Frauds & Scandals

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Investor Relations Writer Charged with Fraudulent Stock Promotion Scheme

September 21, 2018/US SEC On September 14, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a final judgment against Thomas Meyer for his role in a fraudulent stock promotion scheme. According to the SEC’s complaint, CSIR Group, LLC hired writers like Meyer to publish dozens […]

Conviction Of Nigerian Oil Deal Middlemen Spells Trouble For Shell and Eni On Eve Of Major Trial

Culled—Proshare 20/9/2018/By Global Witness  Conviction in middlemen’s fast-tracked OPL 245 trial a poor omen for Shell and Eni’s defence just days before major bribery trial hears first prosecution witnesses. Today two middlemen have been found guilty of corruption offences relating to Shell and Eni’s 2011 deal for one of Nigeria’s […]

Integrity in Development Projects: African Development Bank Debars GEO SCIENCES for 48 Months for Fraudulent Practices

The Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the African Development Bank found the company to have engaged in numerous fraudulent practices September 31, 2018/AfDB The African Development Bank Group on 20 September 2018, announces the debarment of GEO SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL SARL, a consulting firm based in Yaoundé, Cameroon, for a […]