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A Florida nonprofit organization, the Center for Special Needs Trust Administration (CSNT), managed money for people with disabilities and other special needs. From 2009 to 2025, two men, Leo John Govoni and John Leo Witeck, allegedly stole over $100 million meant for these individuals. The stolen funds were used for
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A Union Bank compliance officer, Chidubem Ogbura, testified in the trial of Friday Audu and three others accused of orchestrating a cryptocurrency and romance fraud syndicate that allegedly defrauded victims of over N3.4 billion. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting the defendants at the Federal High
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A three-year investigation into a Sydney accountant has led to his arrest and multiple charges, including facilitating money laundering and fraud on behalf of the Alameddine crime network. Police allege that George Jack Michael, 43, assisted the network in illicit transactions, which were uncovered during a search warrant executed at
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The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) jointly delivered the Anti-Fraud Intelligence Analysis training (AFIA2025) in Budapest, Hungary, from June 16 to 20. The training brought together 26 operational intelligence analysts from 12 EU Member States, as well as representatives from Europol
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Eleanor Barlow, PA, and Emily Carubia report that a 26-year-old man, Jack Watkin, has been accused of defrauding individuals out of thousands of pounds by promising to invest their money in buying and selling designer handbags. Watkin, who claimed to be a millionaire, assured his victims that the funds would
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Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics-cum-Special Operations Cell claimed to have busted two fake call centres in Mohali, arresting 10 individuals allegedly involved in duping foreign nationals using fraudulent tactics. The accused operated from the fake call centres, using laptops and computers to scam people abroad. Police recovered several electronic devices,
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Faried van der Schyff, a former SARS employee and alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack's bookkeeper, has been sentenced to three years in prison for tax fraud, failure to register as a tax practitioner, and illegal possession of a cellphone while in custody. The Cape Town Regional Court handed
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Nigerian anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over allegations of a $7.2 billion fraud linked to the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, Warri, and Port Harcourt refineries. The arrest comes as the
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The National Assembly panel has approved special powers for tax authorities to arrest individuals involved in tax fraud, while a proposed fiscal law that would have deprived government entities of their cash surpluses has been deferred. Meanwhile, teachers and researchers will now be subject to full income tax, as the
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The Lucknow Police, in a significant crackdown, have arrested eight individuals involved in a massive digital financial fraud worth nearly Rs 80 lakh through illegal 'crypto trading' of USDT (Tether) using Telegram channels controlled by Chinese handlers. The gang operated a well-organized racket involving foreign handlers, mule bank
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Veer Chetal, a 19-year-old man, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges linked to the theft of 4,100 bitcoins from a Washington, DC, crypto holder in August 2024. The stolen coins were valued at around US$245 million at the time. As part of a plea deal, Chetal agreed to
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Italian prosecutors have uncovered a widespread tax-credit scam involving two Scottish-registered companies, Global Services 2 Ltd and Assistenza Sviluppo e Formazione Ltd, which allegedly sold non-existent software to companies across Italy. The investigation, led by the public prosecutor's office of Taranto in Puglia, has resulted in the freezing
