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SEC Charges Founder of $1.7 Billion “HyperFund” Crypto Pyramid Scheme and Top Promoter with Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday charged Xue Lee (aka Sam Lee) and Brenda Chunga (aka Bitcoin Beautee) for their involvement in a fraudulent crypto asset pyramid scheme known as

FTX Is Unloading Crypto to Raise Cash and Pay Back Customers

FTX is unloading cryptoassets and hoarding cash as bankruptcy advisers look for a way to repay customers whose accounts have been frozen since the platform collapsed in 2022, Bloomberg News reported

Survey: U.S. Student Loan Restart Sees Borrowers Spend Less, Add More Debt

About four in ten U.S. student-loan borrowers who had to resume payments last year said they cut spending on other things as their main response, according to a University of Michigan survey

Evergrande Was Once China’s Biggest Property Developer. Now, It Has Been Ordered to Liquidate.

Property developer China Evergrande Group has been ordered to liquidate by a Hong Kong court, bringing an end to the yearslong saga of a company whose default rippled through the world’s second

3M’s $6 Billion Earplug Settlement Gets Support From Claimants

3M said that participation in its $6 billion settlement of allegations that its earplugs caused hearing loss among veterans is on pace to exceed the 98% threshold required by the agreement, the Wall

With COVID-Era Program is Awash in Alleged Fraud, Congress Aims to Wind It Down

When IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel met privately with senators recently, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee asked for his assessment of a startling report: A whistleblower estimated that 95%

For Retailers, Business Is Back and Landlords Say No More Rent Discounts

Retail property owners are shedding the discounts and other concessions they offered struggling tenants during the depths of the pandemic, the latest sign that competition for retail real estate is

Brazil's Gol Does Not Foresee Layoffs Related to Chapter 11 Process

Brazilian airline Gol does not expect its chapter 11 proceedings to trigger job cuts, its chief executive said on Friday, reiterating that the carrier's operations will remain as usual while it is

Texas Trucking Company Files for Bankruptcy Days Before Wrongful Death Trial

A Texas-based trucking company has filed for bankruptcy liquidation four days before a wrongful death civil trial filed by the family of one of its former drivers who drowned in 2016 was slated to

Analysis: Bankruptcies Surge Among Gen X and Millennials

An uptick in bankruptcy assistance among Generation X and Millennials signals a burgeoning debt crisis, overshadowing recent economic optimism, legal experts told Newsweek. In contrast to recently