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Le Monde: Romanian passport scam gave EU access to thousands of Russians — some stole names of fallen Ukrainian soldiers
A report from Le Monde highlights an extensive scam involving the falsification of Romanian passports that enabled thousands of Russian citizens to gain entry into Europe. Some of these fake documents...
Ukraine Prosecutor: $70M in Taxpayer Money Stolen by Land Mine Company
The Ukrainian prosecutor's office has alleged that a mine manufacturer misused approximately $70 million of taxpayer funds. The company reportedly supplied faulty land mines to the front lines which f...
213 Latvians, mostly teenagers, recruited for €1.6 million fraud scheme, Ukraine-Latvia investigation reveals
Latvian and Ukrainian authorities have uncovered a financial crime syndicate involving 300 individuals, with 213 of them being Latvian teenagers enlisted in a fraudulent scheme valued at around €1.6 m...
The Reality of Trump's Cartoonish $1.5 Trillion DoD Budget Proposal
An analysis criticizes President Trump's proposed $1.5 trillion increase in military spending as likely to exacerbate issues such as waste, fraud, and abuse within the Department of Defense (DoD)....
China teen makes fraudulent returns on cosmetics platform, profiting US$570,000 from resale
A 17-year-old Chinese individual has been sentenced to six years in prison for making over 11,900 fraudulent refund applications on a cosmetics shopping platform, without returning the goods. The teen...
18 years jail for Hong Kong manager who stole HK$61 million by adding ‘0’ to cheques
A property manager in Hong Kong has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for defrauding a housing estate of HK$61.1 million ($7.8 million) over ten years by altering cheques with an extra zero. The...
5 cabbies arrested over exploiting ‘free ride’ policy for Hong Kong fire victims
Five taxi drivers have been arrested for attempting to defraud a ride-hailing platform during relief efforts following the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong. The driver suspects, aged 29 to 40 years old, were ...