Risk & Compliance

Fraud

Ex-Amazon Employee Accused of Insider Trading

The manager in Amazon's tax department allegedly made illegal trades with two family members ahead of the company's earnings announcements.

Matthew Heller
September 29, 2020
Workplace Issues

What’s the Right Way to Return to the Workplace?

Just as you have fire drills, we suggest practicing your organization’s response to, for example, news that one of your employees believes she has COVID-19.
Legal

Interface, ex-CFO Fined $5M for Inflating Earnings

The SEC says the carpet maker adjusted its accounting when its forecasts indicated it would likely fall far short of analysts' earnings estimates.
Fraud

Biotech Exec Charged With COVID Test Fraud

The SEC says Arrayit President Mark Schena falsely claimed the company had developed a test and it was awaiting emergency FDA approval.
Regulation

SEC Drops Proposed Whistleblower Award Rule

The commission recognized “the importance of paying awards to whistleblowers and the invaluable contributions whistleblowers make to protecting investors."
Coronavirus

GOP Senators Offer 6-Month Lifeline for Airlines

A new $28 billion relief package would avert layoffs of airline employees as the industry continues to struggle with the COVID pandemic.
Regulation

Nvidia Purchase Of Arm Faces U.K. Scrutiny

Arm CEO Hermann Hauser criticized the sale to Nvidia and termed it a disaster for Cambridge, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
Fraud

Power Solutions Fined for Accounting Fraud

The engine maker's former CEO and two other executives allegedly orchestrated transactions to inflate the company's revenue by almost $25 million.
Fraud

S&P Index Manager Charged With Insider Trading

James Yang allegedly traded in options after he learned in advance that their issuers would be added to or removed from one of S&P Dow Jones' three indices.
Legal

Judge Gives WeChat Reprieve From U.S. Shutdown

WeChat users who sued the Trump administration had “shown serious questions going to the merits of their First Amendment claim," the court said.
Auditing

Deloitte Fined Record $19M Over Audit Failures

A U.K. investigation found the Big Four firm liable for “serious and serial failures” in its audits of software firm Autonomy.
Fraud

Fraud Prevention Firm’s Ex-CEO Charged With Fraud

Adam Rogas, a co-founder of NS8, was "the proverbial fox guarding the henhouse," a prosecutor says in announcing his arrest.
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