Here Are Details of Trafigura’s Suit Against Businessman Gupta in Alleged Nickel Fraud December 6, 2023 Indian businessman Prateek Gupta asked a London judge on Tuesday to lift an order freezing his personal and business assets,...
Trafigura Staff Tried to Hide Nickel ‘Red Flags,’ Gupta Says in Court Document December 6, 2023 By Jack Farchy, Jonathan Browning and Archie Hunter Staff at Trafigura Group worked with alleged fraudster Prateek Gupta to ensure that their dealings would not raise the suspicion...
4 Billion Pieces of Paper Keep Global Trade Afloat but Fraud Fuels Push to Digitize October 4, 2023 By Archie Hunter They are relatively easy to fake. Frequently get lost. And can add huge amounts of time to any journey. Yet...
Copper Producer Aurubis Says Metal Scam Cost It €185 Million September 22, 2023 By Thomas Biesheuvel Europe’s top copper producer Aurubis AG said a massive scam involving shipments of scrap metal cost it €185 million. Aurubis...
Another Metals Trading House Says It Has Been Hit by a Nickel Fraud August 25, 2023 By Archie Hunter, Alfred Cang and Jonathan Browning Another trading house has been stung after buying a cargo supposedly containing nickel that turned out to be full of...
Billionaire Reuben Brothers Sue Trafigura Over Nickel Fraud June 19, 2023 By Jack Farchy, Alfred Cang and Joe Deaux Trafigura Group is being sued by the billionaire Reuben brothers, as the fallout of a massive nickel fraud reverberates through...
Commodity Trader Trafigura Faces $577 Million Loss After Uncovering Nickel Fraud February 10, 2023 By Archie Hunter and Jack Farchy Commodity trader Trafigura Group is facing more than half a billion dollars in losses after discovering metal cargoes it bought...
ED&F Man Wins Claim Against Singapore Commodities Trader in $283M Metals Fraud February 18, 2022 By Eric Onstad A British high court judge ruled on Wednesday in favor of broker ED&F Man in a claim against Singapore commodities...
Commodities Trader Mercuria Buys $36M of Copper, but Gets Cargo of Painted Rocks March 10, 2021 By Andy Hoffman Commodities trader Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. struck a deal last summer to buy $36 million of copper from a Turkish...
Metals Financing Fraud Lawsuits Reveal Risks of Relying on Paper Receipts January 28, 2019 By Mark Burton and Jonathan Browning When the man running one of London’s biggest metals brokerages found a new client who wanted to finance large volumes...