How a piece of software helped fuel the 2008 financial crashBy Molly WoodSeptember 17, 2018Tavner Murphy/MarketplaceThe seeds of the Great Recession included a lot of greed, fraud ... and some technology.POSTED IN: software Divided Decade financial crisis mortgage-backed securities ListenreadDownloadDownload
How forensic accountants help bring down white-collar criminals and drug kingpinsBy Marielle SegarraSeptember 14, 2018BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesA forensic accountant gave key testimony in the first trial of Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman. POSTED IN: Economy Paul Manafort forensic accountant accounting Crime FBI fraud ListenreadDownloadDownload
Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty of 8 chargesBy Associated PressAugust 21, 2018Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesFollowing four days of jury deliberation, Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman, was found guilty of eight financial crimes Tuesday. POSTED IN: Economy Paul Manafort Trump administration Tax evasion tax fraud read
President Trump wants companies to report earnings less often. Good idea?By Tracey SamuelsonAugust 17, 2018Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty ImagesPOSTED IN: Economy earnings reports stocks companies businesses Securities and Exchange Commission SEC ListenreadDownloadDownload
Making sense of financial fraudBy Marketplace staffJuly 31, 2018Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty ImagesAs the Manafort trial begins, here's a glossary to help you navigate some wonky terms. POSTED IN: financial fraud identity theft Tax evasion Paul Manafort read
Will the Theranos scandal put a damper on medical tech investing?By Molly Wood and Stephanie HughesJune 19, 2018JP Yim/Getty ImagesIt's become a cautionary tale for biotech investors. Are they heeding it? POSTED IN: Theranos Elizabeth Holmes biotech fraud Scandal Investing healthcare ListenreadDownloadDownload
Are we trading security for emojis on Venmo?By Molly Wood, Stephanie Hughes, and Shaheen AinpourJune 01, 2018Stephen Lam/Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission found the app's security and privacy protections disclosures lacking. POSTED IN: paypal Venmo payments Money security fraud privacy ListenreadDownloadDownload
How Theranos, a Silicon Valley star, came tumbling downBy Kai Ryssdal and Bridget BodnarMay 21, 2018Andrew Burton/Getty ImagesWall Street Journal investigative reporter John Carreyrou discovered that all wasn't as it appeared at Theranos, the biotech company founded by Elizabeth Holmes. POSTED IN: business Theranos fraud Silicon Valley unicorns ListenreadDownloadDownload
"The China Hustle" tells the story of a massive fraud you probably haven't heard aboutBy Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenryApril 02, 2018Courtesy of Magnolia PicturesIn this documentary, director Jed Rothstein follows several acitivist investors who blew the whistle on dozens of fraudulent Chinese companies.POSTED IN: China Wall Street regulation bank regulation investment fraud reverse merger The China Hustle movie Dan David activist investor short selling shorting ListenreadDownloadDownload
