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SEC charges Binance and founder CZ with mishandling customer funds, illegally serving U.S. investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Binance Holdings Inc. and its founder Changpeng Zhao with 13 securities law violations, the…
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Retired doctor known as the ‘yellow man’ sentenced for selling toxic chemical as weight-loss drug that killed customer
Retired New Jersey doctor William Merlino spent his golden years selling weight-loss drugs online. But the problem was that the…
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‘Criminals will always innovate.’ How scammers abuse AI and what we can do to fight it.
“ Banks, technology providers and policymakers need to recognize their common interests and embrace data-driven, collaborative approaches to combat crime.…
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‘The algorithms create an ugly funhouse mirror’: Using ChatGPT at work can damage your career. Yet people can’t resist using it.
Roni Rosenfeld said he would never dream of using ChatGPT at work, but he understands how it could be tempting,…
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‘I married a person who was nothing short of evil’: He has threatened to take my house if we divorce. What can I do?
I’m going through a lot, and right now I’m at a crucial point where I need to make the right…
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There’s a new pocket-picker on the loose: How to protect yourself from financial fraud.
A common quip among financial professionals is, “It’s not what you make, but what you keep that matters.” Typically, this…
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Organized retail crime is definitely a thing, says BJ’s CEO: ‘We see it, and it is material’
The impact of organized retail crime has been a subtheme of earnings season in the retail sector, with BJ’s Wholesale…
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$60 million marijuana startup co-owned by rapper was a Ponzi scheme, feds say and the 30-year mortgage rate is back above 7%
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Up in smoke: $60 million marijuana startup co-owned by rapper was a Ponzi…
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Surge in U.S. jobless claims could be wiped away after fraud is uncovered
A seemingly steady rise in U.S. layoffs since March could eventually be wiped away after Massachusetts lowers its estimate of…
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To catch a cheat: How monitors catch illicit gambling activity
Suspicious gambling activity, which can be anything from gambling underage to full-on match-fixing, existed long before 2018 when the Supreme…
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