The Department of Justice’s enforcement of the False Claims Act (FCA) remained robust in 2024, with recoveries totaling $2.9 billion across 558 settlements and judgments,…
CFTC Acting Chair Names Former DOJ Prosecutor to Lead Enforcement Division
Acting Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Caroline Pham has appointed Brian Young, a former Justice Department prosecutor, to serve as interim director of the agency’s…
New UK Law Puts Corporate Fraudsters on Notice – Here’s How Whistleblowers Can Help
Starting September 2025, UK companies will face criminal charges if they fail to stop fraud by their employees or agents – and whistleblowers will be…
Private Equity Fraud Exposed: GPB Capital Executives Convicted as Whistleblowers Continue to Uncover Industry Misconduct
A federal jury in New York has delivered guilty verdicts against David Gentile and Jeffry Schneider in one of the largest private equity fraud cases…
Guo Wengui Finally Pays the Piper
In a plot twist worthy of a Netflix series, Chinese tycoon-turned-dissident Guo Wengui (aka Miles Kwok) just discovered that scamming MAGA supporters isn’t the best…
Fugees rapper accused by US of illegal lobbying with Malaysian financier
Federal prosecutors in the United States have opened a case against Pras Michel, a member of the Fugees, for allegedly embarking on a brazen secret-influence…
More than $8 million is seized from an ex-Petrobras employee by the UK’s SFO
A London court ruled on Friday that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) of Britain may seize more than $8 million in illegal funds connected to…
In the case of Volkswagen’s emissions fraud, the SEC is requesting penalties
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a motion for sanctions against Volkswagen AG on Friday, claiming that the German automaker disobeyed a court order…
Evoqua Water will pay $8.5 million to resolve charges of U.S. SEC accounting fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Evoqua Water Technologies Corp (AQUA.N) with using improper accounting to falsely inflate revenue in 2017 and…
Abraaj founder loses appeal against extradition to the US on fraud-related charges
The founder of the defunct private equity firm Abraaj group failed in his attempt to stop his extradition from London to the US to face…