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Phoebe Gates took a secret Stanford class on how to ‘rule the world’—and reportedly recruited employees for her startup accused of wire fraud

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Phoebe Gates took a secret Stanford class on how to ‘rule the world’—and reportedly recruited employees for her startup accused of wire fraud

admin August 21, 2026 0

An off-the-record university course helped Gates recruit for Phia, and former students claim the class taught a...

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The pandemic loan was for a tire shop. Prosecutors say it helped elect a mayor

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The pandemic loan was for a tire shop. Prosecutors say it helped elect a mayor

admin August 17, 2026 0

Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena allegedly routed $90,000 of a $1.5 million small-business loan into his 2021 campaign...

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Boiler room raised $74 million selling retirees SpaceX, Anduril, Anthropic, and Perplexity while reaping ‘massive hidden fees,’ SEC claims

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Boiler room raised $74 million selling retirees SpaceX, Anduril, Anthropic, and Perplexity while reaping ‘massive hidden fees,’ SEC claims

admin August 15, 2026 0

The New York financier at the center of the case, Andrew Spaventa, denied the allegations on...

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Hollywood producer behind ‘Joker,’ dozens of other films indicted for $100 million Ponzi scheme

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Hollywood producer behind ‘Joker,’ dozens of other films indicted for $100 million Ponzi scheme

admin July 30, 2026 0

Jason Cloth diverted investor funds meant for films into a Canadian real estate project, prosecutors say.

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Trump fights fraud by freezing funding for New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

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Trump fights fraud by freezing funding for New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

admin July 3, 2026 0

Days after DOJ credited New York's Medicaid unit in a major fraud bust, HHS pulled its funding...

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Top short seller Andrew Lift convicted of securities fraud after getting caught saying ‘taking candy from a baby’

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Top short seller Andrew Lift convicted of securities fraud after getting caught saying ‘taking candy from a baby’

admin June 3, 2026 0

Citron Research's founder built a career telling retail investors the truth about bad stocks. A jury wasn't...

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A Google engineer is facing federal charges after allegedly using his employer’s confidential data to pocket $1.2 million on Polymarket

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A Google engineer is facing federal charges after allegedly using his employer’s confidential data to pocket $1.2 million on Polymarket

admin May 28, 2026 0

The DOJ alleges the engineer ignored a "Google Confidential" warning to get insider search data he later...

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