The Peoples Democratic Party's candidate for the Kwara Central Senatorial District election in 2015, Alhaji Abdurahman Abdulrazaq, has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission
for alleged manipulation of results in the election which was won by his opponent of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Bukola Saraki.
Lost in that noise is a potentially more significant development that surfaced in March: Canada's largest bank has been named as a defendant by U.S. mortgage giant Freddie Mac
for alleged manipulation of LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered Rate, an interest rate benchmark off which international banks lend among themselves.
Not exact matches
Gregg R. Mulholland, a stock promotor, was arrested
for his
alleged role in a $ 300 million stock
manipulation scheme.
That figure includes 487 individual cases of
alleged insider trading, 365
for stock
manipulation, 343
for violations of laws and rules related to financial disclosure, 196
for contempt of the regulatory agency, and another 94
for fraud against customers.
Yelp has faced legal action in the past
for alleged extortion and review
manipulation — claims which the company has repeatedly denied.
Jigen has created separate Web sites
for half a dozen cases in Japan in which he
alleges scientific misconduct has occurred, and last week he posted details of what he believes is a case of image
manipulation by researchers at a U.S. institution.
A total of # 2.6 bn in fines were imposed on several banks this week
for failing to stop the
alleged manipulation of the US$ 5.3 tn per day foreign exchange market.
Alternative therapies — we act
for a range of defendants undertaking minimally invasive treatment, such as laser tattoo removal leading to scarring, acupuncture causing punctured lungs, and numerous chiropractors, where it is
alleged that
manipulations have caused fractures and even strokes.
Acting
for one of the world's leading investment banks on the multijurisdictional investigation into
alleged manipulation of Libor, the benchmark interbank lending rate.
Priya is also the lead associate of Stephenson Harwood's India group and is presently acting
for one of India's largest real estate developers in the first civil test cases about
alleged manipulation of the LIBOR benchmark (Deutsche Bank v Unitech).