Court acquits retired Risda employee of six misappropriation charges involving RM15,350 in association funds
KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 25 — The Sessions Court here today discharged and acquitted a retired Rubber Industry Smallh...
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Chinese Scam Boss Murdered in Sri Lanka Had Multiple Identities
An investigation into the abduction and murder of a Chinese cyber scam boss uncovers his shadow identities and how he was operating across borders without consequence.
Sri Lanka Records Zero Prosecutions Amid Online Scam Surge
As criminal syndicates flee crackdowns in Southeast Asia, Sri Lankan police have detained over 1,000 foreign fraud suspects this year—yet an outdated legal code has left…
After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft
The post After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft appeared first on ProPublica.
Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company.
The post Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company. appeared first on ProPublica.
The Stakes of Brazil’s Presidential Election
“Almost all of the worst ideas in the United States have been intentionally exported to Brazil as a way to make Brazil a worse country that’s more in line with U.S…
Sanctioned Investor in Cambodian Scam Compound Owns California Mansion
Brendon Luo was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in June. He still owns a mansion in California worth an estimated $5 million.
US Court Orders Lebanese Ex-Minister to Pay $35M in Torture and Fraud Case
A U.S. district court found four Lebanese defendants liable for fraud, torture and civil conspiracy in the 2019 detention of Elie and Lara Samaha, a couple who say they…
Cambodia Cracked Down on Banks Allegedly Linked to Cyber-Scams. The IMF Says the Problem Persists.
Amid mounting international pressure to clean up its financial system, Cambodia’s central bank published a statement earlier this month accusing unnamed actors of waging…
Individual posing as aide to Raja Muda of Selangor causes RM700,000 in losses
SELANGOR police are tracking an individual suspected of posing as an aide to the Raja Muda of Selangor, having allegedly committed fraud that resulted in losses…
Taxpayers face RM20.1b net 1MDB burden despite RM31.3b in asset recoveries
THE government estimates its net financial burden from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) at RM20.1 billion after recovering RM31.3 billion in funds and assets…
Interpol Cybercrime Crackdown Nets 1,400 Arrests and $105M
Interpol announced Thursday that authorities from 21 countries across Africa have arrested 1,462 suspects linked to cross-border cybercrime networks in what it described…