This week we have a guest post by Matthew Reinhard, Member at law firm Miller & Chevalier The tale of hand-bag mogul, turned Azerbaijan oil-speculator, turned felon, Frederic Bourke came to an end in mid-December when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals sustained his conviction on conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and other charges.  The next day […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued an alert to warn investors about pre-IPO scams purporting to offer access to shares of Facebook, Groupon, Twitter and Zynga.  These companies have millions of subscribers and have dramatically changed the way people interact.  But social media has also become the latest hook on which con artists can hang a scam.  In […]

Manhattan law firm, Stuart D. Meissner LLC, announced today the launching of www.SECSnitch.com, targeting whistleblowers under the new whistleblower provisions within the July 21, 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Act awards whistleblowers who provide “original information” leading to the successful prosecution of the violation of securities laws to recover 10% to 30% of any monetary sanctions exceeding […]

Britain looks set to become part of the world’s biggest ever concerted attack on fraud and corruption within financial institutions. The Bribery Bill – which now seems certain to be passed before the UK General Election – will bring Britain more into line with tough U.S. regulations, according to Complinet, one of the world’s leading suppliers of global finance solutions. […]

The U.S. Department of Justice released the names of the eight defendants who were arrested yesterday, 5th Nov, 2009: 1. Zvi Goffer, who formerly worked at The Schottenfeld Group LLC (Schottenfeld), a broker dealer in New York, and currently operates a trading firm called Incremental Capital (Incremental), in New York; 2. Arthur Cutillo, an attorney at the law firm of […]