On Monday, a U.S. federal court in Texas has summoned lawyers for ZTE Corp for a hearing whether the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker violated probation in connection with an alleged conspiracy to commit visa fraud. The company is on probation in… Read More ›
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DOJ charges Chinese company Hytera of stealing intellectual property of Motorola Solutions Inc
In a significant development, the U.S. Justice Department has charged Chinese telecommunications company Hytera of stealing mobile radio technology of an American company. The DOJ has charged Hytera of conspiring to steal US intellectual property of Motorola Solutions Inc. In a partially… Read More ›
Jury finds Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, guilty of defrauding investors
A U.S. jury has convicted Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, of being guilty of defrauding investors in the blood testing startup. The jury convicted Holmes of of investor fraud and conspiracy, but acquitted her on three counts of defrauding… Read More ›
US Appeals Court revives Libor rigging claims against big banks
In a significant development a U.S. appeals court has revived a litigation wherein large banks had been accused of conspiring to rig the Libor interest rate benchmark, including during the 2008 financial crisis, to boost their profits at investors’ expense… Read More ›
Governor of Lebanon’s cenral bank under suspected money laundering investigation
In a report, Agence France-Presse said, French prosecutors have started a preliminary investigation into suspected money laundering operations by the governor of Lebanon’s central bank. Riad Salameh has come under investigation for conspiracy and organised money-laundering, said the report citing… Read More ›
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd charged with price fixing of generic drugs: DoJ
The U.S. Justice Department has charged Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd with charges including colluding to conspire with competitors to raise prices of widely used generic drugs, high cholesterol drug. “Today’s charge reaffirms that no company is too big to be… Read More ›
Toshiba sues former employee for fraud
Following detection of fraudulent transactions, Toshiba has filed a lawsuit against a former employee at its U.S. unit. On Thursday. Toshiba Corp said it has filed a lawsuit against a former employee of a U.S. unit for conspiring with a… Read More ›
London jury dismissed in landmark Barclays-Qatar case
Judge Robert Jay told the entire jury that their services are no longer required. In a landmark case revolving around fraudulent transactions perpetuated by four former Barclays executives who had been accused of paying Qatar undisclosed fees to help rescue… Read More ›
NY fund manager pleads guilty to Belize airport scam
Brent Borland, 48, a principal at Borland Capital Group, has pleaded guilty to ripping off dozens of investors to the tune of $21.9 million. As per a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice, Brent Borland, 48, a NY-based investment… Read More ›
Nissan’s former director Greg Kelly examined at Japanese hospital
Although Nissan’s board fired Ghosn as its chairman as well as Kelly as its representative director; technically both are still board members and can be only removed by shareholders. On Wednesday, Nissan’s former director Greg Kelly was examined at a… Read More ›