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How is Corporate Fraud Investigated in Japan?

28th February 2022
The Japanese legal system is unique in its approach to allegations of corporate fraud, with companies expected to actively investigate allegations.
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How to Manage Fraud and Integrity Risks on a Global Scale

28th February 2022
Fraud and economic crime rates have boomed amid the COVID-19 pandemic as organisations have been forced to rapidly adjust their long-established processes.
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Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes To Be Sentenced Sept 26

13th January 2022
Holmes was convicted on January 3 on three counts of fraud and one count of conspiring to defraud private investors in the blood-testing company. She currently remains free on a $500,000 bond secured by properties.  According to court filings, Holmes plans to ask the judge overseeing her case to overturn her convictions. If the judge […]
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Robinhood Asks Judge To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Meme Stock Trading Restrictions

11th January 2022
In the motion filed on Friday, Robinhood argued that the temporary limits it imposed on trading during a social media-fueled rally in January 2021 were not deceptive as they were publicly announced by the company. The company also said that investors do not have a plausible claim that it stood to profit from lower share […]
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Elizabeth Holmes Trial: Theranos Founder Convicted Of Fraud

4th January 2022
Prosecutors said that the founder of the now-defunct medical startup had knowingly lied about Theranos’ technology, which she claimed could detect diseases with just a few drops of blood.   The jury found Holmes guilty of four charges, including conspiracy to commit fraud against investors, and three counts of wire fraud. In total, Holmes faced 11 […]
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Judge Rejects Fox News Motion To Dismiss $1.6 Billion Defamation Lawsuit

17th December 2021
In the ruling, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said that the voting machine company had demonstrated that “it is reasonably conceivable that Dominion has a claim for defamation per se.” Dominion filed a lawsuit earlier in the year against Fox News claiming that some of the media giant’s employees elevated false charges that Dominion […]
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Prosecutors In Theranos Case Say Holmes “Chose Fraud Over Business Failure”

17th December 2021
On Friday, the prosecution will have the opportunity to present a rebuttal before the case goes to the jurors.  Elizabeth Holmes faces 11 charges of defrauding investors, medical professionals, and patients over Theranos’ blood-testing technology, which the company claimed could carry out hundreds of tests with just a single drop of blood. Holmes faces up […]
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Bouncing Back Badly: Fraud-Friendly Faults In Bounce Back Loan Scheme

13th December 2021
Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli examines the fraud-friendly faults that have been highlighted in the government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme. As an end-of-year report, the National Audit Office’s assessment of the government’s fraud prevention measures for its Covid-19 Bounce Back Loan Scheme has a very strong “could do better’’ tone about it. […]
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Elizabeth Holmes Denies Misleading Investors In Trial Testimony

8th December 2021
Former investors in the now-defunct company have testified at the trial that Holmes had led them to believe that Theranos’ technology had been adopted by the US military. As Holmes’ testimony in defence against fraud charges nears its end, she denied making such statements to investors.  Holmes also said she did not recall telling an […]
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Elizabeth Holmes Testifies She Was Abused By Ex-Partner Balwani

30th November 2021
On Monday, Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes testified that she was abused by her former romantic partner and Theranos executive Ramesh Balwani. She said the relationship had a pervasive impact on her during the period when she is accused of committing fraud.  There were moments during Holmes’ fourth day on stand when she […]
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