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Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton outside federal court after being sentenced to four years in prison. (Photo: Matthew Lee/Inner City Press)

A former senior executive at Polar Air Cargo pleaded guilty to corporate corruption and agreed to pay restitution of $9.3 million in addition to serving a potential jail sentence.

Four former executives at Polar Air Cargo were indicted on charges of defrauding the company through an elaborate kickback scheme.

Former Celadon trucking officials have settled a fraud case with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The government opposed a new trial for Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton, dismissing his allegations of juror misconduct.

Trevor Milton is seeking a new trial, claiming that a juror lied about using social media. Ironically, lying on social media helped convict the Nikola founder.

Nikola founder Trevor Milton on Friday was found guilty of three counts of fraud and will be sentenced Jan. 27.

The Trevor Milton fraud trial heads for jury deliberations Friday following invective-tinged final arguments.

Nikola founder Trevor Milton’s fraud trial was delayed until Oct. 11 because a defense attorney tested positive for COVID-19.

Prosecutors rested their federal fraud case against Nikola founder Trevor Milton on Friday after three weeks.

Nikola CFO Kim Brady testified in Trevor Milton’s fraud trial that the founder’s statements “could be inaccurate or exaggerated.”

Neither an “intervention” nor changing social media passwords deterred Trevor Milton’s social media frenzy, Nikola’s CEO testifies .

Nikola CEO Mark Russell testified in Trevor Milton’s fraud trial that Milton went on a publicity “blitz” to attract retail investors.

A Nikola whistleblower collected $600,000 from a short seller of the company’s stock and could be in line for a bigger payday from the SEC.

Opening statements in Trevor Milton’s fraud trial paint a picture of greed contrasted by tales of tweets and corporate betrayal.

Nikola founder Trevor Milton’s fraud trial begins Monday, Sept. 12, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

More than a year after he was indicted on criminal fraud charges, Nikola founder Trevor Milton will go on trial Monday.

Nikola founder Trevor Milton bought 3 million shares of electric truck company stock weeks before his criminal trial is to start.

Trevor Milton claims Nikola Corp. is violating his constitutional rights by seeking a protective order to block use of company conversations.

Air France-KLM has reached a $3.9 million settlement with the U.S. government to resolve a fraud investigation involving international mail delivery.

Odometer fraud is the disconnection, resetting or alteration of a vehicles’s odometer with the intent to change the number of miles indicated.

Federal prosecutors in Illinois have indicted six former railroad employees for allegedly fraudulently obtaining federal disability benefits.

Michael Chaves, the former owner of a vehicle-transport carrier, gets 30 months in prison for forging DOT documents and failing to maintain driver certifications.

United Airlines on Friday became the second airline to pay millions of dollars in penalties for a scheme to defraud the U.S. Postal Service for international mail delivery.

Investors in U.S.-based FreightGuru.com bilked out of $800,000, authorities allege.

Livestock businesses are looking to secure farms from future hurricane calamities; Elon Musk is accused of fraud by the SEC; global trade expected to grow irrespective of the tariffs war.