Corporate Greed Case Study: Superior Healthcare LLC & the Exploitation of Pain‑Stricken Patients 1. Introduction — False Hope, Real Harm In Canton, Georgia, a chiropractic clinic promised desperate patients a “medical breakthrough” that could erase chronic pain in a single shot. Behind the…
Trafigura Fined $55M for Insider Trading and Market Manipulation Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Trafigura Trading LLC · Enforcement Order Trafigura Fined $55M for Insider Trading and Market Manipulation Houston-based oil giant used stolen confidential data, warped fuel benchmarks to enrich…
Wells Fargo Bedbug Infestation Leaves Customer With Lasting Injuries Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC · Civil complaint for damages Wells Fargo Bedbug Infestation Leaves Customer With Lasting Injuries A Florida man sat on infested lobby furniture at…
Berkshire Global Advisors Failed to Monitor Employee Trading Accounts Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Berkshire Global Advisors LP · Regulatory Settlement Berkshire Global Advisors Failed to Monitor Employee Trading Accounts For years, the firm failed to track outside brokerage accounts held…
Navient Engineered Student Loan Defaults to Boost Profits Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Navient Corporation · State Enforcement Action Navient Engineered Student Loan Defaults to Boost Profits Arizona alleges the student loan giant deliberately originated subprime loans designed to fail, then…
Corporate Greed Case Study: RCG Advances / Jonathan Braun & the Small‑Business Squeeze 1. Introduction A New York federal court has delivered a blistering verdict against Jonathan Braun, the behind‑the‑scenes owner and decision‑maker at the merchant‑cash‑advance firms RCG Advances and Ram Capital Funding. In painstaking detail the…
Chegg Exposed 40 Million Students in Four Data Breaches Over Three Years Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Chegg, Inc. · Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Action Chegg Exposed 40 Million Students in Four Data Breaches Over Three Years The education technology giant…
W.R. Grace Operated Unpermitted Hazardous Waste Facility in Albany Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. · EPA Administrative Consent Order W.R. Grace Operated Unpermitted Hazardous Waste Facility in Albany The chemical manufacturer stored toxic solvents in unlabeled…
Corporate Corruption Case Study: BofA Securities’ TRACE Reporting Failures & Their Impact on Market Integrity 1. Introduction On Wall Street, seconds matter. Yet for nearly five years, BofA Securities allowed thousands of bond trades to disappear into a reporting black hole—delaying or…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Vorpahl Wing Securities & Its Impact on Investor Confidence 1. Introduction On ten separate business days between January 2022 and March 2023, a small Spokane‑based brokerage firm operated with a cash cushion so thin it fell below the legal floor…