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Ex-US Navy officer exposed for running Kremlin propaganda account

The 37-year-old American woman had never been to Russia and even faked an accent when hosting her pro-Kremlin podcast series.

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Former LA auctioneer to plead guilty in Basquiat art forgery scheme

A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud scheme where he created fake artwork and falsely attributed the paintings to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Tech News

Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to stay out of prison after Theranos fraud

The former CEO, who was convicted of defrauding investors after claiming her company would revolutionise healthcare, will now serve 11 years in jail.

Food and Drink

EU Investigation uncovers major honey fraud in European markets

Nearly half of the honey imported into the European Union is suspected of being fake, according to an EU probe.

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Europe News

European Public Prosecutor uncovers €14.1 billion in financial damages

EU funds related to agriculture and cohesion programmes saw the largest share of expenditure fraud, the prosecutor said in its annual report.

Europe News

Over €170,000 seized from Italian MEP, assistants over fraud suspicion

EU prosecutor seizes €170,000 from Italian MEP and assistants over fraud suspicion

Culture news

French influencers face fraud charges over NFT and trading advice

More than a hundred alleged victims of French social media influencers have launched a class action claiming they have been defrauded out of huge sums lost on trading platforms.

Money

FTX customers file class action lawsuit against the crypto exchange

The lawsuit is the latest legal effort to lay claim to the dwindling assets of FTX, which is already feuding with liquidators in the Bahamas and Antigua.

Money

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250 million bail

The 30-year-old FTX founder was shackled at the ankles when he entered the courtroom in the US.

Europe News

Danish lawmaker acquitted of EU funds fraud

Danish lawmaker acquitted of EU funds fraud

Money

FTX founder Bankman-Fried's Bahamas case to resume

It is not immediately clear when Bankman-Fried’s extradition could occur once it is approved by the Bahamian court.

Germany

Former executives on trial in Germany's biggest post-war fraud scandal

The financial scandal cost German banks an estimated €3.1 billion in loans and writedowns.

Europe News

European prosecutors bust €2.2 billion VAT fraud scheme

The case is believed to be the biggest VAT carousel fraud ever investigated in the EU.

Tech News

Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years in prison for Theranos fraud

During the sentencing hearing, Holmes cried as she said she was "devastated" by her failures and would have done many things differently if she had the chance.

Culture news

Sacheen Littlefeather: From Native American icon to "fraud"

The sisters of the Oscars protestor, who died earlier this month, say that she faked Native American ancestry.

World News

New York's attorney general sues Donald Trump for fraud

Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit in state court in New York which hits Trump at the core of that same entrepreneurship and opulence that had made the former president famous.

Europe News

Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis faces fraud trial

"I don't feel guilty," Babis said in his opening statement. "I'm innocent."

Germany

German man charged for trying to hire fake contract killer on darkweb

According to prosecutors, the suspect had paid thousands of euros in a series of attempts to hire an assassin to murder a love rival.

Travel News

BA passengers warned after scammers discovered over lost luggage

Scammers posing as British Airways on Twitter asked customers to transfer money to recover lost luggage.

Money

Crypto scam: Binance exec claims hackers used ‘deepfake’ of him

The head of communications for the cryptocurrency platform said scammers tricked crypto project founders into meetings using a deepfake of him.