Tag: america
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Wall Street scion Caspersen gets 4 years in prison for $38.5 million fraud
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Wall Street executive Andrew Caspersen was sentenced on Friday to four years in prison for engaging in what prosecutors say was a Ponzi-like scheme to defraud investors including family members and friends out of $38.5 million. Caspersen, who worked at a unit of investment banker Paul Taubman's…
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Wells Fargo admits deception in $1.2 billion U.S. mortgage accord
The settlement with Wells Fargo, the largest U.S. mortgage lender and third-largest U.S. bank by assets, was filed on Friday in Manhattan federal court. It also resolves claims against Kurt Lofrano, a former Wells Fargo vice president.