Justice Department to Offer More Rewards to Corporate Whistleblowers March 8, 2024 By Karen Freifeld and Chris Prentice The U.S. Justice Department is expanding its whistleblower program to coax more tipsters to disclose corporate misconduct by offering monetary...
US Disabled Chinese Hacking Network Targeting Critical Infrastructure, Sources Say January 31, 2024 By Christopher Bing and Karen Freifeld The U.S. government in recent months launched an operation to fight a pervasive Chinese hacking operation that successfully compromised thousands...
Justice Dept Wants Execs to Foot Bill for Corporate Misconduct March 6, 2023 By Chris Prentice and Karen Freifeld The U.S. Justice Department is rolling out a new policy aimed at pushing the cost of corporate crime into the...
Donald Trump’s Company Sentenced to Pay $1.61M Penalty for Tax Fraud January 13, 2023 By Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel A New York judge on Friday sentenced Donald Trump’s namesake real estate company to pay a $1.61 million criminal penalty...
Judge in New York Fraud Trial Orders Independent Monitoring of Trump Organization November 4, 2022 By Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel A New York judge on Thursday ordered that an independent watchdog be appointed to oversee the Trump Organization before a...
Judge Says Trumps Must Testify in New York Civil Probe February 18, 2022 By Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel A New York judge ruled on Thursday that former U.S. President Donald Trump and two of his adult children must...
U.S. Fights Cyber Attacks by Blacklisting, Sanctioning Russian Tech Firms July 19, 2021 By Karen Freifeld The United States on Friday took a new stab at Russia’s cybersecurity industry, restricting trade with four information technology firms...
Judge Dismisses Texas Hospital Workers’ Suit Challenging Covid Vaccine Mandate June 13, 2021 By Karen Freifeld A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 workers at a Texas hospital over its requirement that...
Manhattan District Attorney Says Trump Probe Includes Alleged Insurance, Bank Fraud August 4, 2020 By Karen Freifeld Manhattan’s district attorney on Monday suggested a grand jury subpoena for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns was part of...
3 Ukrainians Arrested for Costly Cyber Attacks on U.S. Firms: Justice Department August 2, 2018 By Christopher Bing and Karen Freifeld Three Ukrainians have been arrested on criminal hacking charges including stealing payment card numbers, in attacks on more than 100...