Category: Fraud

Man Sues Ontario Securities Commission for Violating His Charter Rights by Cooperating With China

A Canadian entrepreneur is suing the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) for violating his Charter rights by cooperating with China—a “known human rights abuser”—when it signed an agreement to investigate him with the country’s Ministry of Public Safety (MPS) in 2017. In the lawsuit, which was filed in the Ontario Superior Court, Edward Gong claims the OSC’s decision to…


LIVE NOW: House Oversight Committee Hearing on ‘Biden Administration’s Unprecedented Spending’

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on Spending on Empty: How the Biden Administration’s Unprecedented Spending Increased Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at the Department of Energy at 2:00 p.m. ET on April 18. Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Energy Teri Donaldson; and Principal Deputy Under Secretary and Acting Under Secretary for Infrastructure…


House Oversight Committee Hearing on ‘Biden Administration’s Unprecedented Spending’

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on Spending on Empty: How the Biden Administration’s Unprecedented Spending Increased Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at the Department of Energy at 2:00 p.m. ET on April 18. Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Energy Teri Donaldson; and Principal Deputy Under Secretary and Acting Under Secretary for Infrastructure…


Trump Spends 7 Hours Answering Questions in Deposition for $250 Million Fraud Lawsuit

Former President Donald Trump spent nearly seven hours on April 13 answering questions during his second deposition as part of a $250 million fraud case bought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Trump was seen arriving by motorcade at the attorney general’s office in Lower Manhattan just after 9:30 a.m. and left just after 6 p.m., according to…


Former Deutsche Bank Investment Banker Charged in US With Crypto Fraud

NEW YORK—A former Deutsche Bank AG investment banker has been charged in an indictment unsealed on Tuesday with misappropriating funds from investors who he wooed with promises of big returns from cryptocurrency trading. Rashawn Russell, 27, of Brooklyn, solicited investments from friends and colleagues but used the funds for gambling and other personal expenses, federal…


Former Ontario Bureaucrat Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $47.4M, Given 10-Year Prison Sentence

A former bureaucrat accused of embezzling public funds has pleaded guilty to stealing $47.4 million from the Ontario government—including $10.8 million in pandemic aid—and has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Ministry of the Attorney General said a judge sentenced Sanjay Madan to ten years in prison on April 4 after a joint submission from…


Regulators Focus on Frauds Targeting Seniors

By Lisa Gerstner From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Andrew Hartnett, deputy commissioner of the Iowa Insurance Division and president of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), explains how to best protect vulnerable seniors. Question: Protecting seniors from fraud and exploitation is part of NASAA’s mission. What types of scams are targeting seniors lately? Answer: States…


Former CEO of Frank Charged With Fraud Over $175 Million Deal With JPMorgan

Charlie Javice, the founder of failed student loan assistance platform Frank, has been charged with defrauding banking giant JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) out of $175 million, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Javice, 31, was arrested in New Jersey on April 3 and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses on Tuesday, according to the DOJ. Janice was released on a…


UK Government Lost £21 Billion to Fraud Since Start of COVID-19 Pandemic: Watchdog

The UK government has lost around £21 billion ($26 billion) due to fraud since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and is “very unlikely” to recover the losses, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). In its latest report published on March 30, the spending watchdog revealed that the amount of fraud in UK government…


Canada’s Crypto Scams Target Young Adults, Losses Up 40%

Losses to cryptocurrency scams have risen nationwide, but British Columbia has had a particularly large spike with scams almost tripling in one year. B.C. residents lost a combined $24 million in crypto scams in 2022, up from $8.5 million in 2021, reported the B.C. RCMP on March 22. “Scammers are using the popularity and complexity…