Accounting fraud

Hindenburg Research had published a 100-page report alleging that its two-year investigation found "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud."

Trump, his company and three of his children were sued for allegedly manipulating the value of his assets for years to dupe banks and insurers.

The Indian company may sue U.S. investor Hindenburg Research after the short seller released a report alleging "brazen" market manipulation and accounting fraud.

The 74-year-old bookkeeper wrote herself 175 checks over a decade from a number of the family's companies.

Piles of relevant documents were disclosed to the defense only four weeks before the trial started.

Markus Braun's payment company collapsed under the weight of fraud allegations, wiping out billions in shareholder value.

Cole was convicted of a single count each of securities fraud and improperly influencing an audit, plus six counts of making false filings with the SEC.

The dramatic move comes in the wake of an investigation by prosecutors and Italy's market regulator into some of the club's balance sheets regarding alleged false accounting and market manipulation.

The judge said depositions of all parties in the case must be completed by March 20.

If history is a guide, the uptrend in corporate failures to be expected from rising costs of capital is likely to be accompanied by an increasing incidence of fraud.