An unemployed Ohio husband and wife with six children conned family and friends out of $800,000 by claiming he was suffering from cancer.

The president of the Metropolitan Money Store Joy Jackson pleaded guilty in over $35 million mortgage fraud scheme. She was personally responsible for over $16.8 million in losses to mortgage lenders and used over $800,000 of fraudulently obtained proceeds to pay for her wedding.

Over 40 task forces of federal investigators along with state and local law enforcement agencies have completed their third nationwide sweep in an effort to detect and lock up mortgage fraudsters. The sweep known as “Operation Malicious Mortgage” has led to the arrest of over 400 individuals throughout the US on mortgage fraud charges.

Ripples of terror reverberated around Wall Street trading desks yesterday when the SEC accused a former Schottenfeld Group trader with spreading false rumors about Blackstone's proposed takeover of ADS.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday said it is investigating 14 companies for possible fraud or insider trading violations in connection with loans made to risky borrowers, and investments spun off of those loans.

RosUkrEnergo’s co-owner denied connections to Semyon Mogilevich, arrested last week in Moscow.

The Financial Services Institute of Australia says an $8 billion fraud at France's second biggest bank would have been driven by a desire for performance rather than greed.

French banking giant Societe Generale says a futures trader has defrauded it of over $7 billion in one of the biggest financial frauds in history.

Three former employees of the British bank National Westminster Bank Plc (Nat West) have pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud in connection with a secret investment with former executives of the Enron Corporation, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.

Some of the fastest-growing countries in the world are also the most anxious about threats to their borders, financial fraud and other security issues, according to the Unisys Security Index released today by Unisys Corp.

Richardson man guilty of investment scheme.

Stock Loan Traders Paid Phony Finder Fees and Received Kickbacks in Schemes Netting More Than $12 Million in Unlawful Profits