fraud

South Sudan monitors see risk of fraud in voter lists (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

Reuters - A south Sudan civil society umbrella group said on Saturday that voter lists for the southern referendum on secession could be falsified because it was not clear who…

Apathy and fraud charges mar rare Myanmar election (Reuters)

November 7th, 2010

Reuters - Myanmar held its first election in 20 years on Sunday under tight security, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win but brings a hint of…

French ex-trader must pay $6.7 billion for fraud (AP)

October 5th, 2010

Jerome Kerviel, center, followed by his lawyer Olivier Metzner, second right, arrives at the Paris courthouse, Tuesday Oct. 5, 2010. The Paris court will hand down a verdict in the case of the former French trader accused of masterminding one of history's biggest trading frauds and costing one of France's largest banks billions in losses. Kerviel, the 33-year-old former index futures trader at Societe Generale SA, risks five years in prison and a euro 375,000 ($513,000) fine on charges related to the claim that he covered up bets worth nearly euro 50 billion, or more than the bank was worth, between late 2007 and early 2008. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - Ex-trader Jerome Kerviel was convicted on all counts Tuesday in history’s biggest rogue trading scandal, sentenced to at least three years in prison and ordered to pay his…

Ex-French trader must pay $6.7 billion for fraud (AP)

October 5th, 2010

Jerome Kerviel, center, followed by his lawyer Olivier Metzner, second right, arrives at the Paris courthouse, Tuesday Oct. 5, 2010. The Paris court will hand down a verdict in the case of the former French trader accused of masterminding one of history's biggest trading frauds and costing one of France's largest banks billions in losses. Kerviel, the 33-year-old former index futures trader at Societe Generale SA, risks five years in prison and a euro 375,000 ($513,000) fine on charges related to the claim that he covered up bets worth nearly euro 50 billion, or more than the bank was worth, between late 2007 and early 2008. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - Former Societe Generale SA trader Jerome Kerviel was convicted on all counts Tuesday in one of history’s biggest trading frauds, sentenced to three years in jail and ordered…

Afghan officials say too early to judge election (AP)

September 20th, 2010

Workers dismantle posters of election candidates a day after parliamentary election in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - Afghan authorities said Monday it was too early to judge the validity of the country’s parliamentary ballot despite observers’ reports of widespread fraud in the vote that was…

Afghan vote observers: Fraud must be investigated (AP)

September 20th, 2010

Workers dismantle posters of election candidates a day after parliamentary election in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - Afghan election observers urged President Hamid Karzai’s government on Monday to allow an independent investigation into reports of widespread fraud during last weekend’s parliamentary elections, including intimidation of…

‘Serious concern’ over fraud at Afghan elections (AP)

September 20th, 2010

Workers dismantle posters of election candidates a day after parliamentary election in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - The main Afghan election observer group said it had serious concerns about the legitimacy of this weekend’s parliamentary vote because of reported fraud, even as President Hamid Karzai…

2 Guinea election officials charged with fraud (AP)

September 10th, 2010

AP - The director of planning of Guinea’s election commission says he and the head of the election body have been charged with fraud in a court proceeding that not…

Politics, alleged fraud disturb Jerusalem cemetery (AP)

August 23rd, 2010

AP - A political battle over a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem that began with charges of insensitivity leveled at plans for a museum of religious tolerance at the site has…

Goldman paying $550M to settle civil fraud charges (AP)

July 16th, 2010

Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami listens to a question after announcing that Goldman Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay $550 million to settle civil fraud charges that accused the Wall Street giant of misleading buyers of mortgage-related investments in Washington, on Thursday, July 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Resolving a high-profile government case linked to the mortgage meltdown, Goldman Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay a record $550 million to settle civil fraud charges that…