fraud
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In 2024 the District of Columbia sued him for tax fraud in a case Saylor settled for $40 million, making it the largest recovery the city has ever claimed.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Polymarket US’s chief compliance officer, Andrew Clifford, resigned in April after sending a lengthy report with an overview of some of the fraud issues to company executives, according to people familiar with the report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
In 2000 the SEC charged him with fraud in a case he settled without admitting wrongdoing, agreeing instead to pay a $350,000 fine and disgorging $8.3 million.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
The organizer, Siddarth Jawahar, has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for fraud.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Competing papers, such as the New York Herald and the Evening Post, cried fraud.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Mr. Bryson’s pivotal summer is full of heroes, frauds, fads and marvels, but the reader is aware of what the revelers cannot yet imagine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
A congressional review in 1952 found that hundreds had been frauds.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
I need to pause here to point out that hype and urgency are key ingredients in frauds.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
"These scams were the dominant variety three or four years ago, but frauds have now moved to another level, and are far more sophisticated."
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
The professionals made no secret of their disdain for the amateurs, whom they regarded as annoyances, cranks, or frauds.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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