A former chairman and a former executive director of publicly listed Grand Field Group Holdings Limited (Grand Field), charged by Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption, have been convicted at the District Court of conspiracy to d...
Fraud: Increasing incidence of frauds against law firms
The USA's FBI is warning of an increasing level of fraud in which correspondence from fake clients tricks law firms into handing over their money. The mad thing is, it's an old trick against a new target which should know better.
Business Crime: theft of jet engine "an inside job."
The Royal Malaysian Air Force is in tizz. One of their aircraft engines has been stolen. But now they know where it is, and heads are rolling.
Business crime: Regulator secures money laundering conviction
ASIC, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission has established a precedent by becoming possibly the first regulator to secure a conviction for money laundering.
Business Crime: when another company pretends to be you
Amazon.Com Limited would hate it, but one suspects that the owners of Amazon Limited hate it even more. And lots of other companies called Amazon something won't be best pleased, either as a spammer sets about using their reputation to hide his...
We all hate spam. But the world's biggest spammers actually provide a service. Spam in fact provides an accurate and timely assessment of the US...
Business Crime: US authorities warn of novel spam-scam
The USA's Internet Crime Complaints Centre (IC3) has warned of a novel spam scam. It appears to be from the US Attorney General, but there are si...
Bribery and Corruption: Highest ranking tribal chief indicted in USA
The chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians has been indicted on federal charges of accepting a quarter million dollars in bribes from tri...
Business Crime: UK fraudster made bankrupt for 15 years.
Duncan Lawrie Herd, formerly of Barnstable, Devon but current whereabouts unknown, has been made subject to a Bankruptcy Restriction Order for 15...
Business Crime: Insider trading case brings in J P Morgan specialist
The USA's Securities and Exchange Commission has issued proceedings against a number of people arising out of the sale of Jamdat Mobile Inc. to E...
