“Going Infinite,” by Michael Lewis, offers a behind-the-scenes account of Mr. Bankman-Fried’s rise and fall.
Category: Frauds and Swindling
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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Will Go on Trial on Tuesday
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, gets his day in court on Tuesday. The trial will shine a harsh glare on the wider sector.
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Who’s Rooting Hardest for a Sam Bankman-Fried Conviction? The Crypto Industry.
Crypto insiders, who have been trying to distance themselves from the FTX founder, are united in their zeal to see Mr. Bankman-Fried held to account.
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Crypto Goes on Trial, as Sam Bankman-Fried Faces His Reckoning
The FTX founder’s uphill court battle starts Tuesday, after he has come to symbolize everything that went wrong with the cryptocurrency industry.
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Properties Trump May Lose Control of in New York Fraud Case
If a judge’s ruling stands, former President Donald J. Trump could lose control of several of his properties.
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You’ve Got (Scam) Mail
Is everyone being swindled all the time and just not talking about it?
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Former Wells Fargo Executive Avoids Prison in Sham Accounts Scandal
Prosecutors had sought a year of incarceration, which they said would be a deterrent to other corporate executives.
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I.R.S. Freezes Pandemic-Era Tax Credit Amid Fraud Fears
The tax agency is ramping up audits and criminal investigations into unscrupulous promoters of the Employee Retention Credit.
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Pandemic Fraud May Have Robbed Unemployment Insurance of $135 Billion
As much as 15 percent in unemployment benefits paid during the pandemic could have been fraudulently obtained, according to a Government Accountability Office report.