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S&P asks federal judge to dismiss U.S. civil fraud lawsuit
ReutersBy Luciana Lopez and Aruna Viswanatha April 22 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss a U.S. Justice Department civil fraud lawsuit against the rating agency, arguing the statements that underpin the government's case...Tags: National Government, McGraw-Hill Incorporated, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
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Herbalife to reassure investors
Herbalife Ltd., battling a billionaire investor's bet that its stock will tank, is expected to reassure shareholders at the company's annual meeting Thursday that the Los Angeles nutritional products maker is a strong, healthy, legitimate operation. The...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Laws, Shareholders, Economy, Business and Finance, Justice System
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Fired KPMG auditor can't explain 'lapse of judgment'
Scott London, a Los Angeles partner in one of the nation's largest accounting firms, says it began four years ago. By his account, a friend with money trouble was poking around for information on Herbalife Ltd. and Skechers USA Inc., two Los Angeles-...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Economy, Business and Finance, Justice System, Insider Trading, Stuart Pfeifer
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Financial statements sound, Herbalife says amid insider-trading probe
Herbalife maintained that its financial statements are sound and reliable amid news that its auditor is in the middle of an insider-trading investigation. Scott London, 50, a senior partner with KPMG, was ousted by his company after it learned the...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Economy, Business and Finance, Insider Trading, Accounting and Auditing, Finance
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Three people charged with insurance fraud
The Times LeaderA snowplowing contract awarded in 2011 by Nanticoke City Council caught the eye of insurance investigators. The contract given to Frank Capozzi Sr., 55, reinforced to investigators that he was part of a scheme with two others to get him insurance...Tags: Monaco, Prosecution, Court Preliminary, Insurance, Employment Opportunities
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Phony funeral lands ex-mortician in prison
When the casket that was supposed to hold the earthly remains of “Jim Davis” was finally lowered into the ground, the only thing missing was the late Mr. Davis. The coffin had been weighed down to simulate the approximate heft of a corpse....Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Insurance, Corporate Crime, Justice System
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Mortician's lies exposed as she gets 18 months in burial scams
Jean Crump made up fabulous fictional deaths. She wasn’t a best-selling author or a fabled storyteller, but a mastermind of an elaborate life insurance scam, federal prosecutors say. For the fictional "Jim Davis," Crump created a bogus death...Tags: Insurance, FBI, General Practitioners, Justice System, Trials
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Herbalife says KPMG 'concluded it was not independent' as auditor
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.KPMG has resigned as Herbalife's auditor after the auditing firm fired a senior partner in its Los Angeles office because of an alleged insider-trading scheme. "KPMG stated it had concluded it was not independent because of alleged insider trading in...Tags: Mary Jo White, Corporate Crime, Insider Trading, JC Penney Company Inc., Carl Icahn
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Laguna Niguel man pleads guilty in 'cookie stuffing' scam against EBay
A Laguna Niguel man admitted defrauding online auction giant EBay Inc. out of potentially millions of dollars in a scheme of “cookie stuffing,” which is a lot less savory than it sounds. Brian Andrew Dunning, 47, pleaded guilty to wire fraud...
Tags: MySpace, Court Preliminary, Auction Service, Corporate Crime, Trials
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New scam targets Virginia residents
The Better Business Bureau is warning Virginia residents about a new scam. A company pretending to be Global Test Market, out of Rhode Island, has actively been recruiting customers in Western Virginia to become "customer service evaluators." The...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Consumers, Marketing
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Marlton couple charged in travel scam
The Philadelphia InquirerA Burlington County couple allegedly fleeced hundreds of would-be travelers of more than $700,000 between 2007 and 2011 by promising phony vacation deals and used some of the money to buy a luxury house in Marlton, state Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa...Tags: Criminals, Discount Vacation Packages, Justice System, Trials, Theft
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Grafton attorney to plead guilty in securities case
Milwaukee Journal SentinelVeteran securities attorney Richard Kranitz is facing a federal sentence of 18 to 24 months in prison after agreeing to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud for his role in a microcap stock case brought down by an FBI sting. Prosecutors...Tags: Securities, China, FBI, Justice System, Boston
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