One of our partners represented the former public company IDB Communications in U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission investigations for alleged
financial accounting fraud and insider trading by senior officers.
Conducted an internal investigation into allegations of
financial accounting fraud on behalf of the audit committee of a publicly traded health care corporation.
Represented financial institution in SEC
financial accounting fraud investigation and related OCC and grand jury investigations.
Not exact matches
Gates was charged with 24 counts related to tax
fraud, bank
fraud, bank -
fraud conspiracy, and failure to file reports of foreign bank and
financial accounts.
In the U.S., romance
frauds account for the highest
financial losses of all internet - facilitated crimes, the FBI reports.
When people see banks browbeating the bond rating agencies and
accounting firms to whitewash the quality of what they're pawning off on their customers, when they see bank lobbyists getting Washington to block state prosecutions of
financial fraud so as to clear the way for more predatory lending and false packaging of the junk securities they're selling and to win the right not to reveal their true
financial position, there's a good reason not to buy what's in these black boxes.
The former chief
financial officer of Autonomy Corp was found guilty of orchestrating an
accounting fraud to arrive at the $ US10.3 billion price Hewlett - Packard paid for the UK software maker more than six years ago.
Here's how to safeguard your other
financial accounts from
fraud.
To quote from the company's 2017 10 - K filing «We represent underperforming companies that are debtors - in - possession and lenders... we provide independent litigation consulting, including bankruptcy and avoidance litigation... [and] advise our clients in response to allegations involving the propriety of
accounting and
financial reporting,
fraud, regulatory scrutiny and anti-corruption.»
On March 27, 2014, JPMC and the bankruptcy trustee for Peregrine
Financial Group, Inc. agreed to a $ 15 million settlement of claims against JPMC alleging JPMC allowed
fraud to occur at Peregrine, which was bankrupted after its founder looted hundreds of millions of dollars from customer
accounts.
In another suit, Terry's father - in - law in 1997 accused him of «thievery» and «acts of conversion and
fraud» when Terry allegedly took more than $ 365,000 from his
financial accounts and diverted it to himself and others.
Consumers also should use a hand to cover a keypad when entering a PIN and be careful of criminals «shoulder surfing»; regularly monitor their
accounts,
financial statements, and credit reports to be alerted to skimmer
fraud or any type of identity theft; and, provide
financial institutions with up - to - date contact information, including a mobile telephone number.
A romance scam occurs when a stranger pretends romantic intentions, gains the affection of victims, and then uses that goodwill to gain access to their victims» money, bank
accounts, credit cards, passports, email
accounts, and / or national identification numbers or by getting the victims to commit
financial fraud on their behalf.
In addition, cheque
fraud accounted for only three per cent of total 2015
financial fraud losses in the UK last year.
The report presents a comprehensive survey of the abundant news
accounts and prominent studies documenting the origins of the modern charter industry, its incredibly successful public relations and marketing effort, and the significant problems it leaves in its wake, including widespread
financial fraud and abuse, dubious academic results, and a weakening of democratic control of local schools.
In the end, taking all the steps necessary while checking your credit and
financial accounts regularly will help limit the chances of
fraud against you.
Additionally, repeated
fraud may cause your
financial institution to decide you're an above - average
fraud risk and close your
account.
For example, you may want to place a
fraud alert if your wallet, Social Security card, or other personal,
financial or
account information are lost or stolen.
Identical dividend yields may hide important differences in the quality of companies arising from
financial distress, unsustainability of profits, and poor
accounting practices, sometimes even extending to
fraud.
Should you find an extremely large difference between the scores on your three credit reports, or should you find charges on your
accounts or other potential
fraud on any of the three reports, consult a reputable
financial professional in order to get these problems fixed before entering a negotiation with bankers or a renegotiation for financing on your own behalf.
Your biggest defense against familiar
fraud is to guard personal information and closely monitor
financial accounts and credit reports.
This is because there is often more
fraud protection and insurance when banking with a traditional
financial institution, so if your money is stolen from your
account, you can usually get it back.
Receiving alerts about key changes — these could include new lines of credit, new bank
accounts and interstate moves — occurring on your credit report in real time can help you make smarter
financial decisions and act swiftly in the event of
fraud or identity theft.
As more people store their personal and
financial account information online and on smartphones for banking and shopping, credit
fraud is likely to increase.
- The transaction may be perfectly legal and legitimate, but might accidentally get picked up as potential
fraud by a
financial monitoring system, causing the funds to be held, and your
account to be flagged for further investigation, creating headaches for you until it becomes resolved.
He continued: «Our Director also set out the criteria he would take into
account when deciding which cases we should accept for investigation: the impact of the case on UK
financial plc in general and the City of London in particular; the scale of losses, actual or potential; the extent of the gain, actual or potential; whether we were dealing with a new kind of
fraud or whether there was some other public interest reason for taking the case on.
You may want to place a
fraud alert on your file if your wallet, Social Security card, or other personal,
financial, or
account information are lost or stolen.
The essential guide for every business professional, Forensic
Accounting and
Fraud Investigation for Non-Experts, Third Edition is a must - have resource if you've been wondering how
financial fraud occurs in an organization and what to do if you find or suspect it.
