Financial crimes may involve fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, bribery, or other types of illegal activity that involve financial transactions.
Former Florida prep school administrator Mark Riddell, who was paid to take college entrance exams for wealthy students seeking admission to elite universities, faces sentencing... More
April 8, 2022
A New Jersey man who conspired with his then-girlfriend to cook up a feel-good story about a helpful homeless man and then used the lie... More
April 4, 2022
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes loomed over opening day of a trial that will determine whether jilted lover and former business partner Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani was... More
March 22, 2022
An indictment made public Wednesday accuses Cory Fleming of working with Murdaugh to defraud the sons of Gloria Satterfield. More
March 16, 2022
BOSTON (AP) — A former Staples Inc. executive convicted of trying to bribe his three children’s way into elite universities was sentenced to serve 15... More
February 16, 2022
A federal judge on Monday agreed to delay once again the sentencing of a former Florida tax collector, whose arrest led to a probe of... More
February 14, 2022
A former casino executive who was one of just two parents to go to trial in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal was sentenced Wednesday... More
February 9, 2022
Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of charges he cheated the porn actor Stormy Daniels out of nearly $300,000 she was supposed to get for writing... More
February 4, 2022
The note began: “We have one juror who is refusing to look at evidence and is acting on a feeling.” More
February 4, 2022
The jury deliberating the fate of Michael Avenatti on criminal charges that he ripped off his star client, Stormy Daniels, told a judge on Thursday... More
February 3, 2022
A major Florida player in a medical device scheme was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, a significant sentence in the world of health... More
February 2, 2022
A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday in a trial's closing arguments that California lawyer Michael Avenatti told repeated lies to porn actor Stormy Daniels in 2018... More
February 2, 2022
Michael Avenatti said Tuesday that he will not testify at his trial on charges that he cheated porn actor Stormy Daniels out of nearly $300,000... More
February 1, 2022
Michael Avenatti wavered Monday when asked whether he plans to take the witness stand in his own defense at a fraud trial in which he's... More
January 31, 2022
Michael Avenatti sought Friday at his fraud trial to portray his former client Stormy Daniels as someone who might be delusional as he questioned the... More
January 28, 2022
Florida man has pleaded guilty to using his twin brother's stolen identity to obtain tens of thousands of dollars in military veterans benefits. Wayne Bowen,... More
January 28, 2022
Stormy Daniels took her star turn on the witness stand Thursday at California lawyer Michael Avenatti's trial, telling a jury Avenatti "stole from me and... More
January 27, 2022
Michael Avenatti jumped at the chance to represent porn star Stormy Daniels in 2018, saying he'd do it for a dollar, another California attorney testified... More
January 26, 2022
In opening statements Monday, Avenatti attorney Andrew Dalack said Avenatti had an agreement with Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, to share proceeds of any book... More
January 25, 2022
Avenatti has insisted he is innocent of wire fraud and aggravated identify theft charges and his lawyers say he is likely to testify during the trial in... More
January 24, 2022
The 23 new charges issued by the state grand jury covered new victims, but similar schemes, prosecutors said. More
January 21, 2022
Michael Avenatti, the once high-profile California attorney who regularly taunted then-President Donald Trump during frequent television appearances, was introduced Thursday to prospective jurors who will... More
January 20, 2022
A Rhode Island man who authorities say fled the U.S. and faked his death to evade prosecution for rape and financial fraud has been arrested... More
January 20, 2022
A southeast Missouri woman has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $7.5 million in restitution in a Medicaid and Medicare... More
January 20, 2022
The judge presiding over Michael Avenatti's trial on charges he cheated porn star Stormy Daniels of book deal proceeds twice warned prospective jurors Thursday that... More
January 13, 2022
Two former investment executives from Japan have pleaded guilty in Las Vegas to wire fraud in what prosecutors have called a $1.5 billion international Ponzi... More
January 6, 2022
A jury has ended the suspense surrounding the fraud trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes by finding her guilty on four of the 11... More
January 4, 2022
New York Attorney General Letitia James recently subpoenaed former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children, demanding their testimony in connection with an ongoing... More
January 3, 2022
A jury convicted Holmes on two counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud after seven days of deliberation. More
January 3, 2022
The hearing transcript has been sealed, leaving the topics that were discussed a mystery. More
December 29, 2021
