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South Africa's Crime Intelligence boss, Dumisani Khumalo, and six of his colleagues made their first appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Friday, June 27, 2025, facing charges of corruption and fraud. The police officers were granted R10,000 bail each, except for the chief financial
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The daughter and son-in-law of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, Fatima Sirika and Jalal Hamma, are employees of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), respectively. The couple allegedly unduly got aviation ministry contracts worth over N2 billion while Mr Sirika
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A New Jersey-based Certified Public Accountant (CPA) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting fraudulent tax shelters to his high-income clients. Ofer Gabbay, a CPA from Paramus, New Jersey, conspired with others to promote syndicated conservation easement tax shelters that facilitated high-income taxpayers in claiming
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Experian today announced the integration of Mastercard's identity verification and fraud prevention technology into the Experian Ascend Platform, enabling seamless and secure identity verification for over 1,800 global clients across various industries. This collaboration aims to prevent fraud and cybercrime, as 96% of decision-makers view identity verification
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A Pune city police's cyber crime unit arrested Abhishek Sharadchandra Shukla, a 42-year-old businessman, from Mumbai airport after a year-long scam where he impersonated as 'Dr Rohit Oberoi' and allegedly defrauded a woman of Rs 3.6 crore. The woman had met the accused through a
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Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, is facing a corruption trial, with charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. In a surprising move, Donald Trump, the former President of the United States, has pledged to "save" Netanyahu, describing him as a "great hero" and "
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Accused businessman Abdul Kadir Nasir has been hauled before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding seven foreign exchange traders. Nasir, who operates in the Tudu area of Accra, pleaded not guilty to seven counts of fraudulent breach of trust. According to the prosecution, Nasir approached several forex traders claiming
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The Pakistan National Assembly has passed the federal budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, totaling Rs 17.573 trillion. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the budget, which includes several significant fiscal reforms, new taxation measures, and adjustments in key sectors. The budget introduces a carbon levy, a crackdown on sales
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A Texas woman, Shantelle Hawkins, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for her involvement in a scheme to file fraudulent applications for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Between May 2020 and March 2021, Hawkins submitted 17 false PPP loan applications on behalf of companies
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The man behind a series of bizarre social media stunts, including a fake wedding at Disneyland Paris, has been arrested and charged with fraud, breach of trust, money laundering, and identity theft. Jaskarn "Jacky" Jhaj, 39, posed as a 22-year-old groom in a fake wedding ceremony, which was
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An Arizona-based romance scam victim may have lost over $400,000 to a scheme organized by Sherwayne Benjamin Bellinfantie, extradited to the United States to face charges related to a romance and sweepstakes scheme that targeted the 85-year-old victim. Bellinfantie was extradited from Jamaica on June 12, 2025, to face
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A 39-year-old British man accused of staging a mock wedding with a child at Disneyland Paris has been charged with money-laundering and fraud offences in France. The man, identified by the BBC as Jacky Jhaj, was found guilty of sexual activity with two 15-year-olds in 2016 and was arrested at
