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    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Wirecard AG
      EY came close to uncovering Wirecard fraud in 2016

      Collapsed payments firm’s trustee accidentally told the auditor that he did not hold any money on its behalf

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Wirecard AG
      EY could have stopped Wirecard fraud earlier, says judge

      Big Four firm should have acted after learning about fake software sales, court hears

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      UK tax
      Covid fraud task force ‘not best value’ for UK taxpayers, admits HMRC

      Tax office expects to recover £1.1bn of estimated £4.5bn lost through pandemic support schemes before special unit closes

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      News in-depthFTX Trading Ltd
      Wall Street’s top cop trains his sights on crypto

      Damian Williams faces big test in prosecuting high-profile case against FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      Wirecard AG
      Wirecard CEO ‘demanded retrospective changes to data’

      Markus Braun is implicated by former lieutenant in court case examining collapse of payments firm

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      UK taxpayers face losses from fraud and error in Covid support claims

      NAO watchdog says business department has ‘not made progress it planned in recovering irregular payments’

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      FTX Trading Ltd
      Bankman-Fried’s top FTX associates plead guilty to US charges

      Federal prosecutor says Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang are co-operating as crypto entrepreneur is extradited to US

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      Sam Bankman-Fried
      Bankman-Fried to agree to US extradition after Bahamas court hearing

      Founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX to face criminal and civil charges in New York

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      Wirecard AG
      Wirecard was ‘sloppily done fraud’, court hears

      Oliver Bellenhaus says the deception was driven by the former CEO’s desire to make the company look successful

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
      Geopolitics
      EU corruption scandal could hit ties with Doha, Qatar diplomat warns

      European Parliament affair threatens to ‘negatively affect’ relations although Gulf state will not curb LNG supplies, envoy says

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Cryptocurrencies
      The FTX files: US authorities outline sprawling case against crypto exchange

      The criminal and civil charges as three markets regulators bear down on the golden boy of the industry

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Germany
      German anti-money laundering chief resigns amid row over backlog

      Government admits task force was kept in dark about delays in processing reports of suspicious activity

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      FTX Trading Ltd
      Bahamian authorities were tipped off by top Bankman-Fried associate

      FTX executive told securities regulator crypto exchange was likely funnelling cash to Alameda trading firm

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The cautionary tale of FTX

      Visionaries drive US capitalism but investors must do their homework

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      Sam Bankman-Fried
      ‘Fraud in shorts and T-shirts’: the case against the FTX founder

      Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest in the Bahamas exposes money transfers before collapse of crypto empire

    • Saturday, 10 December, 2022
      Lex
      Fraud: downturn creates the perfect environment for a reckoning Premium content

      The idea ‘that everyone is at it’ can be a powerful motivator

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      Theranos
      Former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years for fraud

      Prison term exceeds that handed to former business partner Elizabeth Holmes of failed blood-testing start-up

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      Banks warned to tighten phone scam measures

      Consumer group spoofs phone numbers of six high street lenders

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      Crypto exchange given go-ahead to track stolen assets in UK court ruling

      Six exchanges ordered to disclose customer details to help trace funds overseas

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      Cryptocurrencies
      Crypto fraud jumps by a third in UK

      Data from specialist police unit reflect growing problem costing victims hundreds of millions

    • Friday, 25 November, 2022
      Libor scandal
      Cracks in Libor’s reckoning: Were traders criminals or scapegoats?

      After a series of US court rulings, Tom Hayes is trying to appeal against his UK conviction for rate rigging

    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      Deutsche Bank AG
      Exonerated trader sues Deutsche Bank over Libor rigging allegations

      Scandal forced some of the world’s largest financial institutions to pay billions in fines

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
      Iraq
      Iraq reels from $2.5bn tax ‘heist of the century’

      Bumper fraud implicates Baghdad elite and poses challenge for new prime minister

    • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
      Tesla Inc
      Ex-Tesla Australia director admits insider trading

      Former operations head bought shares in lithium producer based on knowledge carmaker had supply agreement

    • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
      Regulator orders ‘number spoofing’ crackdown to combat fraud

      Ofcom takes steps to stamp out rogue phone calls deceiving consumers

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