Frauds & Scandals

UBA to Launch ‘Fighting Fraud Together’ Campaign to Protect Customers

October 13, 2023/UBA Plc Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to commence a Fraud Awareness Week – an initiative aimed at empowering customers with knowledge and tools to protect them against fraud and financial malpractices in the banking and financial sector.  As a bank renowned […]

SEC Charges Diagnostic Imaging Company and its former CEO for misrepresenting the manufacturing costs of its flagship device.

September 29, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against an Israel-based diagnostic imaging company, Nano-X Imaging Ltd. (“Nanox”), and its former CEO, Ran Poliakine (“Poliakine”), for negligently misrepresenting the cost to manufacture the company’s flagship imaging device, the Nanox.ARC. Nanox and Poliakine have agreed to settle […]

SEC Charges International Accounting Firm Prager Metis with Hundreds of Auditor Independence Violations

September 29, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against accounting firm Prager Metis CPAs, LLC and its California professional services firm, Prager Metis CPAs LLP, (together, Prager) for violating auditor independence rules and for aiding and abetting their clients’ violations of federal securities laws. According to […]