White - collar crime generally includes securities
fraud, wire
fraud, mail
fraud, mortgage
fraud, health care
fraud, bankruptcy
fraud, insider trading, computer and Internet
fraud,
financial and
accounting fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, conspiracy, telemarketing
fraud, commodities and futures
fraud, business opportunity schemes, tax
fraud, identity theft, credit card
fraud, FEMA
fraud, perjury, obstruction of justice, criminal contempt, bribery, public corruption, and economic espionage and theft of trade secrets.
«Fund Transfer
fraud means the fraudulent... electronic... instructions issued to a
financial institution directing such institution to transfer, pay or deliver money or securities from any
account maintained by an insured at such institution without an insured's knowledge or consent.»
She has over 14 years of forensic
accounting experience conducting
fraud investigations, FCPA compliance assessments, forensic due diligence, third party compliance audits and anti-money laundering services serving multinationals, law firms and
financial institutions in Hong Kong, Mainland China and the APAC region, including 6 years in Shanghai.
Cases involving claims against
accounting firms arising from alleged failure to detect
fraud in audits and negligent preparation of
financial statements
Identity theft is basically a new classification of white - collar
financial fraud crimes that normally involve accessing another person's bank
account, or using other
financial information, without permission.
She has advised global
financial institutions and multinational corporations across Asia in a variety of capacities including anti-money laundering compliance reviews and investigations,
fraud and corruption investigations,
fraud risk assessment, forensic
accounting and litigation support.
Colum applies three decades of
financial, commercial, and forensic
accounting experience in assisting clients to better protect against, respond to, and recover from challenging situations that have regulatory, reputational, or
financial implications such as
fraud, corruption, data breach, money laundering and sanctions, and complex commercial disputes.
A former chief trial attorney for the Division of Enforcement of the SEC, Neil has litigated dozens of cases involving allegations of
financial fraud, fair value improprieties, market manipulation, insider trading,
accounting irregularities and proxy violations.
The insurance policy covered losses resulting from «funds transfer
fraud», which the policy defined as «fraudulent... instructions issued to a
financial institution directing such institution to transfer, pay or deliver money or securities from any
account maintained by an insured at such institution without an insured's knowledge or consent».
As member of the Securities and Commodities
Fraud Unit, he prosecuted numerous cases in
financial markets, including nation's largest undercover operation in foreign currency markets, as well as market manipulation and
accounting fraud.
Represented the former chief
financial officer of Fannie Mae in litigation against allegations of securities law violations and
accounting fraud.
His expertise also lies in preventing and investigating embezzlements and
financial statement
frauds, evaluating
financial disclosures in matrimonial and probate concerns, as well as other types of forensic
accounting matters.
Stephen Pedneault can be an excellent resource for stories involving forensic
accounting,
fraud and
financial crimes.
Our expertise includes cases dealing with investment
fraud, Insider trading, Money Laundering, Pension
fraud, Mortgage
fraud, Bribery, commodities and currency
frauds, Tax and VAT
fraud, Duty
fraud, False
accounting, Fraudulent trading, Advance fee
fraud, Corruption, Insolvency, Cartels, Missing Trader Intra-Community («MTIC») and carousel
fraud, Boiler room
fraud, Credit card
fraud,
Financial Regulatory Offences, Confiscation Orders, forfeiture and seizure of assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act or Drug Trafficking Act, police raids, Corporate Manslaughter, Disciplinary Tribunals, confiscation and forfeiture and
Financial Regulatory Offences.
Investigations have concerned allegations of: securities,
accounting, tax and other
frauds; insider trading; corrupt payments;
financial reporting and disclosure improprieties; noncompliance with professional and regulatory standards; environmental crimes; pretexting; anti-money laundering violations; and discriminatory conduct.
In addition, while at the
Fraud Section, Mr. Safwat served on several complex securities
fraud investigations of individuals and entities in the
financial services industry, including matters involving alleged
accounting fraud relating to complex derivative instruments and special purpose entities.
In litigating these cases, the firm brings to bear its experience in substantive subject matter areas that are frequently the subject of bankruptcy litigation, such as securities law, legal and
accounting malpractice, and alleged
financial services
fraud.
From recent regulatory enforcement priorities such as insider trading, high - frequency trading,
financial crisis investigations, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Bank Secrecy Act / AML violations,
accounting fraud, and hedge fund collapses to some of the most significant matters over the last decade, such as auction rate securities, market timing, RMBS, LIBOR, FX, late trading, IPO allocation, and Wall Street research, our securities enforcement and white collar defense lawyers have been at the center of every major initiative affecting the
financial services sector.
Misleading publicity and
financial misconduct such as failure to
account, are other examples of
fraud.
It recently launched a
Financial Reporting and Audit Task Force and repurposed enforcement staff to crack down on
accounting fraud.
After years of neglecting
financial and
accounting fraud — at least according to some critics — the Securities and Exchange Commission is revitalizing its enforcement efforts in the area.
Last week, Twitter made an announcement that it was joining Facebook in its fight to zero out
fraud as well as deceptive trade practices by banning
accounts that were trying to steal users»
financial information and digital assets.