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FTX Investors Settle With Bankman-Fried to Pursue Promoters

A group of FTX investors and customers has agreed to drop their claims against co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried in exchange for his cooperation against other defendants in a sprawling set of lawsuits over the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse. The agreement, if approved …

Murdaugh Sentenced to 40 Years for Stealing Insurance, Other Funds from Clients, Firm

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom Monday in South Carolina and was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. …

Murdaugh Denied New Trial After Judge Hears Jury-Tampering Claims

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury. Judge Jean Toal said she wasn’t sure if …

Alex Murdaugh Gets 27 Years Added to Prison Time for $12M Theft From Clients

For years, South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh looked his anguished clients in the eyes and promised to help them with their medical bills, their suffering or simply to survive. Then he stole most, if not all, of what he won …

FTX Investors Shift Focus to Celebrity Endorsers After SBF Conviction

Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal fraud conviction came just as the FTX implosion was approaching its first anniversary. But for others who helped promote the cryptocurrency exchange, the legal fallout will continue for years. Attention now turns to a sweeping class-action suit …

Ex-Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Convicted of Multi-Billion Dollar FTX Fraud

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty Nov. 2 of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial frauds on record, a verdict that cemented the 31-year-old former billionaire’s fall from grace. A 12-member …

Murdaugh Pleads to Federal Charges for Skimming Settlement Funds from Clients

For the first time, Alex Murdaugh has admitted in federal court that he committed 22 counts of financial fraud and money laundering. Murdaugh, a well-known South Carolina attorney who said he was addicted to opioids, is already serving life without …

Annual Financial Crime Compliance Costs Rise to $49.9B for Financial Institutions

Financial crime compliance costs for the U.S. and Canada are at nearly $50 billion in 2021, a rise of almost 20% from the year before, according to a new LexisNexis study. Labor costs, more regulations and evolving crime threats are …

Cryptocurrency Crime Declines But ‘DeFi’ Fraud Soars: CipherTrace

Losses from cryptocurrency theft, hacks and fraud fell sharply in the first four months of the year, but crime in the booming “decentralized finance” space hit an all-time high, a report from crypto intelligence company CipherTrace showed on Thursday. DeFi …

New York’s AG Forms New Bureau to Fight Complex Financial Crimes

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman expanded an existing criminal bureau to include a focus on financial wrongdoing two years after Governor Andrew Cuomo created a regulator with a similar mandate. Gary Fishman, 44, a former state prosecutor in the …