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Trump's $1.6M Tax-Fraud Hit Eclipsed by Impact of Felony Conviction
By Greg Farrell and Patricia HurtadoTwo Trump Organization business units were sentenced on Friday in New York after a felony conviction last month.
January 10, 2023
Former Broker Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax ReturnThe ex-broker filed individual income tax returns omitting installment payments related to the sale of his advisory firm.
January 10, 2023
Ex-Broker Gets Over 5 Years in Prison for $2.9M Securities SchemeThe former broker diverted clients' funds to repay previous investors and for his own use, according to DOJ.
January 09, 2023
Ex-Broker to Fork Up $3M Over Fintech FraudThe SEC says Paul Hess and other defendants tricked investors into buying unregistered interests in shell companies.
January 09, 2023
Arizona 'Advisor' Charged With 27 Counts of Mail, Wire FraudThe Personal Money Management president allegedly used $13.3 million in client funds to buy precious metals.
December 29, 2022
JPMorgan Sued by Virgin Islands for Facilitating Epstein Abuse"Human trafficking was the principal business of the accounts Epstein maintained at JPMorgan," the complaint states.
December 27, 2022
Ex-Broker Gets 20 Years in Prison Over Ponzi, COVID-19 Fraud SchemesChristopher Parris took $7.4 million in advance payments for N95 masks he knew he couldn't deliver.
December 22, 2022
10 of the Biggest Financial Frauds of the Past 25 YearsFTX is only one of the many massive fraud cases to rock the financial world in recent decades.