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  • Jim Chanos Explains Why 'Too Big to Jail' Hurts Banks Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 2:59 PM ET
    James Chanos, president and founder of Kynikos Associates.

    Bank stock valuations get depressed because investors fear fraud, Jim Chanos says.

  • Wealthy Beware! IRS Audit Squad Nabs One in Eight Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 2:59 PM ET

    New data from the IRS shows that tax filers with taxable incomes of $1 million or more were audited nearly 12 times more often than the population as a whole.

  • Enron Whistleblower Speaks to CNBC  Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 11:11 AM ET

    CNBC's Scott Cohn reports the former Enron CEO may be working on an agreement to leave prison earlier than expected. And Sherron Watkins, former Enron whistleblower, reacts to the news Skilling may strike a deal.

  • Possible Deal in the Works For Enron's Skilling  Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 10:08 AM ET

    In an exclusive report, CNBC's Scott Cohn has learned the former CEO of Enron may be getting out of prison much earlier than expected.

  • Former Enron CEO May Leave Prison Early  Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 9:18 AM ET

    Under the terms of a possible agreement, Jeffrey Skilling could be getting out of prison much earlier than expected, reports CNBC's Scott Cohn. (4:29)

  • Enron's Skilling Could Get Early Release From Prison Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 10:40 AM ET
    Former Enron CEO, Jeff Skilling (L), and his attorney, Daniel Petrocelli.

    Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who is serving a 24-year prison term for his role in the energy giant's epic collapse, could get out of prison early under an agreement being discussed, CNBC has learned.

  • Identity Theft: Why Tax Fraud Could Get Worse Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 6:21 PM ET

    Tax refund fraud is a growing $5 billion a year problem that could get worse before it gets better. Crooks are getting smarter and the IRS needs to work harder to catch thieves.

  • China's Role In North Korea Crisis  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 4:38 PM ET

    Discussing what role China plays in the tensions with North Korea, and how worried the U.S. should be about hacking, with Carla Robbins, Council on Foreign Relations.

  • NEW YORK, April 3- Former broker Thomas Conradt pleaded guilty Wednesday to insider trading charges related to trades he made ahead of a $1.2 billion acquisition by International Business Machines Corp in 2009..

  • Federal Tax Fraud on the Rise  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 1:45 PM ET

    A close look at one story of a couple who are victims of tax refund fraud, with CNBC's Scott Cohn.

  • Goldman Sachs Statement on Ex-Goldman Trader  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 1:01 PM ET

    CNBC's Mary Thompson reports Matthew Taylor is leaving the courthouse after entering a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud, and Goldman Sachs has made a statement.

  • Ex-Goldman Trader Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 11:43 AM ET

    CNBC's Mary Thompson has the latest details from a statement issued by Matthew Taylor's attorney on his client's guilty plea to one count of wire fraud.

  • New Life For SAC's Cohen's Old Problems  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 10:45 AM ET

    CNBC's Scott Cohn reports the details on a court decision reviving some old allegations against SAC's Steve Cohen. (1:21)

  • Rutgers Fires Basketball Head Coach Mike Rice  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 10:31 AM ET

    CNBC's Brian Shactman has the details on the firing of the head basketball coach at Rutgers University for mistreating some of his players.

  • Ex-Goldman Trader Arrested  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 9:19 AM ET

    CNBC's Mary Thompson has the latest details on the surrender of Matthew Taylor to FBI agents.

  • Taxpayers Trapped in False Identity Crisis  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 6:43 AM ET

    Tax refund fraud is a growing $5 billion a year problem as crooks are getting smarter and the IRS needs to work harder to catch thieves, reports CNBC's Scott Cohn.

  • Challenge to End Robocalling Nets Winners $50,000 Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 2:47 PM ET

    The FTC gets 200,000 complaints each month about robocalls and it hopes technology can take a bite out of this crime. On Tuesday, the group gave a $50,000 cash prize for possible solution submissions.

  • Panetta: US, South Korea Must Be Prepared  Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 4:24 PM ET

    Discussing just how concerned the world should be with the aggressive tenor coming out of North Korea, and whether the U.S. is doing enough to combat hackers, with Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense.

  • NEW YORK, April 1- A judge in New York approved one of two proposed settlements between units of Steven A. Cohen's $15 billion hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over civil charges related to insider trading.

  • NEW YORK, April 1- A judge in New York approved one of two proposed settlements between units of Steven A. Cohen's $15 billion hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over civil charges related to insider trading.

American Greed

  • Doug Vaughan appears to be swimming in money. KOB-TV anchor Tom Joles, FBI special agent David Backlund, former employee Wayne Unze, and former investors Tommy Hightower and Philip Dugan discuss Vaughan's lavish lifestyle that made his business appear legitimate.

  • By all appearances Doug Vaughan's business is doing "quite well." Investigators explain how Vaughan kept his investors in the dark.

  • F.B.I. Special Agent David Backlund describes how Vaughan chose specific people to pay back in order to keep the fraud going.