The Monarch Mortgage former president and CEO was indicted on charges of concealing over $1 million in assets several years ago when he declared bankruptcy, according to anarticle by Scott Daugherty and Cindy Clayton for The Virginian Pilot.

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A Navy officer pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Thursday to felony charges he lied to investigators to conceal his illicit years-long relationship with Glenn “Fat Leonard” Francis, a foreign defense contractor at the center of a massive bribery and fraud scandal.

Navy Rear Adm. Robert Gilbeau, 55, is the highest-ranking Navy officer charged in the investigation so far, and is believed to be the first active-duty Naval flag officer ever charged in federal criminal court.

Gilbeau — who remains free on a $75,000 bond — faces a maximum of five years in prison when he is sentenced Aug. 26 by U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino.

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The attorney general of New York filed a lawsuit against Domino’s on Tuesday, accusing the pizza giant of systematically shorting workers’ pay.

Fast-food restaurants are sued all the time for alleged wage theft. What makes this suit different is who’s included among the defendants: Domino’s itself, as opposed to just the franchisees who run Domino’s shops.

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While it’s extremely unlikely that suddenly, more officers with the San Francisco Police Department are allegedly committing crimes, one thing seems evident: More of them are being arrested following Internal Affairs probes. Since March, we’ve seen at least four SF cops arrested following three different investigations, the latest one booked just yesterday for what police say is a case of overtime fraud.

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The journalism organization behind the Panama Papers made available to the public for the first time Monday a massive database covering more than 360,000 people and companies that have used off-shore accounts to hide assets, including 36 Americans accused of fraud and other financial crimes.

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Detroit’s financially troubled school district has brought back an inspector general to combat fraud and misconduct after a federal investigation into bribery and kickbacks ensnared a dozen principals and an administrator.

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Two people face voter fraud charges stemming from the Elizabeth school election last fall in which they allegedly filled out applications for absentee ballots for voters who did not exist or for people who were not eligible to vote, authorities said today.

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According to the FBI, there has recently been a significant spike in email fraud, costing businesses billions in the last two years – with a significant portion of these funds landing in Hong Kong bank accounts.  If your client is the victim of fraud, it is essential to act quickly to minimize losses and secure the best chance for recovery.

In what is commonly known as “CEO fraud,” criminals impersonate the Chief Executive Officer or another senior executive of a company, using spoof communications to initiate unauthorized international wire transfers.  Fraudsters engaging in these types of fraud can be very sophisticated and often employ any means possible to put the misappropriated funds out of the reach of their victims.

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