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Kenya's anti-corruption commission charges the country’s former tourism minister and two others with economic crimes for the alleged fraud of tens of millions of dollars in inflated costs for the construction of a hospitality college.
2023-12-22

A trial court in Butuan, Philippines publicizes the conviction of three KAPA personnel, including its founder, of syndicated fraud for being the masterminds in the country's largest illegal investment scheme.
2023-12-21

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York convicts Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy.
2023-11-2

American judge Lewis A. Kaplan revokes FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried's bail, citing reasonable cause to believe that Bankman-Fried attempted witness tampering while on bail.
2023-08-11

Authorities charge New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran with 64 counts including fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering.
2015-08-28

Ray Nagin, the former Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, is indicted on 21 different counts including fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, bribery, and tax evasion.
2013-01-18

Police investigate a blogger Teacher Wang for fraud after he predicts a magnitude-14 earthquake and 170m (560ft) high tsunami is to strike Taiwan on 11 May, toppling the Taipei 101 skyscraper and Presidential Office building. The prediction is removed from the internet.
2011-05-1

United States authorities charge more than a hundred doctors, nurses and physical therapists in nine cities with Medicare fraud.
2011-02-17

American company Goldman Sachs pays a record $550 million (US) fine to settle civil fraud charges.
2010-07-16

Alexey Dymovskiy, the Russian policeman who became famous for denouncing police corruption on YouTube, is arrested on charges of fraud and corruption.
2010-01-22