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Civil complaint against Syfrett Feed Company and senior managers

February 2, 2017 A civil complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Syfrett Feed Company Inc. of Okeechobee, Florida.

Ex executive of Tenet Healthcare charged for alleged role in $400m fraud

February 2, 2017 A former senior executive of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, was indicted for his alleged role in an over $400 million scheme to defraud.

Former mayor of Dunkirk, New York pleads guilty to wire fraud

February 2, 2017 A former mayor of Dunkirk, New York pleaded guilty to engaging in a scheme to defraud his mayoral campaign and supporters by stealing campaign contributions for his personal benefit.

VW, Robert Bosch to pay $1.6 billion to settle U.S. diesel claims

February 1, 2017 Volkswagen (VW) has agreed to pay at least $1.26 billion to fix or buy back nearly 80,000 polluting 3.0 liter diesel-engined vehicles.

Deutsche Bank reaches settlements over Russian securities trades

January 31, 2017 Deutsche Bank has reached settlements with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS).

Ex-billionaire Eike Batista arrested in Rio in Petrobras scandal

January 30, 2017 Former Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista turned himself in to police in Rio de Janeiro on charges related to the Petrobras corruption scandal.

Former HBOS bankers found guilty of bribery and fraud

January 30, 2017 Two former HBOS bankers are among six people who have been found guilty of bribery and fraud.

Waratah Resources' former executive chairman sentenced for misleading market

January 30, 2017 Waratah Resources Limited's former executive chairman Benjamin David Kirkpatrick was convicted in the Sydney District Court after pleading guilty to a charge brought by ASIC of aiding and abetting Waratah Resources to breach its continuous disclosure obligations.

Former vice president of Maryland bank admits to six-year scheme

January 28, 2017 Melissa Strohman of Nottingham, Md., pleaded guilty in federal court today to wire fraud and bank embezzlement, arising from a six-year scheme to steal over $1.8 million from bank customers at the bank where she worked.

FBI uncovers coal mining fraud: Investors bilked out of millions

January 28, 2017 Brian C. Rose ran a Tennessee company that claimed to be mining and processing a highly profitable type of coal used to manufacture silicon and computer electronics.

Hong Kong SFC fines North Sea Securities Limited $700,000

January 27, 2017 The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has reprimanded North Sea Securities and fined it $700,000 for failing to put in place proper controls to monitor and supervise employee dealings, in breach of the Code of Conduct.

U.S. judge approves Braskem $633 millon fine in record corruption case

January 27, 2017 A U.S. judge on Thursday sentenced the Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem SA to pay a $632.6 million criminal fine, in connection with a corruption case that led to the largest foreign bribery settlement in U.S. history.