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Former lawyer charged in $1 billion Florida Ponzi scheme
MIAMI (Reuters) - A disbarred Florida lawyer surrendered to the FBI Tuesday to face charges he ran a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of more than $1 billion, federal prosecutors said.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2009-12-01
Govt report: Over $98B wasted in improper payments
WASHINGTON - More than $98 billion in taxpayer dollars spent by government agencies was wasted, much of it on questionable claims for tax credits and Medicare benefits, representing an increase of $26 billion from the previous year.
People:Barack Obama Activities:Obama Stimulus Package Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
Fla. yacht broker gets 2 months prison in UBS case
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Florida yacht broker who admitted filing a false U.S. tax return and concealing millions of dollars in a secret account at Swiss bank UBS AG was sentenced Friday to two months in prison.
Nations:U.S. Russia Activities:2009 US Tax Crackdown Source:(AP)
2009-11-06
Another UBS client gets reduced tax fraud sentence
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Reuters) - A British-born Florida yacht broker and former client of Swiss bank UBS AG received a reduced, two-month prison sentence for tax fraud on Friday because he cooperated with a U.S. investigation into the bank.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2009 US Tax Crackdown Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-06
More targets, cooperators in Galleon insider case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators expect more people to be charged in the Galleon hedge fund insider trading case, and they said they have cooperating witnesses to strengthen their case against the fund's billionaire founder, Raj Rajaratnam.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2009 Galleon Insider Trading Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-04
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