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Fraud
September 26, 2023
Tori Otten
This Stunning Court Ruling Could Destroy the Trump Organization
Donald Trump has been found liable for fraud—and the Trump Organization is going to suffer for it.
September 15, 2023
Lynn Steger Strong
Zadie Smith Puts the Novel on Trial
“The Fraud” is a courtroom drama about an impostor, set against the backdrop of British imperialism. But the most suspect characters of all are the writers.
December 13, 2022
Matt Ford
Was Sam Bankman-Fried a Fool or a Fraud?
Federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission made a strong case for the latter on Tuesday.
November 9, 2022
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump Was the Midterms’ Biggest Loser
His handpicked candidates did badly. But don’t expect the GOP to kick him to the curb.
May 6, 2022
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Ankush Khardori
A Shipwreck, an Insurance Scam, and a Murderous Cover-Up
The suspicious death of a marine surveyor illuminates flows of illicit money in the global economy.
March 10, 2022
Ben McKenzie
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Jacob Silverman
The Pandemic Sparked a Golden Age of Crypto Scams
Depraved grifters compounded the misery of Covid-19 by defrauding Americans through bitcoin, NFTs, and meme stocks.
January 26, 2022
Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt
How Houses of Worship Became Hotbeds of Graft
Too many American churches are financial black holes. No wonder their pews are empty.
September 7, 2021
Natalie Shure
It’s Good That Elizabeth Holmes Failed
The Silicon Valley model of disruption won’t fix health care—it only creates the opportunity for a select few to profit off what’s broken.
September 2, 2021
Timothy Noah
The Dark Lesson of Elizabeth Holmes’s Theranos Is That Corporate Bullying Works
The Silicon Valley superstar may finally be facing trial, but the fact that her company got away with the crimes for as long as it did is still disturbing.
June 7, 2021
Jacob Silverman
Even Donald Trump Knows Bitcoin Is a Scam
Bitcoin provides entreé to a wildcat market dominated by fraudsters. The ex-president clearly recognizes his milieu.
October 23, 2020
Ankush Khardori
The Justice Department’s Very Convenient Corporate Crackdown
From Purdue to Google, what explains the Trump administration’s recent surge in white-collar cases?
July 24, 2020
Zack Kopplin
How Taxpayer Dollars May Have Bought a Kurdish Strongman’s Beverly Hills Mansions
A story of Iraqi politics, Pentagon oil contracts, and an ongoing foreign policy disaster
October 7, 2016
Elizabeth C. Tippett
This Is How Wells Fargo Encouraged Employees to Commit Fraud
December 20, 2013
David Dayen
Another Slap on the Wrist for a Company That Abused Homeowners
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