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  2. List of corporate collapses and scandals - Wikipedia

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    The company's finance directors concealed large debts. MG Rover Group: United Kingdom: 15 April 2005: Automobiles: After diminishing demand, and getting a £6.5m loan from the UK government in April 2005, the company went into administration. After the loss of 30,000 jobs, Nanjing Automobile Group bought the company's assets. Bayou Hedge Fund Group

  3. False Claims Act of 1863 - Wikipedia

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    The False Claims Act of 1863 (FCA) [1] is an American federal law that imposes liability on persons and companies (typically federal contractors) who defraud governmental programs. It is the federal government's primary litigation tool in combating fraud against the government. [2]

  4. Federal prosecution of public corruption in the United States

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    (A) being influenced in the performance of any official act; (B) being influenced to commit or aid in committing, or to collude in, or allow, any fraud, or make opportunity for the commission of any fraud, on the United States; or (C) being induced to do or omit to do any act in violation of the official duty of such official or person . . .

  5. Are "Unethical" Companies Keeping You Up at Night? - AOL

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  6. Corruption - Wikipedia

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    Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense that is undertaken by a person or an organization that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's gain.

  7. Accounting scandals - Wikipedia

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    Opportunities: Although the financial statements of all companies are potentially subject to manipulation, the risk is greater for companies in industries where significant judgments and accounting estimates are involved. Turnover in accounting personnel or other deficiencies in accounting and information processes can create an opportunity for ...

  8. 11 Companies That Caught Lying To The Public, Deceived ... - AOL

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    Pixabay/Public Domain[/caption] 8. Olay. Olay indulged in misrepresenting their product, when they retouched a model’s photo for their eye cream, misleading customers to believe that the cream ...

  9. Political corruption - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, government officials have broad or ill-defined powers, which make it difficult to distinguish between legal and illegal actions. Worldwide, bribery alone is estimated to involve over 1 trillion US dollars annually. [3] A state of unrestrained political corruption is known as a kleptocracy, literally meaning "rule by thieves".