Financial fraud includes activities like embezzlement, insider trading, and accounting fraud, inflicts substantial harm on society. It distorts the transparency and efficiency of financial markets, leading investors and regulators to make decisions based on false information, which can destabilize entire economic systems. The direct victims of financial fraud—ranging from individual investors to large corporations—can face devastating financial losses, potentially wiping out life savings or crippling business operations.
TL;DR Joey New York, Inc., a publicly traded beauty brand, took out $241,600 ($241,600 which is roughly what a median American worker earns over nearly five years) in loans with financial terms a federal appeals court ruled may have been…
Investigations / Financial Fraud / Pyramid Schemes They Took $1.24 Billion From People Who Couldn’t Afford to Lose It The FTC and State of Nevada have sued IM Mastery Academy, its founders, and its top earners for running a pyramid…
TL;DR A car auction company called Alliance Auto Auction of Dallas allegedly conspired with two of Lone Star Cleburne Autoplex’s own employees to steal money directly from Lone Star. Instead of answering for that alleged embezzlement in open court, Alliance…
Workers’ Rights / ERISA Fraud They Wrote the Rules, Then Robbed the Vault Investigative Report | EvilCorporations.com Source: U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, August 11, 2023 TL;DR Fringe Benefit Group (FBG) controlled the retirement and healthcare trust funds of…
TL;DR Four officers of ORCA Steel, LLC convinced investors to hand over $500,000 (enough to buy ten average American homes outright) by claiming the company had 400 orders lined up for its new data storage facility — orders that turned…
Private Equity. Healthcare Fraud. Sealed Records. They Billed for Doctors Who Weren’t There Source: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Filed August 31, 2023 | Reported by EvilCorporations.com TL;DR TeamHealth, a private-equity owned healthcare corporation, allegedly billed the U.S.…
EvilCorporations.com — Investigative Report The $3.6 MillionCelebrity Name Scam Peter Scalise III built a fake empire on a stolen celebrity’s name, forged signatures, and investors who trusted him. The SEC says he pocketed over $856,000 for himself…. and never made…
TL;DR Jason Buma died in 2015 on a work trip to Texas. His employer, Providence Corp. Development (d/b/a Miller Heiman, Inc.), immediately denied workers’ compensation death benefits to his widow Kaycean and his child Delaney. Miller Heiman and its claims…
SEC Enforcement ✦ Securities Fraud ✦ Penny Stock Manipulation Shell Game: How Ongkaruck Sripetch Built a Fake Empire and Stole Millions From Everyday Investors A network of ghost companies, fabricated stock activity, and a decade-long fraud finally meets a federal…
TL;DR A major regional bank, FNB Corporation and its subsidiaries, secretly plotted to destroy a smaller competitor insurance firm by stealing its top employees, its clients, and ultimately forcing it to sell at a bargain price. The bank’s internal documents…