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Bernie Madoff’s Accountant Paul Konigsberg Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Records and Conspiracy

25/06/2014(0)
Fraudster Bernard Madoff’s former accountant Paul Konigsberg pleaded guilty to helping the convicted financier with his Ponzi scheme by falsifying records. “I’m here today to take responsibility for what ... Read More
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US court fines Credit Suisse trader over bond prices

25/06/2014(0)
A New York court has fined a former UK-based Credit Suisse trader for his role in artificially inflating bond prices. David Higgs was spared prison, which was the fate ... Read More
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S&P to face legal challenge from councils

24/06/2014(0)
Ratings agency Standard Poor’s has failed to avoid a legal battle with 91 councils, church groups and charities over investments that went bad during the global financial crisis. The ... Read More
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Ex-Millennium Fund Manager Gets Four Years in Prison

24/06/2014(0)
Former Millennium Global Investments portfolio manager Michael Balboa was sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding investors by inflating the value of Nigerian sovereign debt by $80 million. ... Read More
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Philippines Arrests Ex-President Estrada’s Son Over Fund Scandal

23/06/2014(0)
Philippine authorities arrested a son of former President Joseph Estrada after a court found sufficient evidence to try him on charges of stealing at least 183.8 million pesos ($4.2 ... Read More
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US court rejects Gemalto’s Android patent lawsuit

20/06/2014(0)
Gemalto NV, the French digital security company, said on Friday that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected its patent claim relating to the Android smart ... Read More
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Tim Carmody’s chief justice elevation denounced by Queensland judge

19/06/2014(0)
A Queensland court of appeal judge has become the first sitting justice to criticise Tim Carmody’s appointment as the state’s next chief justice, calling on him to withdraw. Justice ... Read More
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Six banks sued over trustee roles

19/06/2014(0)
A group of big investors including Blackrock and Pimco are suing six different banks including Deutsche Bank and HSBC for their role as trustees of mortgage-backed securities in the ... Read More
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China Blocks European Shipping Pact, Sending Maersk Down

18/06/2014(0)
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (MAERSKB) said it is working on alternative plans to cut costs and address overcapacity in the freighter market after Chinese regulators unexpectedly blocked formation of a ... Read More
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Bernie Madoff’s Accountant Paul Konigsberg to Plead Guilty to Fraud Charges

18/06/2014(0)
Convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff’s former accountant Paul Konigsberg is expected to plead guilty to charges in connection with the swindler’s $65bn Ponzi scheme, a US prosecutor has said. Konigsberg, ... Read More
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