Fraud & Forgery

Troy man accused of tax-dodge scam: Indictment alleges conspiracy in reaping millions from customers

tmcnet.com     03-Sep-2008          

KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sep. 3--ALBANY -- A Troy man, identified by authorities as a tax defier, has been charged with 12 other individuals nationwide for allegedly conspiring to market millions of dollars in...                    

Suit: Swap cost Erie, Pa., district $1 million

tmcnet.com     03-Sep-2008   4 related          

KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sep. 3--The Erie School District is claiming that a huge investment bank, an Erie broker and a Philadelphia-area investment adviser colluded to defraud the district of more than $1 million...                    

More Milwaukee Voter Fraud… Guess What Party?

stoptheaclu.com     03-Sep-2008          

By Warner Todd Huston Milwaukee has discovered some more voter fraud with 10 more voter registration workers being investigated by Wisconsin authorities. Fittingly, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel covered the story in its...                    

Judge: Grupo Mexico committed fraud in Asarco case

tmcnet.com     02-Sep-2008   12 related          

KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sep. 2--A federal judge has opened the door for Tucson-based Asarco LLC to recover billions of dollars from its former parent company and validated the copper producer's claim that the...                    

Man charged with trespass, forgery

nashuatelegraph.com     03-Sep-2008   1 related          

A city man has been charged with criminal trespass and forgery for cashing two stolen checks, police say. Jacob Wallace, 44, of no fixed address, was charged with criminal trespass, a class A misdemeanor, after police...                    

Chinese Bank Execs Guilty of Laundering Stolen $485 Million Through Casinos

fbi.gov     02-Sep-2008   2 related          

Two former Bank of China managers and their wives were convicted in Las Vegas, Nevada on charges of racketeering, money laundering, international transportation of stolen property, and passport and visa fraud in connection...                    

Will new rules stem identity theft?

msn.com     03-Sep-2008          

Five years in the pipeline, 'red-flag' guidelines require financial institutions to watch for fraud. Relevant financial institutions have until November to come into full compliance or be subject to penalties. The Federal...                    

Thai crisis as ruling party faces fraud claim

cnn.com     02-Sep-2008   756 related          

Thailand's prime minister declares a state of emergency in Bangkok after anti-government protests leave one person dead. The violence came as the election commission rules that Samak Sundaravej's party committed electoral...                    

Namibia: Pension Fund Fraud Case Taken to High Court

allafrica.com     02-Sep-2008   1 related          

The case in which eight people are charged with having run an allegedly crooked multi-million-dollar loan scheme with a local authorities pension fund administered by Alexander Forbes Financial Services has been split in...                    

Thai court urged to disband ruling party

abc.net.au     02-Sep-2008   2 related          

By correspondent Karen Percy and wires Thailand's Election Commission has recommended the Supreme Court disband the Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's People Power Party (PPP) for election fraud. It was a unanimous vote...