While Mr. Schmidt was chief executive of Google, he had an extramarital relationship with Marcy Simon, a public relations executive. A decade after they split, things are still messy.
Category: Frauds and Swindling
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Fraud Case Against Rich Exile Who Riled Beijing Goes to Jury
Guo Wengui fled China and allied with the American right in a quixotic quest to end Communist rule. U.S. prosecutors say he stole over $1 billion from his followers.
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Archegos Founder Bill Hwang Found Guilty on 10 Charges
The 2021 collapse of Archegos Capital Management led to some $10 billion in losses for some Wall Street banks. He could spend the rest of his life in prison.
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Ozy Media Founder Takes the Stand to Deny Fraud Allegations
Carlos Watson was questioned after Ozy investors, former employees and bankers testified for the prosecution in his trial.
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Embattled Alzheimer’s Researcher Is Charged With Fraud
Hoau-Yan Wang, a professor at City College, published studies supporting simufilam, now in advanced clinical trials.
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Supreme Court Rejects S.E.C.’s Administrative Tribunals
Such tribunals, common in executive agencies, hear enforcement actions without juries, a practice that challengers said violated the Constitution.
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Identity Theft Case Backlog at IRS Leads to Delayed Tax Refunds
The National Taxpayer Advocate criticized the agency for being too slow to resolve cases, leaving victims waiting years for their refunds.
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Rampant Identity Theft Is Taxing the I.R.S.
The National Taxpayer Advocate criticized the agency for being too slow to resolve cases, leaving victims waiting years for their refunds.
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Mike Lynch, U.K. Tech Mogul, Is Acquitted of Fraud
Mr. Lynch, who was accused of defrauding Hewlett-Packard after it paid $11 billion for his software company, spent a decade working to clear his name.
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Help! A Gas Station Charged Me $1,500 and My Bank Won’t Believe It’s Fraud.
After returning home from a wedding in Mexico, a traveler found a huge charge on his credit card and suspected a gas station attendant was responsible. Wells Fargo didn’t believe him.
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Help! A Gas Station Charged Me $1,500 and My Bank Won’t Believe It’s Fraud.
After returning home from a wedding in Mexico, a traveler found a huge charge on his credit card and suspected a gas station attendant was responsible. Wells Fargo didn’t believe him.
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Juror in Charity Fraud Case Received Bag With $120,000
A stranger dropped off cash at a juror’s house and offered more if she voted to acquit defendants charged with defrauding federal food programs.