U.S. indicts 11 over 'pump-and-dump' stock spam
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Eleven people, including one of the top spammers in the world, were indicted on Thursday for allegedly sending millions of unsolicited e-mails intended to inflate the price of Chinese penny stocks.
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SAN FRANCISCO - A two-year investigation by U.S. law enforcement authorities has resulted in one of the largest seizures of fake software ever in the U.S. and charges against 11 individuals, government officials said Thursday.
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An 11bn euro bond trade by US bank Citigroup in August 2004 is being investigated by German prosecutors.
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NEW YORK -- US government prosecutors filed charges in one of the biggest insider-trading cases on Wall Street since the 1980s, claiming employees at UBS AG , Morgan Stanley , and Bear Stearns Cos. profited from advance knowledge of mergers and stock picks.
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FBI agents arrested 11 public officials in towns across New Jersey Thursday on charges of taking bribes in exchange for influencing the awarding of public contracts, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
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Eleven public official were arrested in New Jersey as part of a corruption investigation, the U.S. Attorney General's office announced Thursday.
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The United States tops the &quot;Dirty Dozen&quot; list of spam-producing countries released by security firm Sophos. &quot;The problem is that there is so much money to be made with spam, and it is very
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A [major spam outbreak] hit the Internet Wednesday causing the stock it was pumping to jump significantly in trading volume, according to communications security company IronPort.
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Eleven people, including one of the top spammers in the world, were indicted on Thursday for allegedly sending millions of unsolicited e-mails intended to inflate the price of Chinese penny stocks.The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) called the scheme one of the largest spamming and fraud operations in the U.S. The 41-count indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy, several types of fraud, and money laundering.The indictment alleges the group sent spam via botnets, or networks of hacked computers. A three-year investigation revealed the e-mails, which implored investors to buy cheap stocks, contained fake headers and other misleading information, the DOJ said.After the price of a stock increased, the defendants sold at the artificially inflated price, a practice known as a&#160;pump-and-dump&#160;scam, according to the indictment. In mid-2005, the stock spam netted the defendants around $3 million, the DOJ said.Those charged include Alan M. Ralsky, 52, of West Bloomfield, Michigan. Spamhaus, a London-based organization that tracks spamming operations, listed&#160;Ralsky as one of the top professional spammers&#160;in the world. Also indicted was Ralsky&#39;s son-in-law, Scott K. Bradley, 46.Ralsky settled with Verizon after being sued in 2002 over spam. Ralsky and his company, Additional Benefits, agreed to pay Verizon and to stop sending spam on Verizon&#39;s network.Three of the 11 accused have been detained, and the rest -- including Ralsky -- are being sought, the DOJ said.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday filed fraud charges against hedge fund manager Robert Berlacher and the Lancaster group of hedge funds, alleging they engaged in an illegal trading scheme involving at least 10 unregistered securities offerings.
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U.S. law enforcement officials promise more spam-related prosecutions.
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Don't believe everything you hear: That's message from security researchers tracking a spam scam that uses audio files to push an ongoing pump-and-dump stock scheme.
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The U.S. government on Thursday charged 13 people, including employees at major Wall Street banks, with securities fraud, wire fraud, bribery and other charges in what authorities are calling one of the most pervasive insider trading rings in years.
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The U.S. government on Thursday  charged 13 people, including employees at major Wall Street  banks, with securities fraud, wire fraud, bribery and other  charges in what authorities are calling one of the most  pervasive insider trading rings in years.
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Grand jury indictments A 27-year-old man, dubbed the Spam King by investigators, has been arrested in Seattle where he has been indicted on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, fraud in connection with electronic mail, and money laundering.â¦
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Buy low, spam high Pump-and-dump spammers are refining their tactics and marketing techniques in an attempt to drum up new business.â¦
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Eleven people from across the US were indicted on Wednesday over alleged software piracy offences following the largest seizure of counterfeit Microsoft software to date.