The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/white-collar-crime/)
Former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf agreed to a lifetime ban from the banking industry and a $17.5 million fine, a result of the fake-accounts scandal that roiled Wells Fargo when he ran the bank. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency charged five other former Wells Fargo executives.
A federal appeals court partially overturned the conviction of former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, underscoring the difficulty of bringing corruption cases against public officials. Silver could still spend time in prison.
Christopher Collins, a pugnacious conservative from western New York, was the first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Michael Avenatti, the former attorney for porn actor and producer Stormy Daniels, was arrested as he appeared in disciplinary proceedings of the California State Bar.
A high court that has thrown out several major public corruption convictions hears arguments in the case that doomed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s presidential hopes.
In a case with broad implications for government transparency, an Atlanta jury on Thursday convicted a former city official of deliberately frustrating requests for public records. She was fined $1,500.
A federal judge authorized the release of former WorldCom Inc. chief executive Bernard Ebbers from prison after more than 13 years because of his deteriorating health. He is the highest-profile defendant so far to have benefited from a provision of the First Step Act that allows federal courts to reduce terms absent a request from the federal government.
A New York judge state law prohibits the type of case brought by the Manhattan District Attorney in an effort to ensure that Paul Manafort would be held accountable and remain in custody should President Donald Trump move to issue a pardon for his federal convictions.
The “Full House” star claims the government is “concealing” evidence showing she and her husband had no idea their efforts to send their daughters to college put bribes in the pockets of school officials.
Players filed $3.9 million in false claims, and a health plan paid them more than $3.4 million. Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski called it “a brazen, multimillion dollar fraud.”