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Normale Ansicht

Alibaba, Payment Firm Will Pay $600 Million to Resolve US Probe

01. Juli 2026 um 19:55
Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and its US digital payment processor agreed to pay $600 million to resolve a federal investigation into whether they failed to prevent the sale and importation of illegal pharmaceuticals and controlled substances, the Justice Department said.

Alibaba headquarters in Hangzhou, China.

NY-NJ Gateway Tunnel Funding Freeze Ruled Flagrantly Illegal

30. Juni 2026 um 15:09
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration must continue providing federal funds for the $16 billion Gateway tunnel under the Hudson River, saying that stopping the payments “flagrantly” violated the law.

The Hudson Yards Concrete Casing, part of the Gateway program's Hudson Tunnel project, under construction in New York, US, on Monday, April 20, 2026. President Donald Trump’s long-running feud with New York over the $16 billion Gateway tunnel masks a turn of events that even executives at Amtrak didn’t see coming: The administration is largely staying out of the way as the railroad undertakes a building spree unmatched in its more than 50-year history.

US Drops $300 Million Fraud Case That Spotlighted Brian Kahn

06. Juni 2026 um 01:24
US prosecutors dropped a $300 million fraud indictment against a former executive at Prophecy Asset Management accused of working with Brian Kahn, the disgraced founder of Franchise Group Inc., to cheat investors in their hedge fund.

The Clarkson S. Fisher federal courthouse in Trenton, New Jersey. Photographer: Kena Betancur/Bloomberg

NJ Sues GEO Group Over Immigrant Detention Facility Conditions

02. Juni 2026 um 19:07
New Jersey sued private prison operator GEO Group Inc. over conditions at the Delaney Hall immigration facility in Newark that also have been the subject of violent protests in recent days.

New Jersey State Police use tear gas as they clear protestors outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey on May 29.

New Jersey ICE Warehouse Paused as US to Weigh Green Impact

12. Mai 2026 um 17:48
The federal government agreed to review the environmental impact of a proposed immigrant detention facility in New Jersey and temporarily pause a lawsuit seeking to block the conversion of an industrial warehouse.

A warehouse that will be used by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a detention center for detained undocumented immigrants in Roxbury, New Jersey, on Feb. 16.

UK Man Agrees to Plead Guilty in ‘Singapore Solution’ Tax Case

30. April 2026 um 23:37
A UK citizen has agreed to plead guilty over his role in helping Americans use offshore accounts to evade taxes through a scheme known as the “Singapore Solution,” US prosecutors said.

The Thurgood Marshall federal courthouse in New York, US, on Monday, July 14, 2025. Tornado Cash Co-Founder Roman Storm is charged with scheming to help launder more than $1 billion for Tornado Cash clients that included a North Korean cybercrime organization. Photographer: Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg

UBS Faces New Pressure in New York Court Over Past Nazi Accounts

Tucked under the arcade at 49 Marktgasse in Bern’s historic city center is an opaque glass entranceway with a small sign identifying it as a branch of UBS Group AG, one of hundreds across Switzerland.

A logo at a UBS Group AG bank branch in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. UBS Group AG posted profit which beat expectations in the fourth quarter, as the bank announced a $3 billion buyback program for 2026 with the potential for more.

First Brands Executive Brumbergs Detailed Fraud in Guilty Plea

26. Februar 2026 um 19:13
A former First Brands Group executive told a judge last month that he falsified financial statements, inflated invoices and double-pledged collateral to help the auto-parts supply firm get billions of dollars in financing before its collapse.

Mechanics work on a vehicle at an automotive shop in Oklahoma City.

Jefferies Fund Sued by Investors Over First Brands Collapse

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was sued by investors in one of its funds over losses related to its holdings in First Brands Group, a now-bankrupt auto parts supplier at the heart of an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud scheme.

The Jefferies Financial Group offices in New York, U.S., on Wednesday. Oct. 13, 2021. Jefferies, which has been expanding in Asia in recent years, saw its global revenue rise by 50% to a record $5.4 billion in the first nine months of the year.

Trump’s Power to Sue US Challenged in $10 Billion IRS Case

19. Februar 2026 um 18:01
President Donald Trump has been given a deadline of next week to respond to claims that his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service poses a glaring conflict of interest, setting up an early flash point in the historic case.

Pedestrians walk in front of the Internal Revenue Service headquarters in Washington.

Trump Pardons Convicted Fraudster After Earlier Clemency Grant

A San Diego businesswoman who was granted clemency by Donald Trump in 2021 and later convicted on new fraud charges received a pardon from the president on Thursday, according to a White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

US President Donald Trump during a roundtable on rural health transformation in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Trump urged Republican lawmakers to quickly move on a White House healthcare plan, seeking to shift the narrative on an issue that threatens his party’s hold on Congress with millions of Americans facing premium hikes or the risk of lost coverage. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg
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