Financial crimes may involve fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, bribery, or other types of illegal activity that involve financial transactions.
First trial "Operation Varsity Blues" college admissions bribery scandal shed light investigators' tactics brighten spotlight school selection process many complain rigged to favor the rich. More
September 8, 2021
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys sketched dueling portaits of fallen Silicon Valley star More
September 8, 2021
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Just six years ago, Elizabeth Holmes seemed destined to fulfill her dream of becoming Silicon Valley's next More
September 7, 2021
A judge last week refused to delay the Oct. 12 trial of Lev Parnas and Andrey Kukushkin on charges that they made illegal campaign contributions... More
September 7, 2021
Jury selection fraud trial Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes cast spotlight on fallen Silicon Valley star facing felony charges alleging she duped financial backers customers and... More
August 31, 2021
A California judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the embezzlement trial of attorney Michael Avenatti who is charged with stealing millions in settlement money from... More
August 24, 2021
PHOENIX (AP) — A woman who acknowledged helping a former politician in an illegal adoption scheme involving women from the Marshall Islands was sentenced More
July 13, 2021
By PAUL WISEMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Tesla founder Elon Musk took to a witness stand Monday to defend... More
July 12, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against More
July 8, 2021
Michael Avenatti faces sentencing over a year after a jury concluded he tried to extort millions of dollars from Nike by threatening the company with... More
July 8, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors did not find Michael Avenatti's seventh request to delay sentencing a charm, saying More
June 22, 2021
Prosecutors urged a judge Wednesday to impose a “very substantial” prison sentence on Michael Avenatti for trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike. More
June 17, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti should spend no more than six months behind bars after a jury concluded he... More
June 10, 2021
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Epic Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff is dead. But the effort to untangle his... More
June 2, 2021
Tammi Smith has been charged with forgery, custodial interference and conspiracy to commit custodial interference in the case of missing baby Gabriel. More
April 15, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy German More
April 2, 2021
Girl Scout troop leader Jill Gauthier is accused of stealing $125,000 from cookie sales and event fees. More
March 24, 2021
BOSTON (AP) — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli’s request to serve the remaining three months of his prison term in the college admissions bribery scheme More
January 26, 2021
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as More
January 20, 2021
Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli asked to serve the remainder of his five-month prison term at home after spending eight weeks in solitary. More
January 15, 2021
'Full House' actress Lori Loughlin was released from prison after serving two months for paying bribes to get her daughters into college. More
December 29, 2020
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maybe Olivia Jade Giannulli had hoped for kid-glove treatment in choosing the family vibe of... More
December 9, 2020
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli reported to prison on Thursday to begin More
November 19, 2020
BOSTON (AP) — A California couple got prison time Tuesday for paying $250,000 to get their daughter into the University of Southern California as a More
November 17, 2020
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal More
October 30, 2020
MIAMI, Fla. (Court TV) -- A Miami attorney is accused of multiple bank robberies that took place over the course of three weeks. Aaron Patrick... More
October 22, 2020
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for antitrust violations, alleging More
October 20, 2020
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged Texas billionaire Robert Brockman on Thursday with a $2 billion tax fraud More
October 16, 2020
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer BOSTON (AP) — A former tech executive was sentenced Monday to one year of home confinement for paying $300,000... More
October 6, 2020
BOSTON (AP) — A former employee of the mastermind of the college admissions bribery scheme pleaded guilty Thursday for her role in the scam. Mikaela More
October 2, 2020
