With financial distress, come fraudstersBy Erika BerasJanuary 21, 2019POSTED IN: government shutdown 2018 fraud furlough employment government workers scams shutdown ListenreadDownloadDownload
A Hail Mary bid to save SearsBy Meghan McCarty CarinoDecember 07, 2018Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe chairman of the storied retailer has proposed a $4.6 billion bid to save what's left of the 130-year-old chain. POSTED IN: business Sears corporate eddie lampert SEC Securities and Exchange Commission bankruptcy loans debt ListenreadDownloadDownload
German police search Deutsche Bank offices in tax haven caseBy Associated PressNovember 29, 2018Thomas Lohnes/Getty ImagesThe Frankfurt raid stems from findings in the so-called Panama Papers revealed in 2015.POSTED IN: The Panama Papers tax fraud Tax evasion read
4 things you should know about protecting your kid's creditBy Andy UhlerOctober 05, 2018Leon Neal/Getty ImagesIt's something parents need to think about more and more these days.POSTED IN: your money credit identity fraud credit score Social Security ListenreadDownloadDownload
SEC agreement puts the brakes on Elon MuskBy Nancy Marshall-GenzerOctober 01, 2018Tesla CEO pays the price for tweets.POSTED IN: business tesla Elon Musk SEC stock market Securities and Exchange Commission ListenreadDownloadDownload
The SEC is trying to drop a hammer on Elon Musk. How big can it be?By David Brancaccio and Daniel ShinSeptember 28, 2018VCG/VCG via Getty ImagesThe Securities and Exchange Commission sued the Tesla CEO for what it says was misleading tweets that hurt investors. A former SEC lawyer tells us what could be next. POSTED IN: tesla SEC lawsuit Securities and Exchange Commission spacex Elon Musk read
SEC files complaint against Tesla’s Elon MuskBy Associated PressSeptember 27, 2018Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe commission is asking for an order that would stop Musk from being “an officer or director” of any public company.POSTED IN: Economy tesla SEC Securities and Exchange Commission Elon Musk read
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