Financial crimes

Prosecutors said Robert Shapiro used investor money for his $6.7 million home and $3.1 million for chartering planes and for personal travel.

A barred and terminated former Securities America advisor’s conduct was “appalling, reprehensible and evil,” according to a federal judge.

The once high-profile RIA owner ran a $20 million Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said.

A barred broker told clients the lifestyle media company was about to be acquired, so “they needed to act quickly,” according to the regulator.

Dennis Gibb used client funds to pay for his own business and personal expenses, such as mortgage and car payments.

Clients seeking to recoup some $14 million in damages have received only 12% of their total claims, according to an SEC-appointed receiver.

Listening to a customer service call produced a big surprise. It also showed how firms can take one position to fight complaints in private, but another in public.

Christopher Dougherty’s proferred investments allegedly included real estate properties and a 100-acre organic farm.

Frederick McDonald Jr. is accused of failing to disclose key risk factors regarding the complex world of the cannabis manufacturing industry.

PR campaigns won’t be enough to salvage the bank’s reputation after a series of scandals. Instead, it should look into adopting a new name, among other crucial steps.

Since Wells Fargo’s phony-accounts scandal broke in 2016, the bank has appeared contrite in public. In private, it’s a different story.

The bank's decision to select its general counsel as successor to Tim Sloan, albeit on a temporary basis, focused attention on its frayed relationships with the Federal Reserve and the OCC.

The chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee said Tim Sloan's resignation as CEO was "long overdue" but that other executives and directors should be removed as well.

Tim Sloan couldn't hang on any longer. Here are insights about why he left now, what role policymakers played in the decision and will continue to have in the company's future, and who in the world would want to lead Wells Fargo.

Chuck Person persuaded student-athletes to form illegal business relationships with at least one financial advisor.

The ex-advisor and self-described "Money Doctor" solicited older clients on his radio shows, the regulator says.

In a tense back and forth with lawmakers, the embattled CEO pushed back on claims that the bank still pressures employees to hit sales targets and retaliates against those who speak up.

The advisor and his alleged co-conspirators made $5 million in illicit profits off misappropriated information, according to prosecutors.

Forty-seven investors, some over the age of 63, were among the victims.

Thomas Buck misled clients in order to charge them excessive commissions, according to federal prosecutors.