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A Look at the Fraud Allegations Against Stanford’s President
Emily Hutto is an Associate Video Producer & Editor for MedPage Today. She is based in Manhattan. In this video, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, and Holden Thorp, PhD, editor-in-chief of Science, discuss the recent announcement that Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, president of Stanford University, would resign from his position. Tessier-Lavigne has been under
Musk beats fraud charges; jury rejects investor claims in “funding secured” case
Enlarge / Elon Musk leaves court in San Francisco on Friday, February 3, 2023.Getty Images | Bloomberg Update at 6:15 pm ET: The jury sided with Elon Musk in a ruling issued about two hours after closing arguments on Friday. "A jury rejected investor claims that Elon Musk violated federal securities law when he tweeted
Romance Fraud Scamming Americans Out of Over $1.3B in Past Five Years
Romance scams are growing in popularity in the United States, with a new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claiming that victims have lost more than $1.3 billion in the past five years.These types of scams became more prevalent in 2021, with reports increasing by 80 percent compared to 2020. Romance fraud schemes are…
Alec Baldwin to host new art fraud podcast
Alec Baldwin will narrate a new podcast about one of the biggest cases of US art fraud in history.The first episode of Art Fraud airs on February 1, amid the actor’s ongoing legal battle following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.The podcast, written by Vanity Fair reporter Michael Shnayerson and hosted by Baldwin, tells the…
HP wins huge fraud case against Autonomy founder and CEO Mike Lynch
judgment falls — Hours after the ruling, the UK home secretary approved Lynch's extradition to the US. Chris Stokel-Walker, wired.com - Jan 30, 2022 12:25 pm UTC Enlarge / Mike Lynch, former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp., departs from his extradition hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Bloomberg…
N45m Fraud: Court Jails Ex-Navy Captain For 13 Years
Logo of a court gavelA retired Navy Captain, Jerry Ogbonna has been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for stealing and obtaining N45 million by false pretence.The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Wednesday, secured his conviction, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.A…
Bank app fraud due to cell phone snatching has increased significantly, according to a new report by the South African Banking Risk Information Centre.The report points out that there were, however, no reports of the banking app software having been compromised to commit the fraud as the correct credentials were used to access the banking app.These credentials…