The federal government on Thursday announced its first bitcoin securities fraud case, accusing a Texas man of engineering a Ponzi scheme by getting people to turn over their bitcoins in return for promises of high interest rates and the ability to recoup their investment at any time.
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The nonprofit organization Goodwill said late Monday that it was contacted Friday by a payment card industry fraud investigative unit and federal authorities who said payment card numbers may have been stolen from some U.S. stores.
By JENNIFER ABLAN REUTERS
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating possible insider trading involving high-profile Las Vegas developer and gambler Bill Walters, billionaire investor Carl Icahn, and golfer Phil Mickelson, a source familiar with the matter said.
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