Eastern District of New York US Attorney Breon Peace speaks during a press conference in New York City on October 18, 2022. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Lafarge SA on Tuesday pleaded guilty a...
Tag: Corruption
Bank Run Shows Risks From Widening Vietnam Corruption Probes
(Bloomberg) — It was a jarring image for one of the world’s fastest growing economies: Scores of Vietnamese flooded branches of the nation’s fifth-largest bank to pull out their savings amid rum...
FBI found gold, cash on fake billionaire fugitive Justin Costello
Prosecutors on Tuesday asked a California federal judge to jail without bail a recent fugitive accused of a brazen $35 million fraud that involved him falsely telling investors he was a billionaire, a...
NewAge Says Cost of Internal Probe Contributed to Bankruptcy
NewAge Inc., a publicly traded seller of beverages, supplements and other health and wellness products, said its bankruptcy filing is due in part to the cost of an investigation into a potential viola...
Putin Accidentally Revived The League Of Democracies. Here’s What It Means For Business.
Central to Sen. John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign was the concept of a League of Democracies: “the one organization where the world’s democracies would come together to discuss problems a...
Trump PAC paid lawyers almost $1 million amid Georgia, New York probes
Former President Donald Trump‘s political action committee, Save America, paid nearly $1 million to civil and criminal defense attorneys in July alone as investigations into him and the Trump Or...
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini cleared of corruption charges
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini photographed on May 29, 2015. The two were once among the most powerful figures in world football. Michael Buholzer | AFP | Getty Images Former FIFA president Sepp Blat...
Ex-Soccer Bosses Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini Acquitted In FIFA Corruption Trial
Topline Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, formerly two of soccer’s most powerful officials, were acquitted of corruption by a Swiss court on Friday, the latest development in a long-running scandal tha...
Max Keiser suggests corruption could be at play over SEC’s denial of spot Bitcoin ETF
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! Bitcoin-bull Max Keiser gave his take on the absence of a spot BTC Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) in the U.S., saying it’s “uncons...
Crypto Leaks Launches Platform That Reveals Scams and Corruption
Crypto scams and corruption have persisted for years, affecting many in their wake. Crypto Leaks launched to defend honest crypto communities by exposing big-money corruption, attacks, and scams. The ...
Crypto Leaks debuts platform that exposes scams and corruption in the crypto space
Advertisement     Scams and corruption in the cryptocurrency space have lasted for years, hurting a large number of people. Crypto Leaks was founded to protect honest ...
Crypto Leaks launches platform that reveals scams and corruption in the crypto space
New York, United States, 14th June, 2022, Chainwire Crypto scams and corruption have persisted for years, affecting many in their wake. Are you looking for fast-news, hot-tips and market analysis? Sig...
Is Cryptocurrency Fueling Corruption As Well As Assisting People With Their Efforts To Avoid It
The researchers looked at data from surveys of 2,000 to 12,000 people in 53 different countries. They emphasize the need for more information on adoption trends, emphasizing the limits of previous stu...
Ousted Myanmar Leader Suu Kyi Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Corruption
Topline A Myanmar court on Wednesday sentenced ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in prison in the first of several corruption cases brought against her by the country’s military junta that...
Saudi Royals Are Selling Homes, Yachts and Art as Crown Prince Cuts Income
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Saudi princes have sold more than $600 million worth of real estate, yachts and artwork in the U.S. and Europe since the kingdom’s de facto ruler tightened the purse strings of th...
Former SEC Director accused of corruption, how might this affect the Ripple case?
Whistleblower group Empower Oversight has released details of emails received in a freedom of information request related to the ongoing SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit. Among the 200 pages or so, they say the...
IMF says crypto could be used to hide corruption proceeds
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling for a clear regulatory framework for the digital asset sector. Currently, the crypto market sector has a valuation of above $2 trillion, and the sector...
Manhattan DA says Trump criminal investigation continues
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Florence Regional Airport in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., March 12, 2022. Randall Hill | Reuters The Manhattan district attorney, in an ...
Strong correlation between government corruption and crypto enthusiasm
The countries where crypto is most considered a good investment are also those with the most government corruption. What is the correlation between high crypto usage and government corruption? A recen...
Autos union chief responds to Elon Musk ‘inviting’ UAW to organize Tesla workers
Founder and CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks during a media tour of the Tesla Gigafactory, which will produce batteries for the electric carmaker, in Sparks, Nevada. James Glover II | Reuters If T...
Former Apple employee charged with defrauding $10 million
A former Apple employee has been charged with defrauding the tech giant out of more than $10 million by taking kickbacks, stealing equipment and laundering money, federal prosecutors said. Dhirendra P...
UK National Lottery Bid Contest Corruption
The winner of the National Lottery license bid in the UK will be announced soon. It’s a contest that has been surrounded by controversy for decades, including accusation of fraud and corruption, and t...
Op-ed: How cryptocurrency can be free from corruption to make our world more democratic
Idealists believe humans can thrive without rules, but history tells us a different story. All successful societies impose structure on their citizens. Regulations are the building blocks of a well-or...
Marine Reservist charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot sold fake Covid cards, feds say
A stack of COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards from the CDC. Ben Hasty | MediaNews Group | Getty Images A U.S. Marine Corps Reservist from New York who previously was arrested on charges related to part...
Fintech charters and corruption allegations trigger Senate standoff over Fed nominees
Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee boycotted a vote on Tuesday for a batch of five nominees to the Federal Reserve and one to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, denying the committee the quo...
Cricket’s Seedy Underbelly Again Haunts The Sport After Brendan Taylor’s Corruption Scandal
Brendan Taylor has been banned for three and a half years. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via … [+] Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Despite its staid connotations, cricket has often been do...
Cryptocurrency: An Antidote to Corruption and Inequality?
A crypto trader calls cryptocurrency to be an antidote to corruption and inequality. Bitcoin has the potential to create opportunities people never had before, she states. But will cryptocurrency ever...