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• Guilty Verdict in Cyberbullying Case Provokes Many Questions Over Online Identity

  The verdict Wednesday in the MySpace cyberbullying case raised a variety of questions about the terms that users agree to when they log on to Web sites. Posted Nov 27 2008, 10:55 PM by NYT > Technology Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Frauds and Swindling, Decisions and Verdicts, MySpace.com, Drew, Lori

• UBS Finds Limited Tax Fraud Involving Wealthy Americans

  An inquiry by the Swiss banking giant is looking at fraud cases involving American clients. Posted Nov 27 2008, 08:50 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Frauds and Swindling, Justice Department, Tax Evasion, UBS AG|UBS|NYSE

• Report Says Chinese Tycoon Held in Stock Scandal

  Huang Guangyu, one of China’s wealthiest entrepreneurs, was detained last week by the police as part of an investigation into stock manipulation, according to a report in a Chinese financial magazine. Posted Nov 24 2008, 05:07 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: Frauds and Swindling, China, Huang Guangyu

• Business Briefing | Court and Regulatory News: Ex-Executive Convicted in $1.9. Billion Fraud

  The founder of National Century Financial Enterprises was convicted in a fraud case that prosecutors compared to the Enron and WorldCom scandals. Posted Nov 01 2008, 04:47 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: Frauds and Swindling, Enron Corp

• Antiviral ‘Scareware’ Just One More Intruder

  A marketing associate of a Russian operation appears to be earning $5 million a year from its sales of fake antivirus software. Posted Oct 29 2008, 11:05 PM by NYT > Technology Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Frauds and Swindling, Russia, Computer Viruses

• Fraud Trial to Focus on Accounting at Heilig-Meyers

  The trial brought by a group of large institutional investors may offer a window into the sale of asset-backed securities. Posted Oct 27 2008, 10:25 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Banks and Banking, Frauds and Swindling, Suits and Litigation, Bank of America Corp|BAC|NYSE, American International Group|AIG|NYSE, Heilig-Meyers Company

• Group’s Tally of New Voters Was Vastly Overstated

  Republicans have seized on the disclosure that 30 percent of Acorn’s registrations were faulty. Posted Oct 24 2008, 04:31 AM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Frauds and Swindling, Presidential Election of 2008, Voter Registration and Requirements, Republican National Committee, Slater, Michael, Project Vote, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)

• Italian Businessman Who Claimed Vatican Ties Is Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison

  Raffaello Follieri plead guilty to 14 counts of wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy, after duping investors by claiming special connections with the Vatican. Posted Oct 23 2008, 09:54 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Frauds and Swindling, Decisions and Verdicts, Sentences (Criminal), Follieri, Raffaello

• Disability Insurer Found Guilty of Social Security Fraud

  A federal jury found that Unum had committed fraud by requiring some customers to apply for Social Security benefits even though it knew they were not eligible. Posted Oct 23 2008, 09:42 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Frauds and Swindling, Decisions and Verdicts, Disability Insurance, Unum Group|UNM|NYSE

• Concrete Tests Seen as Fraud in Parts of New York

  Workers and executives at a company that tests building concrete are expected to face charges later this month. Posted Oct 20 2008, 11:45 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Frauds and Swindling, New York City, Building (Construction), Concrete, Buildings Department, Testwell Laboratories Inc

• Jury Finds Parmalat Defrauded Citigroup

  A New Jersey state jury found that the Italian dairy had defrauded Citigroup in a case stemming from Parmalat’s 2003 collapse, and awarded the bank $364.2 million in damages. Posted Oct 20 2008, 10:11 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Frauds and Swindling, Decisions and Verdicts, Citigroup Incorporated|C|NYSE, Parmalat SpA

• Beijing Olympics Building Chief May Be Executed for Corruption

  A former official who oversaw citywide construction projects for this year’s Olympic Games has been given a suspended death sentence in a case that involved bribery and lavish living. Posted Oct 19 2008, 06:07 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Frauds and Swindling, Olympic Games (2008), Capital Punishment, Bribery, Beijing (China)

• F.B.I. Struggles to Handle Financial Fraud Cases

  A focus on terrorism has limited the bureau’s ability to pursue wrongdoing related to the economic crisis. Posted Oct 19 2008, 12:51 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Finances, Frauds and Swindling, Politics and Government, Federal Bureau of Investigation

• F.B.I. Struggles to Handle Wave of Financial Fraud Cases

  A focus on terrorism and intelligence has limited the bureau’s ability to pursue criminal wrongdoing related to the economic crisis, officials said. Posted Oct 18 2008, 06:25 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Finances, Frauds and Swindling, Politics and Government, Federal Bureau of Investigation

• Mortgage Inquiries Focusing on Florida

  Federal officials, under pressure to scrutinize possible mortgage fraud by financial companies, have opened 151 criminal cases since last October, most of them in southern Florida. Posted Oct 15 2008, 08:23 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Mortgages, Banks and Banking, Frauds and Swindling, Florida, Foreclosures