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Senators Press Banks for Better Defenses Against Wire Fraud
Senators Press Banks for Better Defenses Against Wire Fraud
April 19, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The looming specter of wire fraud has spurred lawmakers to press big banks for better defenses against bad actors — and a detailing of the impact the...

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DOJ: Florida Nurse Practitioner Guilty in $200 Million Fraud Case
DOJ: Florida Nurse Practitioner Guilty in $200 Million Fraud Case
September 21, 2023  |  Fraud Attack

A Florida nurse practitioner has been convicted in a $200 million Medicare fraud scheme. Elizabeth Hernandez, 45, took part in a scheme to defraud the government by...

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Report: Former Celsius Executive Pleads Guilty and Cooperates with Prosecutors
Report: Former Celsius Executive Pleads Guilty and Cooperates with Prosecutors
September 14, 2023  |  Legal

A former executive at now-bankrupt Celsius Network, Roni Cohen-Pavon, has reportedly pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the United States and has agreed to cooperate with...

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CertifID Raises $20 Million to Combat Real Estate Wire Fraud
CertifID Raises $20 Million to Combat Real Estate Wire Fraud
September 12, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Wire fraud prevention company CertifID has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round. The financing, announced Tuesday (Sept. 12), will help the Texas-based firm develop fraud prevention...

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Former Chief Growth Officer of Frank Indicted for Fraud
Former Chief Growth Officer of Frank Indicted for Fraud
July 12, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a second former executive of college financial-planning startup Frank. They have indicted Olivier Amar, former chief growth officer of...

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DOJ: Las Vegas Man Charged in $45 Million CoinDeal Scheme
DOJ: Las Vegas Man Charged in $45 Million CoinDeal Scheme
May 19, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Another person has been charged for allegedly participating in the multimillion-dollar CoinDeal investment fraud scheme that was announced in January. Bryan Lee, 57, of Las...

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Brother of Ex-Coinbase Manager Pleads in Crypto Insider Trading Case
Brother of Ex-Coinbase Manager Pleads in Crypto Insider Trading Case
September 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The brother of an ex-Coinbase product manager pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, Reuters wrote. This, according to U.S. prosecutors, is the first insider trading...

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Federal Judge Orders 2012 Charge Against MoneyGram To Be Tossed
Federal Judge Orders 2012 Charge Against MoneyGram To Be Tossed
June 10, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

MoneyGram has had its anti-money laundering charges dismissed, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report on Thursday (June 10). Prosecutors said the money transfer...

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Bitcoin Daily: Teller Notches $1M For DeFi Credit Risk Protocol; Thailand’s Central Bank Experiments With CBDC; Crypto Trader Accused In $4.5M Fraud Case
Bitcoin Daily: Teller Notches $1M For DeFi Credit Risk Protocol; Thailand’s Central Bank Experiments With...
July 16, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Blockchain initiative Teller has notched $1 million in a Framework Ventures-led seed capital to create a decentralized finance (DeFi) credit risk tool, according to an...

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