Economic Offences

Major financial crimes, frauds, and economic scandals

Total Offences

13

Total Amount

$0.0T

Total Victims

0

Convictions

0

Offence Country Type Amount Victims Status Year
Credit Suisse Risk Management Failures
🇨🇭 Switzerland
fraud $17.0B 50,000 case_closed 2023 View →
FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange Collapse
🇺🇸 United States
fraud $8.0B 1,000,000 convicted 2022 View →
Wirecard Accounting Fraud
🇩🇪 Germany
accounting fraud $2.1B 6,000 prosecution_ongoing 2020 View →
Punjab National Bank - Nirav Modi Fraud
🇮🇳 India
bank fraud $2.0B - prosecution_ongoing 2018 View →
Wells Fargo Fake Accounts Scandal
🇺🇸 United States
fraud $3.0B 3,500,000 settled 2016 View →
Panama Papers Leak
🌍 Global
tax evasion $2.0T - case_closed 2016 View →
Theranos Blood Testing Fraud
🇺🇸 United States
securities fraud $700M 1,000,000 convicted 2015 View →
Volkswagen Dieselgate Emissions Fraud
🇩🇪 Germany
fraud $30.0B 11,000,000 settled 2015 View →
1MDB Malaysia Scandal
🇲🇾 Malaysia
embezzlement $4.5B - convicted 2015 View →
LIBOR Rate Manipulation Scandal
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
market manipulation $300.0T - settled 2012 View →
Madoff Ponzi Scheme
🇺🇸 United States
ponzi scheme $65.0B 37,000 convicted 2008 View →
WorldCom Accounting Fraud
🇺🇸 United States
accounting fraud $11.0B 17,000 convicted 2002 View →
Enron Scandal
🇺🇸 United States
accounting fraud $74.0B 20,000 convicted 2001 View →