Boeing Whistle-Blower Claims to Be Investigated by Senate Committee

The Senate Commerce Committee is investigating whistleblower claims that Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors who evaluated Boeing’s 737 Max airplane were not appropriately trained or certified. read more »

SEC Charges Former CEO of Silicon Valley Startup With Defrauding Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the founder and former chief executive of a Silicon Valley startup with defrauding investors in Jumio Inc., a private mobile payments company. The former CEO, Daniel Mattes, agreed to pay more than $17 million to settle the charges. read more »

Micronesian Government Official Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Scheme Involving FCPA Violations

A Micronesian government official pleaded guilty yesterday to a money laundering charge involving bribes made to corruptly secure engineering and project management contracts from the government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) read more »

Deutsche Bank's U.S. Unit Kept Danske's Shady Billions Flowing

Years before regulators learned about what may be one of the biggest money-laundering pipelines in history, low-level bank employees in Jacksonville, Florida, sounded repeated alarms.

Compliance workers for Deutsche Bank AG flagged some of at least $150 billion in transactions that the bank’s U.S. subsidiary handled for a tiny Estonian unit of Danske Bank A/S, according to a former compliance officer. read more »

Carlos Ghosn: former Nissan chair 'getting ready to tell the truth'

Carlos Ghosn has said he is “getting ready to tell the truth” about the scandal that resulted in his arrest on charges of financial misconduct, as the former Nissan chairman prepares to talk to the media for the first time since he was freed on bail last month. read more »