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Nigerian sprinter Brume jailed 27 months in US, faces deportation
34+ min ago (728+ words) Nigerian sprinter Godson Oghenebrume has been sentenced to 27 months in a United States federal prison by US Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm while on an F-1 student visa. The United States Attorney's Office for the…...
Kerala govt forms SIT to probe organ trafficking, document forgeries in state
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (241+ words) Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 1 (PTI) The Kerala government on Wednesday ordered the formation of an SIT to conduct a detailed probe into alleged widespread organ trafficking and document forgery in the state. The home department said the Special Investigation Team was constituted…...
Ghanaian businessman admits role in $4. 4 million US romance scam
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (33+ words) Ghanaian businessman and philanthropist, Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, popularly known as Dada Joe Remix, has pleaded guilty in a United States court after being extradited to face charges related to a romance scam....
Fraudster sentenced in $32 million IRS refund scheme
32+ min ago (252+ words) BEAVERCREEK " A man has learned his punishment for his role in a multimillion-dollar tax refund fraud scheme. A federal judge sentenced Christopher Dowtin, 49, of Georgia, to three years in prison. Dowtin was found guilty of wire fraud and theft of…...
Heine Examines Organized Crime's Impact on Chile's Financial System
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (416+ words) Boston University Heine Examines Organized Crime's Impact on Chile's Financial System Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at Boston University's Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, recently weighed in on a growing debate in Chile following the discovery of an…...
A Top-Tier Target: FBI Director Kash Patel Names Marasigan a "Most Wanted Fraudster
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (1622+ words) VANCOUVER, BC, Michael Lizaso Marasigan is no longer merely a missing defendant from a Guam charity fraud case, because the FBI has placed him inside a new national enforcement category reserved for high-profile fraud fugitives accused of causing serious financial…...
Two Corinth pharmacists sentenced in nearly $800, 000 Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (263+ words) ABERDEEN " Two Corinth pharmacists have been sentenced in federal court for conspiring to defraud Medicare and Medicaid out of nearly $800, 000, according to the U. S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Mississippi. Ricky Wayne Quinn, 71, owner and operator of Medical Plaza…...
Global fraud 'epidemic' to head FATF agenda under UK presidency
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (34+ words) MLex Global fraud 'epidemic' to lead FATF agenda under UK presidency By Martin Coyle and Maciej Boguslawski To view the full article, register now....
The $150, 000 Reward: FBI Mobilizes Informants in the Philippines |
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (1643+ words) Federal authorities are offering a major cash incentive for actionable intelligence leading to the arrest and conviction of 54-year-old fugitive Michael Lizaso Marasigan, whose ties to Guam and the Philippines have turned a charity-bingo fraud conviction into an international manhunt....
South Korea Refers Crypto "Whale" Investors to Prosecutors in Price Manipulation Cases
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (342+ words) South Korean financial authorities have referred so-called whale investors to prosecutors after finding alleged price manipulation in the virtual-asset market across domestic and overseas exchanges. The Financial Services Commission said on July 1 that, at its 12th regular meeting, it approved complaints…...