News tagged with fraud charges

US authorities hit Megaupload with more charges

The US authorities have filed additional copyright infringement and fraud charges against Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and other employees of the file-sharing site shut down last month.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Feds: Full Tilt Poker site was Ponzi scheme

(AP) -- An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the U.S. in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was "not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme," federal prosecutors said ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Tech exec pleads guilty to insider trading

A technology company executive pleaded guilty to providing confidential information on Apple and other companies, as part of a massive insider-trading probe.

Technology / Business

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0