Frauds & Scandals

SEC Awards $40 Million to Two Whistleblowers

October 15, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of approximately $40 million to two whistleblowers whose information and assistance contributed to the success of an SEC enforcement action. The first whistleblower, whose information caused the opening of the investigation and exposed difficult-to-detect violations, will receive an […]

Statement by the IMF Executive Board on Its Review on the Investigation of the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 Report

October 11, 2021/IMF The IMF Executive Board met today to conclude its review of the matter raised by WilmerHale’s investigation of the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report. This was the eighth such Board meeting on this matter, as part of the Executive Board’s commitment to a thorough, objective, and timely review. […]

Condemnation Trails Reps Directive To NCAA On NG Eagle

October 8, 2021/AMCON Players in the Nigerian aviation in­dustry have castigated the House of Representatives’ Committee on Aviation on the call for the suspen­sion of issuance of Air Operators’ Certificate (AOC) to a startup air­line, NG Eagle, by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). This is as Dr. Gabriel Olowo, […]