payday lending scheme

  • US Payday Loan Scammer Sentenced

    A man who scammed more than 600,000 Americans out of a total of US$200 million over the last decade was sentenced last month to 10 years in prison and a $49 million fine, the FBI announced Thursday.

  • US Bancorp Fined for Allowing Money Laundering Operation

    US Bancorp agreed on Thursday to pay more than US $600 million in fines, settling allegations by federal prosecutors that they failed to prevent money laundering related to a scam operation run by race-car driver Scott Tucker, who used US Bancorp accounts to launder the proceeds of an illegal $3.5 billion Internet-based payday lending scheme

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter!

And get our latest investigations on organized crime and corruption delivered straight to your inbox.

Your cookie preferences

We use cookies to improve your experience by storing data about your preferences, your device or your browsing session. We also use cookies to collect anonymized data about your behaviour on our websites, and to understand how we can best improve our services. To find our more details, view our Cookie Policy.

Accept my choices Accept All
We need your input!
We’re updating our website and we would value your feedback! If you can spare 5 minutes right now to help us improve our website designs, we’d appreciate it.
Leave feedback