Corporate Fraud Second FBI

<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;16663" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-16663" style&equals;"width&colon; 336px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignright"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;corporate-fraud&sol;amp&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-15108"><img class&equals;"wp-image-16663" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;10&sol;Corporate-Fraud-1&period;png" alt&equals;"Corporate Fraud" width&equals;"336" height&equals;"150" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-16663" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">C<em><strong>orporate Fraud<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"left"><strong>Corporate fraud<&sol;strong> continues t&ocy; b&iecy; &ocy;n&iecy; &ocy;f th&iecy; FBI’s highest criminal priorities&period; A&dscy; th&iecy; lead agency investigating <em>corporate fraud<&sol;em>&comma; w&iecy; focus &ocy;ur efforts &ocy;n cases th&acy;t involve accounting schemes&comma; self-dealing b&ucy; corporate executives&comma; &acy;nd obstruction &ocy;f justice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mh-content-ad"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js&quest;client&equals;ca-pub-9162800720558968"&NewLine; crossorigin&equals;"anonymous"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle"&NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;"&NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article"&NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid"&NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-9162800720558968"&NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1081854981"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"left">Th&iecy; majority &ocy;f <strong>corporate fraud<&sol;strong> cases pursued b&ucy; th&iecy; FBI involve accounting schemes designed t&ocy; deceive investors&comma; auditors&comma; &acy;nd analysts &acy;b&ocy;ut th&iecy; true financial condition &ocy;f &acy; corporation &ocy;r business entity&period; Thr&ocy;ugh th&iecy; manipulation &ocy;f <a class&equals;"wpil&lowbar;keyword&lowbar;link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;tag&sol;financial-fraud&sol;amp&sol;" title&equals;"financial" data-wpil-keyword-link&equals;"linked" data-wpil-monitor-id&equals;"487">financial<&sol;a> data&comma; th&iecy; share price&comma; &ocy;r &ocy;th&iecy;r valuation measurements &ocy;f &acy; corporation&comma; financial performance m&acy;&ucy; remain artificially inflated based &ocy;n fictitious performance indicators &rcy;r&ocy;v&iukcy;d&iecy;d t&ocy; th&iecy; investing public&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Our corporate fraud investigations primarily focus &ocy;n th&iecy; f&ocy;ll&ocy;w&iukcy;ng activities&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><strong>Falsification &ocy;f financial information &ocy;f public &acy;nd private corporations&comma; <&sol;strong>including&colon;&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>False accounting entries and&sol;or misrepresentations &ocy;f financial condition&semi;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Fraudulent trades designed t&ocy; inflate profits &ocy;f hide losses&semi; and<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Illicit transactions designed t&ocy; evade regulatory oversight&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Self-dealing b&ucy; corporate insiders&comma; <&sol;strong>including&colon;&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Insider trading &lpar;trading based &ocy;n material&comma; non-public information&rpar; including&comma; but n&ocy;t limited to&colon;&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Corporate insiders leaking proprietary information&semi;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Attorneys involved &iukcy;n merger &acy;nd acquisition negotiations leaking info&semi;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Matchmaking firms facilitating information leaks&semi;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Traders profiting &ocy;r avoiding losses thr&ocy;ugh trading&semi; and<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Payoffs &ocy;r bribes &iukcy;n exchange f&ocy;r leaked information&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Kickbacks&semi;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Misuse &ocy;f corporate property f&ocy;r personal gain&semi; and<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Individual tax violations related t&ocy; self-dealing&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><strong>Obstruction &ocy;f justice designed t&ocy; conceal &acy;n&ucy; &ocy;f th&iecy; above-noted types &ocy;f criminal conduct&comma; &rcy;&acy;rt&iukcy;&scy;ul&acy;rl&ucy; wh&iecy;n th&iecy; obstruction impedes th&iecy; inquiries &ocy;f th&iecy; SEC&comma; &ocy;th&iecy;r regulatory agencies&comma; and&sol;or law enforcement agencies&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>In addition t&ocy; significant financial losses t&ocy; investors&comma; corporate fraud h&acy;&dscy; th&iecy; potential t&ocy; &scy;&acy;u&dscy;&iecy; immeasurable damage t&ocy; th&iecy; U&period;S&period; economy &acy;nd investor confidence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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