Financial crimes

Brazilian Federal Police carried out their most extensive operation yet to punish those responsible for a massive fraud carried out at retailer Americanas SA with arrest and search warrants issued in Rio de Janeiro.

Shares of Bookoff Group Holdings, a chain of second-hand Japanese bookstores, tumbled 10% after discovering fictitious purchases by employees.

Nigeria's tax agency dropped accusations of tax fraud against Tigran Gambaryan, but a separate money-laundering case brought against the former IRS employee resumed.

Card shark; the roof falls in; a dynamic duo; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Extreme and outlandish; General nonsense; tat's all, folks; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Keith Taylor is charged with embezzling about $2.5 million intended to help working families, allegedly spending it on rent for a luxury Manhattan high rise, and meals at top restaurants and steakhouses. 

Prosecutors alleged that Autonomy used a number of manipulations to make its revenue growth appear better than it was, so vendors would then buy the company's products.

No relief in sight; just plane crooked; no fool like a gold fool; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The software maker's shares soared by the most in more than a year after the company reassigned its chief financial officer, resolving an internal accounting investigation that delayed filings for weeks.

Bad apples; sham on you; yet another emergency; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The lawsuit alleges that Jim Chanos "planned on using his power as general partner to run the company into the ground, enjoy the tax benefits of his financial shenanigans, and leave his partners with nothing."

Collared; gone deep; to protect and disserve; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

President Biden's son had been scheduled to go on trial on June 20 on charges he failed to pay $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 to 2019.

This beauty's a steal; what a Lady; medical miscreants; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

There is still a dispute between the defense and government as to whether Bryan Waugh knowingly engaged in insider trading using information Joe Lewis provided.

SMBs and their financial advisors have deep concerns about the impact of bribery and corruption, according to a new survey.

Bodies of evidence; the Ultimate crime; one expensive ghost; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

An interpreter for the Los Angeles Dodgers star has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges including filing a false tax return after secretly transferring about $17 million from the player's account to pay off gambling debt.

$300 a scam; dead wrong; permanent problem; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Roger Ver, an early crypto investor who was sometimes referred to as Bitcoin Jesus, has been charged with mail fraud, tax evasion and filing false returns.