In recent years, Walmart has taken some steps to try to turn around its reputation as the company that everyone loves to hate through its sustainability initiatives, low-cost banking services and increased community donations.

But the mega-retailer still has a long way to go, judging by its repeat violations of...

If you work on Wall Street and you observe some illegal shenanigans, make sure you call up the right Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force.

Over two years ago, President Obama announced to great fanfare the Justice Department's formation of a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, which was tasked with investigating...

Along the banks of the American River, adjacent to the Highway 160 bridge in Sacramento, reside a few dozen homeless men and drifters. Nylon tents sprawl across the grass. In one of them lived Kevin Moore and Ray Sletto, whose bodies were found on the afternoon of Jan. 17.

A former Iraq-based General Electric executive claims he was fired after raising concerns that the company was violating federal anti-bribery laws.

Khaled Asadi says he objected to GE's hiring of a woman close to a senior Iraqi official in the summer of 2010 in order to "curry favor"...

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A former bank president faces 15 years behind bars after being found criminally responsible for fraud that "contributed to the financial crisis." One of the world's most-admired banks is accused of forcing California state pension funds to cover its $95 million in losses on mortgage-backed...

It's a Dickensian tale of fraud updated to the current day and its economic challenges.

A New York woman whose job was to help underwater homeowners in Buffalo avoid foreclosure stole $300,000 from them and gambled it away at casinos. Lori J. Macakanja, 36, Dunkirk, N.Y., was sentenced on Thursday...

The hubris of financial industry titans truly knows no bounds.

The chairman of the derivatives exchange that had oversight of bankrupt hedge fund MF Global raised some eyebrows on Thursday morning when he told analysts on a conference call that self-regulation worked "flawlessly" in that case.

It's been more than a year and a half since President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act into law, promising that the new financial regulations "demand accountability and responsibility from everyone" and "provide certainty to everybody, from bankers to farmers to business owners to consumers."

So far, only one thing...

Federal prosecutors are expected to charge four former Credit Suisse brokers with criminal fraud for misleading investors by inflating the value of subprime mortgage derivatives to increase their own bonuses, reports the Wall Street Journal. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to file civil charges...

The Securities and Exchange Commission investigates a Wall Street behemoth over claims that it assembled and sold a package of subprime mortgage-backed securities at the behest of hedge fund king John Paulson without telling other investors that Paulson planned to short it.

Sound familiar?

Almost two years ago, Goldman...

Former President George W. Bush lied to FBI Director Robert Mueller in the Oval Office to protect White House programs that secretly eavesdropped on Americans, according to an upcoming book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tim Weiner.

In "Enemies," the former New York Times reporter reveals the extent of...

It's been three long years since the housing bubble cratered the economy and not a single top mortgage executive sits behind bars. But sometimes the wheels of justice just turn extra slowly.

The FBI and the Department of Justice are probing possible fraud at WMC Mortgage Corp., the former subprime...

"The Watchdog" is back off the leash, with more bark and bite. After a six-month break to focus on some other duties here at HuffPost, I'm happy to be on the beat again, keeping a close eye on the regulators and how their actions affect the lives of everyday Americans.

Then-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel offered his resignation to President Barack Obama in the winter of 2010 after a series of columns appeared depicting him as the lone element keeping the Obama presidency intact. According to then senior adviser David Axelrod, Emanuel understood that the stories "were an...

Soon after his father was murdered, 10-year-old Wilfredo Lopez started hanging out with neighborhood gangs. When he was 15, he was busted for selling drugs and spent the next decade in and out of jail. But last year, he made a fateful decision while sitting in his cell and reflecting...

The swift implosion of MF Global highlights a common practice used by aggressive speculators, one that experts say makes the broader financial system vulnerable to another crisis. It's called rehypothecation, and it allows a firm to essentially pledge the same limited collateral to arrange fresh loans.

MF Global is...

Last week, Franz Gayl was given his life back.

The Marine Corps veteran, who made waves in 2007 when he blamed top military officials for failing to speed the shipment of life-saving vehicles to Iraq, has spent the last few years seeing his vaunted career ripped to shreds. He's...

It sits in the mailbox and taunts us: The thin sliver of an envelope, recognizable by the logo in the top-left corner, arrives every month. And my wife and I instantly react with a deep sigh.

It's the latest statement from the company servicing her nearly six-figure student loan debt,...

NEW YORK -- The bombing and shooting spree in Norway on Friday has raised questions about whether federal law enforcement agencies in the United States are devoting enough resources and attention to the threat posed by right-wing extremists here. On the alert for such threats posed by white...

From Dan Brown's bestselling novels to video games to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" to Wagner's Parzival opera, the Knights Templar have inspired popular culture for centuries. The supposed bravery and purity of the medieval knights who protected Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land have provided plenty of fodder...