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9:42am, 11th May, 2019

Teva, other drug companies accused in sweeping U.S. price-fixing scheme: lawsuit

U.S. states filed a lawsuit accusing 20 drug companies including Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc of a sweeping scheme to inflate drug prices - sometimes by more than 1,000 percent - and stifle competition for generic drugs, state prosecutors said on Sat...

Drug company founder, executives convicted of bribe scheme that fueled U.S. opioid crisis

3:05pm, 2nd May, 2019

US

Drug company founder, executives convicted of bribe scheme that fueled U.S. opioid crisis

The founder of drugmaker Insys Therapeutics Inc and four colleagues were found guilty on Thursday of bribing doctors to prescribe an addictive painkiller, helping to drive the U.S. opioid drug abuse crisis.

UK markets watchdog bolsters protection of pension scheme members

9:29am, 15th April, 2019

UK

UK markets watchdog bolsters protection of pension scheme members

Committees that check if employees get a good deal from their work pension should also consider how retirement schemes examine the impact of climate change on investments, Britain's markets watchdog proposed on Monday.

Lori Loughlin latest to surrender after $25 million U.S. college cheat scheme exposed

12:54pm, 13th March, 2019

Entertainment

Lori Loughlin latest to surrender after $25 million U.S. college cheat scheme exposed

"Full House" actor Lori Loughlin and the former head of financial firm Pimco are due to face criminal charges on Wednesday related to a $25 million scheme to help wealthy Americans secure places for their children in top U.S. colleges.

Resignations, arrests after huge U.S. college cheat scheme exposed

12:09pm, 13th March, 2019

US

Resignations, arrests after huge U.S. college cheat scheme exposed

"Full House" actor Lori Loughlin and the former head of financial firm Pimco are due to face criminal charges on Wednesday related to a $25 million scheme to help wealthy Americans secure places for their children in top U.S. colleges.

Hollywood's Huffman, Loughlin snared in $25 million U.S. college fraud scheme

2:33pm, 12th March, 2019

Entertainment

Hollywood's Huffman, Loughlin snared in $25 million U.S. college fraud scheme

Federal authorities arrested dozens of people on Tuesday for a $25 million scheme to help wealthy Americans, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin and some CEOs, cheat their children's way into elite universities, such as Yale a...

Actresses Huffman, Loughlin among 50 charged in U.S. college fraud scheme

11:46am, 12th March, 2019

Entertainment

Actresses Huffman, Loughlin among 50 charged in U.S. college fraud scheme

Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among 50 people charged by U.S. federal prosecutors on Tuesday in a $25 million scheme to help wealthy Americans cheat their children's way into elite universities, such as Yale and Sta...

U.S. charges dozens in college admissions fraud scheme

10:28am, 12th March, 2019

US

U.S. charges dozens in college admissions fraud scheme

U.S. federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged dozens of people in a years-old $25 million scheme to help wealthy Americans buy their children's way into elite schools including Yale, Georgetown and Stanford universities.

U.S. to charge dozens in college admissions cheating scheme

9:45am, 12th March, 2019

US

U.S. to charge dozens in college admissions cheating scheme

Federal prosecutors in Boston on Tuesday said they are charging dozens of people involved in a nationwide college admissions cheating and recruitment scheme.

Persimmon practices in government house-funding scheme under fire-source

10:23am, 23rd February, 2019

UK

Persimmon practices in government house-funding scheme under fire-source

Britain's housing minister James Brokenshire is pressing builder Persimmon on how it operates within a public funding scheme for new house buyers as a review of the scheme comes due, a source close to the minister said on Saturday.

UK minister 'increasingly concerned' by Persimmon handling of housing funding scheme

9:03am, 23rd February, 2019

UK

UK minister 'increasingly concerned' by Persimmon handling of housing funding scheme

Britain's housing minister James Brokenshire has conveyed concerns to builder Persimmon that it may not be operating correctly within a public funding scheme for new house buyers, a source close to the minister said on Saturday.

N.C. congressional contest marred by absentee ballot scheme: official

1:08pm, 18th February, 2019

Politics

N.C. congressional contest marred by absentee ballot scheme: official

An investigation of a disputed 2018 congressional contest in North Carolina has uncovered a "coordinated, unlawful and substantially resourced absentee ballot scheme," the state's elections board executive director said on Monday.

