Fraud
Fraud refers to dishonest and illegal activities by people or companies with the intent of gain, either financial or otherwise. The following fraud reports, fraud news and articles about fraud look at the day-to-day challenges of preventing, identifying and mitigating fraud.
Financial Crime: More Than a Language of Its Own
Taking a Robust Approach to Stamp Out Trader Fraud The globalization of financial institutions has come with an increasingly fragmented communications landscape. Traders in Hong Kong, for instance, communicate very differently from those in New York, using different mediums and...
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Keeping Your Whistleblower Hotline Alive
Ideas to Maximize Hotline Effectiveness It could be a good sign if the phones aren’t ringing at your organization’s hotline – or it could be indicative of a failing ethics and compliance program. Ron Kral discusses how to maintain a...
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Private Equity in DOJ’s Line of Fire
Liability Under the False Claims Act The government can be slow, but it catches up. The DOJ and whistleblowers have recently targeted private equity firms and individuals in False Claims Act cases based on officer and director roles and/or involvement...
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Old AML Systems Hinder The Fight Against Financial Crime
Steps Companies Can Take to Improve Compliance and Reduce Risk Every year, billions of laundered dollars are moving through financial institutions without detection. Current detection systems aren’t keeping pace with criminals’ ability to outmaneuver them. Financial crime is a complex...
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Employee Fraud Investigation Costs Non-Recoverable Under MVRA
Supreme Court Decision Restricts Recompense A recent Supreme Court ruling – in which the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 was central – should put corporate victims of fraud on alert. Moore & Van Allen Partner Frank Schall discusses the...
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Automation and Analytics Creating Value for Fraud Management
The New Solutions for Financial Crimes Compliance Management (FCCM) The methods for perpetrating fraud are continually evolving, so an effective approach for fighting fraud must change with the times. Ajay Katara discusses further why banks must adopt newer technologies to...
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8 Ideas to Reduce False Positives in Fraud Investigations
Steps to Improve Forensic Analytics Thanks to advances in forensic analytics, we can spot emerging risks long before they come to fruition. But predictions frequently lead to false positives. Satish Lalchand discusses how to prevent them in this third installment...
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Your Asia-Pacific Anti-Corruption Rundown
New Developments Across the Region Clifford Chance’s anti-corruption specialists in Asia-Pacific surveyed recent developments in five jurisdictions. Here's what you need to know. with co-authors Kirsten Scott, Lei Shi, Peter Coney and Janice Goh The big picture: Singapore and Australia...
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TRACE: “Bad Blood” – The Theranos Scandal
Two-time Pulitzer Price winner John Carreyrou discusses his excellent book about the Theranos scandal, “Bad Blood,” and how Elizabeth Holmes conned everyone.
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The Shoe Drops on Theranos’ Former CEO and COO
Criminal Indictment Filed Charging Fraud The fallout continues for Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani, respectively the CEO and COO of Theranos. The pair were charged with fraud by the SEC and were indicted last week on wire fraud and conspiracy...
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How Mature Is Your Organization’s Approach to Forensic Investigations?
Leading organizations are increasingly integrating human and machine intelligence for forensic investigations. By combining technological analysis—including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and statistical concepts of cognitive analytics—with deep investigator understanding of fraudster motives and methods, many are identifying, investigating and...
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5 Factors to Consider Before Exploring AI in Fraud Prediction
Artificial Intelligence Takes On Transactional Fraud In the field of fraud prediction, with transactional fraud raising every day; investors, board, management and business heads are keen to look at possibilities of detecting fraudulent transactions before they pass through the system....
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- Kit Mun Chan, Lau Kean Chong, Chong Poui Fan, Binji Lu, and Youn Chien Wong February 21, 2020SEC Obtains Judgments Against Market Manipulators
- Navellier & Associates, Inc., and Louis Navellier February 20, 2020SEC Obtains Partial Summary Judgment Against Investment Adviser and Principal for False and Misleading Marketing of Investment Strategies
- Emmanuel Kouyoumdjian (a/k/a "Manny K") February 20, 2020SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Unregistered Broker
