Legal / Fraud

Suit Claims 22 Banks Manipulated Treasury Securities

In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in New York on Thursday, 22 banks were accused of manipulating the market for Treasury securities. read more

Former Gulfstream Executive Sentenced for Embezzlement

Former Gulfstream executive Marvin Jay Caukin was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for embezzling more than $10 million. read more

SEC Charges Phony Hedge Fund Manager with Defrauding Small Companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges against a New Jersey man accused of posing as a hedge fund manager and defrauding small companies out of more than $4 million. read more

SEC Charges CSC and Former Executives with Accounting Fraud

The SEC charged Computer Sciences and former executives with manipulating financial results and concealing significant problems about the company’s largest and most high-profile contract. read more

May Commercial Chapter 11 Bankruptcies Increase 16%

Commercial chapter 11 filings increased 16% to 498 filings in May 2015 from the 431 commercial Chapter 11 filings registered in May 2014, according to data provided by Epiq Systems. read more

Ex-Dewey LeBoeuf Execs to Be Tried on Basis of Emails

The Wall Street Journal reported that emails will play a starring role in the criminal trial over the collapse of the Dewey & LeBoeuf law firm. read more

Banks Plead Guilty to FX Fraud, Agree to Pay $5.8B+

Global claimant firm Hausfeld said five defendants, including Barclays, Citicorp, JPMorgan, RBS and UBS, have agreed with the U.S. Department of Justice to plead guilty to violating U.S. law through their conduct in the FX market. read more

U.S. Bank, Bank of America Win Dismissal of Mortgage Suits

Bloomberg reported that a U.S. district judge dismissed three suits alleging breaches over mortgage-backed securities by U.S. Bank and Bank of America. read more

SunTrust Escapes Unscathed in American Eagle Bankruptcy

American Eagle Energy filed Chapter 11 after deferring a bond payment that was due on 3/1/15. AEE noted that SunTrust, which had provided $35 million of borrowing capacity, walked away after making a timely borrowing capacity redetermination. read more

SEC Charges Former Officers of Wilmington Trust with Fraud

The SEC filed fraud charges against four officers of Wilmington Trust for intentionally understating past due bank loans during the financial crisis. read more

Commercial Chapter 11 Bankruptcies Drop 41% in April

Total commercial Chapter 11 filings dipped 41% to 405 filings in April 2015 from the 689 commercial Chapter 11 filings registered in April 2014, according to data provided by Epiq Systems. read more

Q1/15 Commercial Bankruptcy Filings Down 19%

Total commercial filings for Q1/15 were 7,392, representing a 19% decrease from the 9,135 filings during the same period in 2014. read more

Orix Chief Exec Charged with Paying Corrupt Commissions

Australian newspaper, The Age, reported that the chief executive of fleet-management company Orix has been charged with paying corrupt commissions to an employee of Coca-Cola Amatil. read more

Commerzbank Pays to Resolve Olympus Probe

Reuters reported that Commerzbank AG agreed to pay U.S. authorities for not complying with U.S. anti-money laundering laws in a case that included allowing more than $1.6 billion in transactions connected to the Olympus fraud. read more

AlixPartners: Energy, Retail May Face Distress in 2015

An AlixPartners survey points to an increase in Chapter 11 business filings. Experts say energy resources and retail are U.S. industries most likely to face distress in 2015. read more

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