Explainer: Denver teachers strike challenges landmark incentive pay scheme

9:01pm, 12th February, 2019

US

Explainer: Denver teachers strike challenges landmark incentive pay scheme

A unique, incentive-based pay structure adopted by Denver public schools more than a decade ago is at the crux of a strike by teachers who say the bonus system has eroded their earning power in a city where the cost of living has soared over the last...

Ex-Adidas executive found guilty in U.S. college basketball bribery scheme

6:38am, 25th October, 2018

US

Ex-Adidas executive found guilty in U.S. college basketball bribery scheme

A former Adidas AG executive was found guilty on Wednesday of taking part in a scheme to bribe high school basketball players to attend Adidas-sponsored universities, defrauding universities and U.S. college basketball's governing body.

U.S. agriculture chief says NAFTA deal must end Canada's milk protein scheme

3:19pm, 9th September, 2018

Politics

U.S. agriculture chief says NAFTA deal must end Canada's milk protein scheme

Canada must end its low-price milk proteins policy to reach a U.S.-Canadian deal to update the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said.

Ex-U.N. chief Ban's nephew sentenced to prison in U.S. for bribe scheme

3:05pm, 6th September, 2018

World

Ex-U.N. chief Ban's nephew sentenced to prison in U.S. for bribe scheme

Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's nephew was sentenced on Thursday to six months in U.S. prison for a bribery scheme that he thought would result in the sale of a Vietnamese building complex to a Qatari sovereign wealth fund, federal p...

Maryland charges Insys with engaging in deceptive opioid scheme

1:44pm, 6th September, 2018

US

Maryland charges Insys with engaging in deceptive opioid scheme

Maryland on Thursday charged Insys Therapeutics Inc with deceptively marketing a powerful opioid pain killer so that it was prescribed inappropriately beyond its intended use with cancer patients.

Collapsed UK retailer BHS pension scheme secured by $1 billion insurance buyout

7:21am, 12th August, 2018

UK

Collapsed UK retailer BHS pension scheme secured by $1 billion insurance buyout

The pensions of 9,000 employees of collapsed British department store chain BHS were secured on Sunday after a specialist insurer announced an insurance buyout of the firm's 'BHS2' scheme covering 800 million pounds of liabilities.

Lawmakers criticise Lloyds compensation scheme for HBOS fraud victims

9:33am, 30th July, 2018

UK

Lawmakers criticise Lloyds compensation scheme for HBOS fraud victims

A group of lawmakers on Monday wrote to the financial watchdog and the board of Lloyds Banking Group , listing their concerns about the lender's compensation scheme for victims of a major fraud at its HBOS Reading division.

RBS to close small firms redress scheme to new claims

9:58am, 20th July, 2018

Business

RBS to close small firms redress scheme to new claims

Royal Bank of Scotland said a scheme to compensate small firms hurt by its restructuring unit will close to new complaints after it paid out just 10 million pounds ($13 million) so far for direct losses.

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Teva, other drug companies accused in sweeping U.S. price-fixing scheme: lawsuit

Drug company founder, executives convicted of bribe scheme that fueled U.S. opioid crisis

UK markets watchdog bolsters protection of pension scheme members

Lori Loughlin latest to surrender after $25 million U.S. college cheat scheme exposed

Resignations, arrests after huge U.S. college cheat scheme exposed

Hollywood's Huffman, Loughlin snared in $25 million U.S. college fraud scheme

Actresses Huffman, Loughlin among 50 charged in U.S. college fraud scheme

U.S. charges dozens in college admissions fraud scheme

U.S. to charge dozens in college admissions cheating scheme

Persimmon practices in government house-funding scheme under fire-source

UK minister 'increasingly concerned' by Persimmon handling of housing funding scheme

N.C. congressional contest marred by absentee ballot scheme: official

Explainer: Denver teachers strike challenges landmark incentive pay scheme

Ex-Adidas executive found guilty in U.S. college basketball bribery scheme

U.S. agriculture chief says NAFTA deal must end Canada's milk protein scheme

Ex-U.N. chief Ban's nephew sentenced to prison in U.S. for bribe scheme

Maryland charges Insys with engaging in deceptive opioid scheme

Collapsed UK retailer BHS pension scheme secured by $1 billion insurance buyout

Lawmakers criticise Lloyds compensation scheme for HBOS fraud victims

RBS to close small firms redress scheme to new claims

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