The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Ostrava, Czechia, has charged two individuals and one company with subsidy fraud and damaging the financial interests of…
Italy uncovers €42.8 million VAT fraud linked to luxury car trade
Italian financial investigators have uncovered a massive value-added tax (VAT) evasion scheme worth €42.8 million involving the sale of luxury cars imported from Germany. The…
Wall Street watchdog shortens the time period for stock trades and suggests new regulations for investment advisers
In an effort to reduce the risk seen in the GameStop scandal of 2021, in which retail investors suffered significant losses, Wall Street’s top regulator…
U.S. securities regulator gives more than $28 million to whistleblowers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday that it had given joint tipsters who provided “important information” for one of the agency’s…
The United States Supreme Court will deliberate on a critical standard in whistleblower fraud cases
The United States Supreme Court agreed on Friday to reconsider reviving two lawsuits accusing pharmacy operators of overcharging government health insurance programs for prescription drugs,…
JPMorgan shuts down the financial planning website Frank post suing the founder
JPMorgan Chase & Co shut down its Frank website on Thursday, a college financial planning tool it purchased in 2021, after suing the startup’s founder…
This year’s largest SEC award went to a whistleblower in a healthcare bribery case
Lawyers representing the whistleblower said the award was connected to a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act settlement reached by the SEC and DOJ with a publicly…
U.S. Supreme Court considers the Justice Department’s ability to dismiss whistleblower claims
The United States Supreme Court debated whether and how the Justice Department can dismiss cases launched on the government’s behalf by whistleblowers over their objections…
SEC boosts incentives for whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) authorized changes to whistleblower rules aimed at increasing incentives in a program that has rewarded more than $1.3 billion…
Twitter misled US regulators about hackers and spam, according to a whistleblower.
Twitter Inc deceived federal authorities about its protections against hackers and spam accounts, according to a whistleblower complaint filed by the social media company’s former…