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Monday
Jan072013

The Language of Fraud

Bad language can catch financial rogues

Financial Times

Phrases such as "nobody will find out", "cover up" and "off the books" are among those most likely to litter the in-boxes of corporate rogues according to fraud investigators deploying increasingly popular linguistic software.

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Monday
Nov262012

Social Media Breeding Ground for Securities Fraud

FBI uses Twitter, social media to look for securities fraud

Reuters

The FBI sees social media as a potential breeding ground for securities fraud, and has agents scouring Twitter and Facebook for tips, according to two top agents overseeing a long-running investigation into insider trading in the $2 trillion hedge fund industry.

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Monday
Sep242012

CEO Faces 56-Count Indictment for Ponzi Scheme

Ex-Sunwest CEO indicted on fraud

StatesmanJournal.com

The fact that the FBI has seized his 6-year-old Ford pickup is the least of Jon Michael Harder’s worries. Harder, 47, the former chief executive officer of Sunwest Management Inc., faces a 56-count federal indictment for fraud, money laundering and other charges.

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Monday
Aug202012

FBI's Compliance Program Born From a Crisis

The FBI’s compliance program

Compliance Building

As I mentioned last week, I had a chance to meet with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and learn about their compliance program and some aspects of other FBI programs.

Read the full article here.

Tuesday
Apr192011

76 Bank Accounts in 14 Countries Frozen

Online poker player accounts frozen as U.S. indicts operators

Bloomberg

Individual accounts of online poker players were frozen after the indictment of Web gambling companies on charges of fraud and money-laundering and of running illegal casino operations.

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