The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of MO announced that David Van Winkle, former comptroller at Frontier Leasing, has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $4.9 million from his employer. read more

MAR 3, 2014 - 6:30 am

Reuters reported that according to a lawsuit filed in federal court, two senior officials at JPMorgan Chase repeatedly confronted Bernard Madoff over irregularities in his business, suggesting that the executives had “direct knowledge” of his Ponzi scheme. read more

FEB 21, 2014 - 7:08 am

Forbes reported that General Electric has filed a suit seeking a $658 million federal tax refund in connection with the company’s 2003 sale of its ERC Life Reinsurance subsidiary. read more

FEB 18, 2014 - 7:14 am

Bloomberg reported that former Bank of America executive Phillip D. Murphy pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud bond investors and the U.S. government through a bid-rigging scheme. read more

FEB 12, 2014 - 7:12 am

According to a post that appeared on the Fox19 website, former PNC Equipment Finance vice president, Scott Runge, was arrested for robbing a bank in Cincinnati, OH. read more

FEB 10, 2014 - 7:14 am

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the trustee representing creditors of bankrupt Le-Nature’s is asking a federal judge to approve a proposed $23.8 million settlement with the law firm K&L Gates. read more

FEB 3, 2014 - 7:00 am

Bloomberg reported Manhattan's U.S. Attorney said an agreement requiring JPMorgan Chase to pay $2.6 billion to resolve allegations that it failed to stop Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme isn’t “the last big” money-laundering case his office will bring. read more

JAN 29, 2014 - 7:08 am

The WSJ reported Global Aviation Holdings received court approval to sell itself to its lender, a unit of Cerberus Capital Management. The article noted the sale is subject to higher bids at an auction in March. read more

JAN 28, 2014 - 7:10 am

Reuters reported that according to a court filing, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned the chairman of S&P's parent that the rating agency would be held accountable for its 2011 decision to strip the U.S. of its "triple-A" rating. read more

JAN 23, 2014 - 7:08 am

The Brownsville Herald reported that Key Equipment Finance and Wells Fargo Equipment Finance filed motions to collect equipment and funds from Brownsville Doctor’s Hospital, which filed for bankruptcy in December. read more

JAN 21, 2014 - 7:14 am

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that western PA federal prosecutors collected $24.4 million in criminal and civil actions in 2013, with the bulk coming from a settlement with Krones in the Le-Nature's fraud scheme. read more

JAN 20, 2014 - 7:14 am

Bloomberg reported that as many as nine current and former employees of S&P may be questioned by the Justice Department as part of a fraud lawsuit against the ratings company. read more

JAN 20, 2014 - 7:12 am

The former owner of a heavy equipment company has pleaded not guilty to charges he defrauded four financial institutions including Wells Fargo Equipment Finance and GE Commercial Finance. read more

JAN 8, 2014 - 7:15 am

Total commercial bankruptcy filings during calendar year 2013 down 24% from same period in 2012, according to the ABI and Epiq Systems. read more

JAN 8, 2014 - 7:01 am

Bloomberg reported JPMorgan Chase will pay $2.6 billion to resolve criminal and civil allegations that it failed to stop Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. read more

JAN 7, 2014 - 4:00 pm