Fraud
Tax & Regulation | 4 Apr 17
HMRC launches new tax fraud hotline
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a hotline for the public to report tax fraud and evasion.
North America | 29 Mar 17
US regulator ‘freezes’ lottery ticket boiler room scam
A boiler room scam selling shares in a lottery ticket company that spent investor money on strip clubs, among other things, has had its assets frozen by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
North America | 28 Mar 17
US regulator shuts down scam targeting elderly investors
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implemented an emergency asset freeze and temporary restraining order against an investment adviser and his financial management company accused of scamming elderly investors out of millions.
Messi appeal against Spanish tax fraud sentence set for April
Argentinian football star Lionel Messi will appear in court in Spain next month to appeal the 21-month prison sentence he was handed for tax evasion last year.
Swiss court overturns ban on releasing UBS client data to France
Switzerland’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government can comply with a French request for information about a UBS client’s bank account, despite the request probably being founded on stolen data.