Park View School Inc., a charter school operator in Prescott Valley, has filed for bankruptcy following years of financial mismanagement and a lawsuit from the SEC.

Karl K. Klessig provided a fraudulent loan document and forged a signature in an application last year to acquire control of Golden Pacific Bancorp, according to the Federal Reserve.

Porter Bingham stands accused of stealing $33,000 from the city of Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

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Jim Beard, Atlanta's CFO for seven years, was charged by a federal grant jury with fraud, theft of government funds and purchasing illegal machine guns.

A judge ruled Monday that the facts of the case supported a finding the defendants broke the law.

Moody's calls the missed payments an administrative default given the district's willingness and ability to pay.

“The channel doesn’t matter in terms of responsibility for the information,” said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton.

The president of the Jefferson County Commission was sentenced for taking bribes in exchange for sewer-bond and derivatives business.

Hiring, firings, corruption, the new tax law and a volatile political climate shaped The Bond Buyer's list of most-read articles of 2018.