Geoffrey Canada, the CEO of the not-for-profit Harlem Children’s Zone, may be wondering about the cost of connections.

Describing it as the “largest hedge fund insider trading case” ever, federal authorities charged billionaire Raj Rajaratnam with conspiracy and securities fraud.

A guilty plea to security fraud and a $12 million fine haven’t kept Barrett N. Wissman from traveling to Italy, enjoying a fine merlot and hobnobbing with celebrities.

The story of Danny Pang, a West Coast money manager charged with conducting a massive Ponzi scheme, took a dramatic and mysterious turn with his death last weekend.

Bradley C. Birkenfeld has entered the pantheon of whistleblowers.

Monica Conyers, Detroit City Council president pro tem and wife of U.S. Congressman John Conyers, pleaded guilty today to bribery conspiracy.

When the economy nosedives, the scams - a la Madoff and Stanford Financial - rise to the surface.

Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, under investigation in an alleged $8 billion fraud, is expected to be arraigned today on federal charges.

Monica Conyers is being squeezed by the feds to accept a plea deal before being indicted for bribery.

A sensational story out of Italy that involves, murder, drugs and sex returned to the media with energy last week with the testimony of one of the accused murders.

Former U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello has been charged with forcing New York State employees to work overtime to handle her personal chores when she was state health chief.

But for Bernard L. Madoff, Marc S. Dreier might be a household name.

Convicted felon and former Detroit mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick today lost a hardship bid to reduce $6,000 in monthly restitution payments to the city for his crimes.

Perhaps it’s time to re-release Chooch, an indie comedy that bombed at the box office in 2004.

The witness list for the trial of socialite Brooke Astor’s son might have been ripped from the Social Register.

As Bernard Madoff used stocks to lure investors, prosecutors say Manhattan gallery owner Lawrence B. Salander used works of art.

The slate will be wiped clean for former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens. At least in the eyes of the law.

The same day the legendary defense lawyer signed on to represent Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, DeGuerin was already calling media organizations to give them a sneak peek of the defense.

The turnabout by James M. Davis, a director and chief financial officer of Stanford Financial, is a potential breakthrough for prosecutors pursuing an alleged $8-billion Ponzi scheme run by Texas financier R. Allen Stanford.

A top lieutenant of Stanford Financial Group was arrested Thursday and charged with obstructing the federal investigation of the offshore financial empire founded by Texas financier R. Allen Stanford.