Fraud | Investment Executive Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:55:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Fraud | Investment Executive 32 32 Crypto money launderer gets prison in U.S. https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/crypto-money-launderer-gets-prison-in-u-s/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:55:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537582 Shell companies, crypto exchange processed US$470 million in drug money

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]]> RCMP alleges fraud by junior miner’s ex-CEO https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/rcmp-alleges-fraud-by-junior-miners-ex-ceo/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:28:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537346 Police allege gold assay results were altered for years to overstate resources

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]]> U.S. court orders sanctions in alleged Ponzi scheme https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-court-orders-sanctions-in-alleged-ponzi-scheme/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:38:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537339 Perpetrator resorted to payday loans to keep alleged scheme afloat

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]]> SEC alleges private fund manager duped investors https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/sec-alleges-private-fund-manager-duped-investors/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:18:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537342 Investors in private equity funds misled, money misused, SEC charges

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]]> CFTC alleges insider trading on prediction market https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/cftc-alleges-insider-trading-on-prediction-market/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:09:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537222 Soldier accused of betting on plans to capture Venezuelan leader

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]]> Exec of failed U.S. lender charged with fraud https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/exec-of-failed-u-s-lender-charged-with-fraud/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:02:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537139 Authorities allege that bridge financing firm was a Ponzi scheme

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]]> Firm avoids hefty FCA fine with large client payout https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/firm-avoids-hefty-fca-fine-with-large-client-payout/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:42:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537072 Regulator settles for censure for firm in WealthTek debacle

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]]> Court rejects ex-rep’s appeal of fraud conviction https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/court-rejects-ex-reps-appeal-of-fraud-conviction/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:06:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536949 Scheme targeted existing clients, not the public, ex-rep tried to argue

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]]> SEC settles case against alleged fraudster’s estate https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/sec-settles-case-against-alleged-fraudsters-estate/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:28:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536379 Alleged scheme ended in double murder-suicide back in 2023

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]]> Cryptoqueen’s victims may get some money back https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/cryptoqueen-victims-may-get-some-money-back/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:23:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536291 U.S. DoJ has US$40 million to pay back from US$4-billion scam

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