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Judge throws book at ‘In God We Trust’ investment manager

A former Maryland resident has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for bilking online investors out of more than $17 million.

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‘Operation broken trust’: Feds hit hundreds with $8.3B in fraud charges

A nationwide law enforcement crackdown targeting financial fraud has led to cases against 343 criminal defendants involving $8.3 billion in estimated losses, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday.

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Convicted Ponzi scammer wants OK to sue his attorney

An Omaha businessman convicted of bilking elderly investors out of millions of dollars wants the Nebraska Supreme Court to reinstate his lawsuit against his business attorney.

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This time, TD offers data-theft victims cash instead of anti-spam software

Brokerage proposes new deal to settle lawsuit stemming from security breach; initial offer rejected by judge

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Retailers see green on Black Friday

Bargain shoppers, braving rain or frigid weather, crowded the nation's stores in the wee hours of the night to get their hands on deals from TVs to toys on Black Friday.

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Carlos Slim, now worth $54B, becomes the world’s wealthiest

Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person — a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.

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Three advisers who ‘never harmed anybody’ sentenced to decades in jail

'3 Hebrew Boys' defiant to the end, claim they were doing God's work; 'were they called to buy a Gulfstream jet?'

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Madoff trustee slams UBS, sues for $2B

The trustee trying to recover money for investors cheated by jailed financier Bernard Madoff announced a lawsuit Wednesday…

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Lawyer: ‘Three Hebrew Boys’ don’t deserve stiff sentences

Says Wall Street fraudsters have been shown leniency; trio swindled $17M out of investors, including soldiers in Iraq

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S&P hikes Invesco credit ratings on Van Kampen buy

But firm still less profitable than peers, analyst notes