Tag: CorporateCrime
Bank Hapoalim Settles $30M FIFA Bribery Case
Bank Hapoalim's 2020 deferred prosecution agreement with U.S. authorities is now part of the public record. The $30 million deal resolved allegations that one o
Manila Trader Chua Arrested for 213% Thermometer Mark-Up
Manila police arrested Filipino-Chinese trader Jackson Chua on Sunday afternoon after he sold infrared thermometers at more than triple the legal price, the first bust…
Global authorities warn of fraud and scam amid coronavirus pandemic
United Kingdom, March 28, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — International law enforcement agencies are encouraging the public to be more vigilant as scammers and fraudsters...
Volkswagen hit with $34 Billion fine over diesel scandal; shares plan...
March 21, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — The world’s largest carmaker, Volkswagen, disclosed that it will spend a sum of $34.69 billion equivalent to 31.3...
Gas station owner charged for $500M fraud scheme
Utah, March 20, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — The owner of a California-based gas station face charges for allegedly stealing around $500 million government funds...
Malaysia’s 1MDB Scandal Tops Corporate Crime List
Amid its remarkable rise from the pre-crisis era that allowed economic industrialization, Malaysia has incessantly face public backlash due to its embroilment in several political…
Analysts Question Malaysia Corporate Oversight Failures
KUALA LUMPUR — The money trail in Malaysia's corporate scandals keeps circling back to one question: who is watching the watchers?
Analysts say weak government
Cathay Pacific to pay almost $1M fine over passengers’ data leak
Hong Kong, March 6, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com —
Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific Airways was fined with $970,000 for a data breach that exposed...
Ex-Microsoft Engineer face fraud charges
March 5, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com —
A Former Microsoft Engineer named Volodymyr Kvashuk has been convicted of fraud that could put him in federal...
Moritomo Gakuen Operators Sentenced for Grant Fraud
The Osaka District Court handed down prison sentences on February 21, 2020, to Yasunori Kagoike and his wife Junko, the former operators of Moritomo Gakuen in T
Japanese couple who operated an educational institution sentenced to prison for...
Osaka, February 21, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com —
Yasunori Kagoike, the former head of a Japanese institution named Moritomo Gakuen, and his wife, Junko, were...
Malaysian fugitive Jho Low spotted in virus-hit Wuhan
Wuhan, February 21, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com —
The fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho, commonly known as Jho Low, was recently spotted in the...
Grenfell Inquiry Probes Cladding Suppliers’ Liability
The coming weeks in a London courtroom will not be about how the fire spread. That part is settled. The inquiry's first phase, finished in 2019, traced the path
Contractors to face charges over refurbishment of England’s Grenfell Tower
London, February 13, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com —
Several contractors and executives who are involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower in London are scheduled to...
Telemedicine owners charged in million dollars’ worth fraud scheme
Bayonne, N.J, February 9, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com —
The owners of telemedicine companies Advantage Choice Care and Tele Medcare were charged for allegedly masterminding...
Int’l law firm Appleby criticized over Paradise Papers leak
Bermuda, February 8, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com —
The previous decade was probably Appleby’s most miserable era as it was repeatedly criticized by monetary authorities...
Mike Lynch Arrested Over £5bn Autonomy Fraud Scheme
Mike Lynch, the British entrepreneur who built Autonomy into one of the UK's flagship software groups, was arrested in London on 5 February 2020 after…
Fed Permanently Bars Goldman Sachs Exec Andrea Vella
A Permanent Ban for Goldman Sachs Executive Andrea Vella The US Federal Reserve Board has issued a permanent order barring Andrea Vella, a senior executive…
Mitsubishi denies alleged use of emission defeat devices
Germany, February 3, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — Japanese auto giant Mitsubishi Motors Corp defended that it had not committed fraud and used illegal defeat...
Three Malaysian execs face money laundering charges
Malaysia, January 23, 2020 — cyberinktimes.com — Former Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) Chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad and former International Trade and Industry Minister...
IKEA Pays $46M in Toddler Dresser Death Suit
A two-year-old boy is dead. His parents will receive $46 million. IKEA will not admit fault. That is the cold arithmetic of the settlement announced January 9,
Volkswagen Opens Settlement Talks With 446,000 German Diesel Owners
Nearly five years after Volkswagen’s diesel-cheating software came to light, 446,000 German car owners still wait for a cent of compensation. That could finally
Tesco Supplier Denies Forced Prison Labor Claims
On December 26, 2019, Zhejiang Yunguang Printing, a Chinese supplier for British supermarket chain Tesco, denied allegations that it used forced prison labor to produce…
Bank of England Press Audio Hacked for Hedge Funds
The Bank of England's press conference audio feed was hacked and accessed by high-speed traders minutes before its scheduled broadcast on December 23, 2019, giving…



















































