Frauds & Scandals

Integrity in Development Projects: AfDB Debars Consulting Firm, ED Benjamin TCHOFFO for 36 Months

September 11, 2018/AfDB The African Development Bank Group on September 10, 2018, announced the debarment of the Centre Africain de Recherches Forestières Appliquées et de Développement (CARFAD), a consulting company based in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and its Executive Director, Benjamin Tchoffo for a minimum period of 36 months. An investigation conducted […]

Whistleblower Accuses AlphaBeta Of Tax Evasion, Money Laundering

Culled—Proshare September 10, 2018 By Chika Amanze-Nwachuku, Thisday Newspapers EFCC: We are yet to receive petition  A whistleblower, who is also the immediate past Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Beta consultants, Mr. Dapo Apara, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N100 billion fraud, tax […]

SEC Charges Internet Sports Betting Fund with Registration Violations

September 10, 2018/US SEC On September 7, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Contrarian Investments, LLC (Contrarian) with violating the federal securities laws. Contrarian was one of a number of organizations formed pursuant to a 2015 Nevada state law that, for the first time, allowed Nevada-based entities to […]