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Madoff accountant to plead guilty: prosecutors - AFP - Fri 30 Oct, 04:11 PM
The accountant accused of helping Bernard Madoff steal billions of dollars in Wall Street's biggest Ponzi scheme is ready to plead guilty, prosecutors in New York said Friday.

Barclays Faces £130m Loss From 'Fraud' Case - Sky News - Fri 30 Oct, 09:49 AM
Barclays bank may have lost up to £130m it invested in a hedge fund run by a German man who has been arrested.

Mortgage lender guilty of 'serious failings' - ShareCast - Thu 29 Oct, 01:51 PM
Mortgage lender GMAC RFC has been fined £2.8m by the City regulator and ordered to refund £7.7m to 46,000 mortgage customers for failing to treat customers fairly.

Ex-AMD CEO linked to Galleon scandal - Reuters - Wed 28 Oct, 08:24 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A former chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices became the biggest name to be linked to the Galleon Group insider-trading scandal, when the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that he leaked information about the microprocessor maker in 2008 to a hedge fund manager.

Inspector Cites Widespread Fraud in Home-Buyer Tax Credit [at BusinessWeek Online] - BusinessWeek Online - Fri 23 Oct, 01:24 PM
As Congress discusses an extension of help for first-time buyers, a watchdog says thousands may have illegally received payments

Galleon funds to close amid insider trading scandal - AFP - Thu 22 Oct, 03:40 AM
The head of a multi-billion-dollar US hedge fund at the center of an insider trading scandal announced he was winding down the firm.

FACTBOX - Companies respond to insider trading scandal - Reuters - Tue 20 Oct, 12:58 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The companies whose executives are alleged to have been involved in the biggest hedge-fund insider-trading case ever issued statements on Monday and provided updates on actions they have taken:

Sri Lanka shares tumble after US fraud charges - AFP - Mon 19 Oct, 03:35 PM
Sri Lankan shares tumbled Monday after the US slapped fraud charges on a billionaire Sri Lankan-born hedge fund manager whose investments in the island came under a fresh "review."

Sri Lanka shares tumble after US fraud accusation - AFP - Mon 19 Oct, 08:33 AM
Sri Lankan shares tumbled in morning trade Monday after the US slapped fraud charges against a billionaire Sri Lankan-born hedge fund manager with substantial interests here.

Sri Lanka shocked by fund manager fraud charges - AFP - Sun 18 Oct, 03:30 AM
Sri Lankan traders reacted with shock at the weekend to US fraud charges laid against a billionaire Sri Lankan-born hedge fund manager who had big interests in the island's stock market.


US paper round up: AIG, Enron, BofA 12:11 PM [ ShareCast]
Supreme Court to hear appeal by Enron's Skilling 03:56 AM [ AFP ]
US investigators launch fraud probe of hospital company 05:57 PM [ AFP ]

Iridium Returns from the Space of Disgrace [at BusinessWeek Online] 01:23 PM [ BusinessWeek Online]
Coca-Cola says ex China workers held over fraud 06:21 AM [ AFP ]


WTO rules European subsidies to Airbus illegal: report 09:31 PM [ AFP ]
Stanford group finance officer admits huge fraud 05:35 PM [ AFP ]
Fed chairman victim of identity fraud ring: Newsweek 12:24 AM [ AFP ]
US charges Swiss NZB banker, lawyer with tax fraud 06:54 PM [ AFP ]
Madoff top aide pleads guilty, cooperates with probe 04:01 AM [ AFP ]


Madoff lieutenant pleads guilty, helps probe 12:12 AM [ AFP ]
Madoff's right hand man pleads guilty to fraud, conspiracy 11:18 PM [ AFP ]
Madoff lieutenant charged with conspiracy, fraud 05:56 PM [ AFP ]
Madoff lieutenant to plead guilty Tuesday 08:14 PM [ AFP ]
France probes 'rogue trader' boss for fraud: bank 08:07 PM [ AFP ]


Ex-AIG chief to pay $15 mln to settle fraud case 06:13 PM [ AFP ]
GE pays $50m to settle accounting fraud probe 04:46 PM [ AFP ]

Hermitage Claims Russian Bankers May Have Helped With Fraud [at BusinessWeek Online] 01:24 PM [ BusinessWeek Online]
Alleged $10 bln fraud by tycoon Sanea rocks Saudis 01:55 PM [ AFP ]
Saudi Saad group sued for $10 bln fraud: report 06:09 PM [ AFP ]


US mortgage fraud soars in 2008, still growing: FBI 01:58 AM [ AFP ]
Britain launches fraud probe into MG Rover collapse 12:05 PM [ AFP ]
British fraud office to probe MG Rover collapse 11:36 AM [ AFP ]
Fraud office to probe MG Rover collapse 11:08 AM [ AFP ]
Texas cricket mogul pleads not guilty to fraud 04:43 AM [ AFP ]


Texan cricket mogul pleads not guilty to fraud 07:36 PM [ AFP ]
Madoff feeder fund charged with fraud 04:06 AM [ AFP ]
Texan cricket mogul, four others charged with fraud 12:40 AM [ AFP ]
Financier Stanford, four others charged with fraud 05:13 PM [ AFP ]
Stanford to face federal court on fraud charges 04:42 PM [ AFP ]


Stanford to appear in federal court on fraud charges 03:51 PM [ AFP ]
Stanford to appear in court on fraud charges 10:17 AM [ AFP ]
Stanford turns himself in on fraud charge: report 07:10 AM [ AFP ]
SAfrican expat denies 1.2 bln dlr 'Ponzi' fraud 09:20 AM [ AFP ]
Ex-Countrywide CEO accused on fraud 09:30 PM [ AFP ]


Bank of China managers jailed in US for fraud 12:52 AM [ AFP ]
Dutch Martinair exec pleads guilty in US to price-fixing 10:41 PM [ AFP ]
Four foreign banks in Italy fraud probe: reports 05:40 PM [ AFP ]
Switzerland, US discuss UBS fraud case 10:08 PM [ AFP ]
Nigerian power agency officials charged with fraud 08:47 AM [ AFP ]


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