Corporate Fraud
- Banker tells German court of "vast network" at center of fraud trial newBONN, Sept 18- A banker at the center of a trading scheme German prosecutors say resulted in hundreds of millions of euros of illegitimate tax rebates told a court the scheme had taken on an "industrial scale" involving a network of banks and other institutions. Martin Shields, a former investment banker, said that a web…
- British fugitive fraudster jailed after 15 years on the run newLONDON, Sept 18- A British fraudster has been sentenced to nine years in jail and ordered to pay 900,000 pounds after spending 15 years on the run, the UK Serious Fraud Office said on Wednesday. Christopher Woodhead, a 66- year-old former company director of chemical paint companies, used fictitious invoices, loans and cash transfers to…
- UPDATE 1-Google to pay $1 bln in France to settle fiscal fraud probe*France imposes own digital tax as EU initiave stalled. PARIS, Sept 12- Google agreed to pay close to 1 billion euros to French authorities to settle a fiscal fraud probe that began four years ago in a deal that may create a legal precedent for other large tech companies present in the country. "to settle…
- UPDATE 1-U.S. charges Chinese professor in latest shot at HuaweiBo Mao was arrested in Texas on Aug. 14 and released six days later on $100,000 bond after he consented to proceed with the case in New York, according to court documents. He pleaded not guilty in U.S. district court in Brooklyn on Aug. 28 to a charge of conspiring to commit wire fraud. Mao,…
- U.S. charges Chinese professor in latest shot at HuaweiBo Mao was arrested in Texas Aug. 14 and released six days later on $100,000 bond after he consented to proceed with the case in New York, according to court documents. He pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn on Aug. 28 to a charge of conspiring to commit wire fraud. Mao, an…
- Telemarketer charged in $1.2 bln Medicare fraud scheme pleads guilty in NJSept 6- The owner of a telemarketing company implicated in the largest component of a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud involving the supply of medically unnecessary orthotic braces pleaded guilty to criminal charges on Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Lester Stockett, the owner of Video Doctor USA and Telemed Health Group and chief executive…
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OSHA Reveals Top 10 Violations for 2019 newThe National Safety Council and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2019.
National Cyber League and Cyber Skyline Announce Top Cybersecurity School newStudents from the University of Nevada – Reno prevailed against 5,026 students from 419 schools across the nation recognized as the top school in the nation during the National Cyber League (NCL) Spring 2019 season.
Texas State University Under-Reported Crime Stats newTexas State University has admitted that it misreported crime numbers for its campuses. 
Legislation to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Passes House newThe U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 1618, the Zachary and Nicholas Burt Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, which will create a new grant program to install carbon monoxide alarms in the homes of elderly and low-income individuals, as well as schools and other public facilities.
Cyberattacks on IoT and SMBs Rapidly Increasing newThe number of cybersecurity attacks events measured from January through June was twelve times higher when compared with the same period in 2018, an increase largely driven by IoT-related traffic, according to the Attack Landscape H1 2019 by F-Secure. 
Sen. Cecil Thomas to Introduce Three Bipartisan Gun Reform Bills newSeveral gun reform bills, including three bipartisan proposals, will be heard for the first time in the Ohio Senate Government Oversight committee.
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