Corporate Crime

I Was Scammed Books: Don’t Be Scammed by Home Sale and Rental Scams features an overview of different types of scams, followed by a brief introduction to how the scam investigation began after a scam targeting book authors in The Big Con, the audiobook discusses the different types of real estate frauds, including rental scams, moving scams, home improvement and repair scams, and real estate investment scams. Besides describing the scams, the audiobook provides tips on how to avoid becoming a victim, and what to do if you are.

Kickback traces the origins of corporate bribery from the reign of the British East India Company to the methods by which it is carried out today. Traveling across four continents and interviewing police and intelligence officials, convicted criminals, business executives, and corruption experts, David Montero takes an inside look at bribery's pernicious effects. He examines its ramifications at both the individual and national levels - from the murder of a young activist in Bangladesh to a Texas billionaire's dealings with Saddam Hussein.

Dyreaktivisterne fortsætter deres angreb, men selv om de arbejder meget i det skjulte – nogle vil kalde det stærkt sekterisk – er det lykkedes at afdække en del af den danske struktur og stille aktivisterne til ansvar.

For two decades, the water in the taps and wells of Mingo County didn’t look, smell, or taste right. Could the water be the root of the health problems - from kidney stones to cancer - in this Appalachian community? Environmental lawyer Kevin Thompson certainly thought so. For seven years, Thompson waged an epic legal battle against Massey Energy, West Virginia’s most powerful coal company, helmed by CEO Don Blankenship. Working with fellow lawyers and a crew of young activists, Thompson would uncover the ruthless shortcuts that put the community’s drinking water at risk.

For those intrigued by true crime, economic scandals, and the workings of the prison system, Truth vs. Myth provides a thought-provoking and balanced account of the Michael Milken case. Whether you're in search of answers, difficult assumptions, or simply want to delve into a captivating prison drama, this audiobook guarantees an attractive and enlightening exploration of the facts behind the myths surrounding Michael Milken's prosecution.

I was stalked by a gorgeous female half my age. It was so unbelievable that no one believed me, my friends, coworkers, and family all abandoned me when I most needed them. And many of them did far worse that I am just finding out about.

Forty million Americans use some kind of online dating service and that number keeps rising. Every day online daters are defrauded out of tens of thousands of dollars by romance scammers. But did you know there is a new type of scammer you need to be educated about? Homegrown Romance Scams is written by an ex-scammer who will teach you everything you need to know about these scams.

He was a cunning Berkeley Law grad who lost his job and hatched a con. Then he got rich and ran fast on an outlandish Adderall-fueled rush of stolen cash, multiple identities, and a euphoric fantasy of success. A Ponzi scheme was exposed, and a prominent Manhattan hedge fund imploded. Enterprising intern and financial wizard-in-training Gerti Muho saw it as an opportunity. He had insider knowledge and a knack for fraud, embezzlement, and identity theft. His steady supply of falsified prescriptions helped. Muho was on a luxury high. His luck seemed bottomless.

It looked like an ordinary email. But when she opened it, a Hong Kong housewife unwittingly uncovered a decade's old plot to blackmail her and her husband. Determined to find out who was responsible, she soon finds herself thrust into a shadowy underworld of sex, lies, and dirty money. The men who had orchestrated the plot thought that because she was a woman, she was weak. But when she began uncovering their web of deception, they realized the old adage really is true—hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

L'audiolibro contiene una breve descrizione del caso giudiziario, non ancora definito in sede processuale, riguardante Giovanna Boda, già Dirigente del Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca.

I Pinkertonmålet avslöjades en omfattande insiderhandel på New York-börsen i det anrika säkerhetsbolaget Pinkertons aktier. En stor del av handeln hade skett från Sverige och det var det största insidermål som dittills förekommit i Europa. Det resulterade en massiv uppmärksamhet från media, tidningar och tv följde förundersökningen noga, och rättegången i Stockholms tingsrätt bevakades intensivt. Men vad var det egentligen som hade hänt? I "Nordisk kriminalkrönika" berättar poliser själva om sina mest uppmärksammade, omskakande, och svåra fall.

Torsdag den 18. maj 2000 klokken 23.33 indgik der en anmeldelse til alarmcentralen i Odense fra en mand, der ønskede at anmelde, at han troede, at der lå en død mand på gulvet i en villa i Korup, Odense NV. Anmelderen ringede fra et hus, hvor han havde henvendt sig for at låne en telefon. Huset lå cirka en kilometer fra gerningsstedet og indeholdt den lokale cykelforretning.

These days - in the age of the internet and so called “social networking” - the seemingly bold actions of my own generation seem very mild in comparison. Now days, two kids that think they're in love send each other sexually explicit text messages - known as “sexting” - complete with nude photos taken with their cell phone cameras.

Ist der norwegische "König des Kitsches" ein Steuerhinterzieher? Diese True Crime-Geschichte befasst sich mit dem exzentrischen norwegischen Maler Odd Nerdrum, dem vorgeworfen wurde, die norwegische Steuerbehörde um einen sehr großen Betrag betrogen zu haben. Ein vielschichtiger Fall, der so leicht nicht zu entwirren war.

On the 29th of June, 2008, Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison. His crime was running the biggest-ever fraudulent scheme in US history, and probably in the history of the world. The prosecutors estimated that Madoff had committed a fraud worth $64.8 billion. Madoff was a well-respected financier, and this is why investors believed him when he promised consistent profits in return of their savings. Furthermore, he continued to fool his investors, more than 4,800 clients, for a period of over a decade.