Financial Crime

Financial crime is defined as crime that is specifically committed against property. These crimes are almost always committed for the personal benefit of the criminal, and they involve an illegal conversion of ownership of the property that is involved.

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FTC Charges HomeAdvisor With Cheating Small Businesses

FTC Charges HomeAdvisor With Cheating Small Businesses
FTC Charges HomeAdvisor With Cheating Small Businesses
March 14, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday (March 11) charged Denver-based HomeAdvisor, Inc., with “a wide range of deceptive and misleading tactics” by selling home...

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Financial Crime Prevention Startup Silent Eight Raises $40M
Financial Crime Prevention Startup Silent Eight Raises $40M
March 10, 2022  |  Investments

Singapore-based financial crime prevention firm Silent Eight has closed a $40 million Series B funding round, the company said in a news release Wednesday (March...

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SEC Charges Siblings in $124M ‘Snake Oil’ Crypto Scam
SEC Charges Siblings in $124M ‘Snake Oil’ Crypto Scam
March 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Securities and Exchange Commission said a brother-and-sister duo defrauded thousands of investors out of more than $124 million via two unregistered, fraudulent offerings of...

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BharatPe Founder Accused of ‘Extensive Misappropriation’
BharatPe Founder Accused of ‘Extensive Misappropriation’
March 02, 2022  |  Personnel

The co-founder of Indian FinTech BharatPe resigned from his post this week after his wife, Madhuri Jain Grover, head of controls at the company, was...

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BitConnect’s Kumbhani Goes Missing Following $2.4B Indictment
BitConnect’s Kumbhani Goes Missing Following $2.4B Indictment
March 01, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Just days after a federal grand jury handed down a $2.4 billion indictment of operating a global Ponzi scheme, BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani, 36, has...

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FDIC Bars Three From Banking as Part of January’s Enforcement Actions
FDIC Bars Three From Banking as Part of January’s Enforcement Actions
February 25, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Three people were ordered from further participation “in any manner” having to do with financial institutions following January enforcement actions by the Federal Deposit Insurance...

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Nigeria Seeks $1.7B From JP Morgan Over ‘Gross Negligence’
Nigeria Seeks $1.7B From JP Morgan Over ‘Gross Negligence’
February 23, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Nigeria said JPMorgan was “grossly negligent” in transferring funds to the country’s disgraced former oil minister, and is suing the firm for $1.7 billion. The...

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DOJ Names First Director of Crypto Team To Step Up Enforcement 
DOJ Names First Director of Crypto Team To Step Up Enforcement 
February 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Justice Department announced on Thursday the appointment of Eun Young Choi as first director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) to step up...

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