UN Afghan envoy denies covering up on fraud Afghan voteOctober 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - The United Nations Special Envoy to Afghanistan, Karl Eide, has denied accusations he tried to cover up fraud in the country's recent presidential election. Eide said the allegations, which followed the removal of his deputy, Peter Galbraith, were "patently false".
APNewsBreak: CEO of defunct soft drink maker LeNature's, 4 others charged in $806M fraudSeptember 30th, 2009 Le-Nature's former CEO charged in $806M fraudPITTSBURGH — The former chief executive and four other employees of defunct soft-drink maker Le-Nature's Inc. have been indicted in what authorities say is an $806 million fraud.
Regions Bank to pay $1 million to settle SEC charges stemming from investment fraudSeptember 21st, 2009 Regions to pay $1M penalty in investment fraudMIAMI — Regions Bank has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission complaint that it played a role in a long-term investment fraud that charged huge hidden fees and sales commissions to thousands of unwitting Latin American investors. The Birmingham, Ala.-based bank and its predecessor, Union Planters Bank, acted as trustees for a pair of unregistered investment brokers — U.S.
Afghan election officials to release full preliminary results after repeated delaysSeptember 16th, 2009 Full preliminary results expected from Afghan voteKABUL — Afghan election officials plan to release the full preliminary results Wednesday from last month's presidential vote, though the much-delayed total has lost some significance in an election now likely to be determined by the outcome of fraud investigations. With about 93 percent of preliminary results already released, President Hamid Karzai leads top challenger Abdullah Abdullah with 54 percent of the vote, comfortably above the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff.
State Department says it could take months to resolve allegations of fraud in Afghan electionSeptember 8th, 2009 US: Sorting out Afghan vote could take monthsWASHINGTON — The State Department is saying it could take months to sort out the many allegations of vote fraud in the Aug. 20 Afghan presidential election.
Votes thrown out at 447 Afghan polling sites; Karzai closer to 50 percent in election tallySeptember 6th, 2009 Votes thrown out at 447 Afghan polling sitesKABUL — Afghan election officials say they have thrown out votes at 447 voting sites across the country because of fraud allegations. The head of the Independent Election Commission Daoud Ali Najafi couldn't say how many votes are affected.
AIG agree to settle disputes with former executives Greenberg, Smith in private arbitrationAugust 31st, 2009 AIG to arbitrate disputes with Greenberg, SmithNEW YORK — American International Group Inc. says it is looking to mend ties with former CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg and former Chief Financial Officer Howard Smith by settling their disputes through arbitration.
Major fraud allegations top 500 in Afghanistan's presidential vote, complaints group saysAugust 30th, 2009 Major fraud allegations in Afghan vote top 500KABUL — Major allegations of fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election have topped 500, more than doubling the figure investigators reported just two days earlier, officials said Sunday. The spike indicates just how pervasive ballot box stuffing and voter intimidation may have been during the country's Aug.
Major fraud allegations top 550 in Afghanistan's presidential election, commission saysAugust 30th, 2009 Major fraud allegations in Afghan election top 550KABUL — Major allegations of fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election have topped 550, more than doubling the last figure reported by the commission investigating accusations, officials said Sunday. The spike in allegations is a strong indicator of how pervasive ballot box stuffing and voter intimidation may have been during the country's Aug.
SEC: Former AIG CEO Greenberg to pay $15 million fine to settle accounting fraud chargesAugust 6th, 2009 SEC: Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg settles fraud chargesNEW YORK — The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday that former American International Group CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg agreed to pay a $15 million fine to settle fraud charges. The charges are tied to an accounting scandal earlier this decade at AIG that led to Greenberg's ouster in 2005.
Feds charge 41 in Fla. mortgage fraud schemes involving $40 million in 6 different casesJuly 28th, 2009 Feds charge 41 in Fla. mortgage fraud schemesMIAMI — Federal prosecutors say 41 people have been charged in the latest round of South Florida mortgage fraud schemes.
Jury finds against AIG in suit versus ex-CEO Greenberg over shares taken from retirement fundJuly 7th, 2009 AIG loses big round in lawsuit against GreenbergNEW YORK — American International Group Inc. lost a big round Tuesday in its court battle against former CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg.
Judge will allow speeches by AIG ex-CO Greenberg, but no evidence regarding bailoutJune 15th, 2009 Jury selected for lawsuit between AIG, StarrNEW YORK — A jury has been selected for a $4.3 billion lawsuit brought by American International Group Inc. against Starr International Co., the private investment firm run by AIG's former CEO.
Lawyer Dreier set to plead guilty to $700 million fraudMay 12th, 2009 Lawyer set to plead guilty to huge fraudNEW YORK — A prominent Manhattan lawyer has pleaded guilty to defrauding hedge funds of more than $400 million. Fifty-eight-year-old Marc Dreier on Monday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud, securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
Diebold agrees to pay $25 million penalty to settle civil charges tied to SEC probeMay 4th, 2009 Diebold agrees to pay $25M to settle chargesNORTH CANTON, Ohio — ATM maker Diebold Inc. said Monday it will pay $25 million to settle civil charges of securities fraud under a tentative agreement with federal regulators.
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