Legal Cases

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French ex-minister in court over tax fraud, money laundering

09/02/2016(0)
Jerome Cahuzac was the face of France’s fight against tax evaders — until he was forced to acknowledge that he himself was dodging taxes, hiding money in tax havens ... Read More
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Swiss bank cooperates with US as 2 ex-bankers plead guilty

05/02/2016(0)
Swiss bank Julius Baer, facing a criminal charge, has agreed to pay $547 million and cooperate for three years with American authorities to shut down accounts that enabled wealthy ... Read More
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Apple ordered to pay $625 million in patent dispute

04/02/2016(0)
Apple ordered to pay $625 million in patent dispute with VirnetX Apple Inc must pay VirnetX Holding Corp more than $625 million (428 million pounds) for using the patent ... Read More
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Laiki Bank case: Vgenopoulos rubbishes claim of Laiki ignorance of loan exchange

04/02/2016(0)
Embattled former Laiki Bank boss Andreas Vgenopoulos insisted on Wednesday that a loan exchange worth $217 million must have been approved by Laiki’s board of directors, especially when such ... Read More
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Deutsche Bank must face $3.1 billion lawsuit

04/02/2016(0)
Deutsche Bank must face U.S. lawsuit over $3.1 billion mortgage loss Deutsche Bank AG must face a U.S. lawsuit seeking to hold it liable for causing $3.1 billion of ... Read More
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Goldman Sachs executive takes ‘personal leave’ amid Malaysian fund corruption probes

01/02/2016(0)
Tim Leissner, chairman of Goldman Sachs Southeast Asia’s operations, has taken a “personal leave” amidst corruption scandals associated with Malaysia’s state-owned 1MDB fund, with which Goldman worked closely. President ... Read More
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Online finance scam: 21 people involved arrested in China

01/02/2016(0)
Chinese officials arrest 21 people over $7.6bn ‘scam’ Chinese authorities have arrested 21 people involved in an online finance scheme which is suspected of defrauding 900,000 investors of about ... Read More
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US Justice Dept hits 80 Swiss banks with penalties

01/02/2016(0)
Eighty Swiss banks have agreed to pay the US fines totaling $1.36 billion in order to avoid court prosecution, according to the US Justice Department. After the investigation has ... Read More
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S.Korean antitrust agency probes Volkswagen over emissions ads

22/01/2016(0)
South Korea’s antitrust regulator is probing Volkswagen AG over its advertising claims on emissions from its cars, an official at the agency told Reuters on Friday. The Fair Trade ... Read More
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Convict Libor brokers only if they played ‘significant’ role, UK jury told

22/01/2016(0)
Jurors in Britain’s second Libor trial were instructed on Thursday not to convict the six former brokers in the dock unless evidence showed they played a “significant” part in ... Read More
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