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A fugitive former adviser to a Thai bank whose failure caused a crisis of confidence that helped spark the 1997 Asian financial meltdown arrived Friday night in Bangkok after his extradition from Canada.
A fugitive banker's long fight against extradition ended Thursday as he was put on a plane back to Thailand, where he faces charges of fraud that Thai officials say contributed to the 1990s Asian financial crisis.
A Michigan bank manager who insists she gave the $340,000 she stole over eight years to needy customers was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison by a judge who declared that her "Robin Hood days are long over."
A Colorado man faces charges that he helped a wealthy Democratic fundraiser cheat banks out of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Prosecutors have leveled new allegations against a wealthy fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and other top Democrats, claiming he paid back a $74 million fraudulent loan by deceiving a second bank.
A Swiss court sentenced a woman to eight and a half years in prison Thursday for murdering one of France's richest men by shooting him while he was dressed in a latex suit and tied up in a chair during sex games.
A Swiss court has ruled that a former mistress is guilty of the murder of one of France's richest men during sex games four years ago.
Two former Bank of China managers and their wives have been sentenced for their role in an elaborate plan to embezzle $482 million and launder the money in other countries.
The heir of one of Austria's wealthiest and most venerable business families was released from jail Friday on euro100 million ($130 million) bail, but some of his countrymen already consider the dynasty's name stained.
At a time when bankers are being pilloried on Capitol Hill as heartless and greedy, Leonard Abess Jr. stands apart.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday asked French banks to suspend bonuses for top executives for 2008.
A Russian court has sentenced a man to 19 years in prison for organizing the murder of a top Central Bank regulator.
A Russian banker was found guilty Tuesday of organizing the murder of a Central Bank official who oversaw efforts to clean up the country's murky banking industry, a court spokeswoman said.
Robin Hood may be a figure from English folklore, but police said Wednesday they had uncovered a modern-day variant: a banker who took from the rich and lent to the poor.
A former UBS executive has pleaded guilty to helping clients hide hundreds of millions of dollars and evade U.S. taxes in a case that is part of a probe into whether the Swiss banking giant did the same for other wealthy individuals.
A former bank executive who was said to have "Robin Hood" mentality has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for taking money from some accounts and repaying others, as well as pocketing some of the money for himself.
Brazil's Supreme Court denied a Lebanese request to extradite a fugitive banker accused of a multimillion-dollar bank fraud and wanted for questioning in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
A co-owner of a small Russian private bank was gunned down in an apparent contract killing in central Moscow, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Homes are foreclosing at a rate of 7.5 every second. Many protesters arrived in Chicago at the U.S. Banker's Conventions to protest the misuse of government funds and leaving tax payers to foot the burden of struggling to make loan payments in the face of unemployment.
Thousands March in 3-Day Showdown with Banking Industry"Thousands March in 3-Day Showdown with Banking Industry Tired of bailouts and fat paychecks for those that created the economic catastrophe, marchers made clear demands to tame an out-of-control financial system. "
Banker Bozos Out To Kill Consumer Protection The circus is back in town! But there's no joy about it, for this is the Wall Street Circus, returning to Washington, DC, to twist the legislative process once again so they can continue to profiteer at our expense.
State aided suspect in huge swindle -MiamiHerald.comFlorida regulators -- over objections by the state's top banking lawyer -- gave sweeping powers to banker Allen Stanford, accused of swindling investors of $7 billion.
Man rescues ducklings from ledgeA banker from Spokane, Washington, in the USA, has rescued a brood of ducklings which hatched on a ledge. Watch the video... it's so cute!
These new Somali pirates—essentially the fourth wave of pirates to ply the Somali coast during the past decadeNo labor laws. No environmental laws. No business regulations. No unions. No import or export restrictions. No meddlesome big government—or small government for that matter.
Indebted Spaniard kidnaps his bankerA Spanish builder with big debts kidnapped his bank manager at gunpoint and demanded a 50,000 euro (44,000 pound) loan plus his luxury car, police in the southern city of Malaga said on Friday.
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship: Changing the Rules of the Blame GameWe dig deep for dirt on the Bankers
'Go Fish'for CapitalistsInspired by the credit crisis, a new satirical card game in Britain invites players to take the role of banking executives, secretly embezzle their banks' assets, pay themselves gigantic bonuses and use government bailouts to secure as much personal wealth as possible while ens …
(Pic) Laid-Off Banker Finds Job As ObamaRegular programming has just been interrupted by a news conference. A slender black man in a suit steps up to a podium, flanked by American flags and a White House logo.
Highly Skilled Unemployed -> Flood of VolunteersMany who run nonprofits have marveled at the sudden flood of bankers, advertising copywriters, marketing managers, accountants and other professionals eager to lend their formidable but dormant skills.
Driven to drink - Many jobless head to bar tending schoolTAMPA, Fla. - Many people who have lost their jobs are ending up at a local bar, but not to drink -- to mix drinks and hopefully rake in some good cash. Larry Schwartz, a former fund-raiser at the University of South Florida, just graduated from bartending school.
Miami banker gives $60 million of his own to employeesLots of bosses say they value their employees. Some even mean it. And then there's Leonard Abess Jr.
The banker and the biologistE.coli can have a bad reputation. But a hippy scientist and an unemployed banker harnessed the benefits of this bacterium - and launched the biotechnology revolution, says Harold Evans.
What if Watchdogs Got Bonuses?Maybe someone deserves a bonus. Like someone who sniffs out the next Bernie Madoff. Or jousts with tomorrow's gonzo bankers. Or defuses the Next Big Crisis in whatever Next Big Thing is dreamed up by Wall Street. Someone, in short, who regulates.
It Begins: Top HSBC Banker Found Hanging In London Hotel RoomA top HSBC banker has been found hanged in the room of a five-star hotel, police said tonight.
and the rich just keep getting richer.If the first winner of the "$1 million a year for life" scratch-off game seemed less than ecstatic yesterday, it's because he wasn't exactly struggling to scratch out a living.
'Your company is bankrupt, you keep $480m. Is that fair?'It was a showdown to cherish for critics of Wall Street's culture of enrichment. The grim-faced boss of the bankrupt bank Lehman Brothers was left squirming yesterday as a veteran Democrat roasted him over his multimillion-dollar pay.
Public job losses for 2008 have reached 324,000 as jobs vanish into thin air. According to statistics, the number of unemployed Americans grew by 861,000. Pink slips are in the air as employers look at the fifth straight month of nationwide job losses.
The debate about cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy is largely a pretense. The issue is not whether multinational corporations, bankers and the very rich benefit from tax cuts. The majority of multinational firms walk away from all taxes.
ABC News: Indicted Banker's Desperate Murder-SuicideA desperate Iowa banker facing federal embezzlement and money laundering charges murdered his wife and four young children in their home before killing himself yesterday by slamming the family minivan into a concrete highway abutment, Iowa City police announced this evening.
Imagine a world that wasn't threatened by greedy bankers and financial institutions. Imagine a world where financial institutions were actually responsible for what they did and could be held to a standard besides thievery.
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