The online response suggests people are now scared stiff. Sky News presenter Gillian Joseph said: “She scares me every time she’s on.” Twitter user John Matthews added: “Tell me about it. I can’t watch it at night before I go bed.” Another user, Allison Morris, added: “She looks like she’s had three ex-husbands who all […]
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Monsanto accused of ‘fraud & bullying’ during court hearing on ‘probably carcinogenic’ weed killer
Agrochemical giant Monsanto has engaged in “scientific fraud” and bullying, in attempts to conceal that its popular weed killer Roundup has potential links to cancer, a lawyer has argued, in a landmark lawsuit against the company. The global chemical corporation has “specifically gone out of its way to bully … and to fight independent researchers,” said […]
U.S. charges hundreds in major health-care fraud, opioid crackdown
Arrests came as part of what the U.S. Justice Department said was the largest healthcare fraud takedown in U.S. history.
Germany’s migration chief is sacked amid an asylum agency fraud scandal – but is the problem solved?
The ousted head of Germany’s refugee agency was central to an unfolding asylum application fraud scandal, but firing her won’t fix core “structural problems” in the country’s migration system, a geopolitical analyst has told RT. After serving just 18 months as head of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Jutta Cordt was fired […]
Founder of ‘revolutionary’ blood-testing startup Theranos charged with fraud
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of the blood-testing health technology company Theranos, and her business partner, have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and of defrauding investors, patients and doctors. Holmes and former Theranos COO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani were charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and nine counts of wire […]
Shonda Rhimes' First Netflix Series to Center on Anna Delvey Fraud Scandal
Shonda Rhimes has set her first project at Netflix: The streaming service and Shondaland have acquired the rights to a magazine article about infamous New York society fraud Anna Delvey, TVLine has confirmed, and Rhimes is attached to pen a series for Netflix based on the scandal. RELATED Shonda Rhimes on Her Move to Netflix: ‘I’m […]
The mysterious story of former Theranos president Sunny Balwani, who former employees saw as an ‘enforcer’ and the SEC charged with fraud
Shayanne Gal/Business Insider During the rise and fall of Theranos, one of the company’s top executives stayed mainly out of the spotlight: its then-president Sunny Balwani. Not much is known about Balwani, who Wall Street Journal investigative reporter and author of “Bad Blood” John Carreyrou found was in a romantic relationship with Theranos founder and CEO […]
Former boss of Anbang Insurance Group sentenced to 18 years in prison for fraud
Reuters Wu Xiaohui, former chairman of Anbang Insurance Group, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for fundraising fraud and embezzlement. Anbang was founded in 2004 and bought the famed Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. It also has significant stakes in Chinese banks and property developers. Wu Xiaohui, former chairman of Anbang […]
US charges Ex-VW CEO with fraud over Dieselgate scandal
Volkswagen’s former CEO Martin Winterkorn has been formally charged with conspiracy and wire fraud in US federal court over the corporation’s diesel emissions-cheating scandal. It’s part of a probe into the company’s efforts in the so-called Dieselgate fiasco that revealed the German automaker had installed software that faked favorable results on vehicle emissions tests. Winterkorn […]
