Texas strip club business charged with bribing tax auditors
A group of executives from strip clubs is facing serious allegations of bribing a New York state tax assessor with cash, extravagant trips to Florida, and lap dances in an attempt to reduce their tax liabilities by millions. This comes from a comprehensive indictment issued by Attorney General Letitia James. The indictment consists of 79 […]
Texas AG Paxton sues Eli Lilly for allegedly bribing doctors to promote their drugs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has initiated a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly. The legal action claims that Eli Lilly is involved in an illegal kickback arrangement that compromises medical decision-making. On Tuesday, Paxton, a Republican, issued a statement regarding the lawsuit. “I can’t just sit back while companies unlawfully manipulate our healthcare […]
Hackers took customer information from the crypto company Coinbase by bribing staff members.
On Thursday, Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, reported that criminals had improperly accessed personal data belonging to its customers. This data is believed to be tied to fraudulent activities involving crypto theft, and the hackers demanded a ransom of $20 million to prevent the information from being released. In a statement, Coinbase […]
Smartmatic Head Charged with Bribing Election Officials to Get Contracts in Philippines
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida on Thursday indicted Roger Piñate, founder and president of voting-machine maker Smartmatic, on charges of participating in a bribery and money laundering scheme connected to the 2016 Philippine elections. In addition to Piñate, a federal grand jury in Florida indicted two other “executives of voting […]
Former teacher’s aide admitted to having sex with multiple underage boys, bribing minor with alcohol and oral sex
A former Kentucky teacher's aide has admitted to having sex with “multiple” teenage boys at the same time while working at an elementary school. Ellen Phillips, 38, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Lexington to attempting to solicit a minor to engage in sexual activity online. Phillips faces a minimum of 10 years in […]