Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Credit Suisse With FCPA Violations

July 5, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Credit Suisse Group AG will pay approximately $30 million to resolve SEC charges that it obtained investment banking business in the Asia-Pacific region by corruptly influencing foreign officials in violation of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).   Credit […]

CBN Issues Directive on Compliance with Cybercrime Act 2015

July 5, 2018/CBN Pursuant to the provisions of Section 44 (S. 1 and 2) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act 2015, all Mobile Money Operators (MMOs) and other affected Payment Service Providers are hereby directed to comply with the statutory provision for the collection and remittance of the 0.005 […]

SEC Obtains Asset Freeze, Shuts Down $5 Million Ponzi Scheme

July 3, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against a Virginia investment adviser firm and its sole owner, for operating a nearly $5 million Ponzi scheme. The SEC also obtained an order freezing assets in more than 30 brokerage and bank accounts controlled by the defendants. […]