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A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated the convictions of a former Fox executive and a South American sports media and marketing company in the FIFA bribery investigation. Hernan Lopez, the former CEO of Fox International Channels, and his company, Full Play Group SA, were convicted of various counts related
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Ahmed Ali Suleman, a 63-year-old Mansfield resident, exploited his position in the textile industry to facilitate a money laundering operation that enabled international romance fraudsters to prey on vulnerable individuals. Through his company, Savanna Rags, Suleman laundered an estimated £1.9 million, which was transferred to West Africa. The operation
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A large-scale joint operation between the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and various law enforcement agencies in Romania and Italy has led to the dismantling of a cross-border criminal network involved in the illicit production and smuggling of counterfeit cigarettes. The operation resulted in the seizure of approximately 25 million cigarettes
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A Michigan man, Donald Nchamukong, was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to import and sell illegal pharmaceuticals, including opioids, and to fund the operation of the scheme by fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 pandemic relief loan. Nchamukong, 37, was also ordered to pay $200,000 in restitution. The
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A federal grand jury in Fort Worth, Texas, has charged four family members with conspiracy to defraud the United States by filing tax returns that sought millions of dollars in false refunds. According to the indictment, the defendants, including David Hunt, Brandon Hunt, Baylon Hunt, and Corey Burt, allegedly conspired
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A multistate coalition of 55 State Attorneys General, representing all US states and territories, announced a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin and other synthetic opioids, and the Sackler Family, Purdue's owners. The settlement would resolve all pending litigation against the Sacklers and
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Federal authorities have announced the largest coordinated health care fraud takedown in history, targeting 324 defendants for their alleged involvement in schemes that submitted approximately $14.6 billion in false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care programs. This massive enforcement action highlights a disturbing trend of transnational criminal
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The Governing Council of Mufutau Lanihun College of Education (MULCOED) has taken swift action to address a notorious case of academic fraud. The college's Provost, Mr. Lawal Musiliu Ayodele, the Registrar, Mr. Adebolu Sirajudeen, the Bursar, Mr. Akanji Abdulrasak, and the Admission Officer, Mr. Jimoh Malik, were suspended
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The ongoing trial of former Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku and his co-defendant, former Permanent Secretary Bello Yero, has entered its next phase, with the first prosecution witness, Ismail Oluwadamilare Lawal, testifying in court. Lawal, a personal assistant to Ishaku, revealed that he collected the former governor's allowances on
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Ismail Lawal, a Personal Assistant to former Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku, testified in court that he collected various allowances on Ishaku's behalf, including travel, domestic staff, vehicle maintenance, medical, security, and severance allowances, totaling N27 billion. Lawal, who was in EFCC custody for 40 days, revealed that he
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Christopher Adekunle Odofin, an investigating officer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has testified in the trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, alleging that the defendant used his position to split federal government aviation contracts among his family members. The contracts, valued at N2.7
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As the monsoon forces a halt to the annual Char Dham helicopter yatra in Uttarakhand, a joint operation by the state's Special Task Force (STF) and cybercrime unit has thwarted a massive scam. Frauds, primarily from Bihar and Jharkhand, were posing as helicopter service providers on websites, social
