bringing an end to an…
Supreme Court rejects Citigroup appeal in Mexican oil fraud lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up Citigroup’s appeal in a long-running lawsuit that accuses the bank of contributing to more than $1…
Singapore jails businessmen for fabricating records tied to Wirecard fraud
A Singapore court has sentenced two businessmen to lengthy prison terms for falsifying financial documents that helped conceal one of Europe’s largest corporate frauds, the…