Ex-CIA officer pleads guilty after $194M gold fraud
A former Central Intelligence Agency officer has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after building a fabricated top-secret program that funneled nearly $194 million in U.S. government money into his own…
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Did a goat herder’s nugget spark Kenya’s gold rush?
In the bush near Cheporor in western Kenya, a 33-year-old goat herder says he sold three grams of gold and watched a rush form around…
Wall Street nears gold bull majority as Main Street stays mixed
Spot gold finished the week higher after a volatile stretch that briefly punched prices down through the low $4,100s, then drew dip-buyers back toward the…
Ohio woman loses $1.8M gold in courier scam
An Ohio woman told police she handed over more than $1.8 million in gold after a fake computer alert, a Microsoft help line, and people…
Gold council presses miners to name refining partners
The World Gold Council has adopted new disclosure guidance that asks gold producers to publish, mine by mine, which refiners take their doré and in…