FRAUD popularity and FRAUD trends

Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend/convicted conman Raffaello Follieri has just been taken from federal prison in Pennsylvania and kicked out of the country ... TMZ has learned.  Follieri pled guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering…

A STRUCK-OFF solicitor, who stole more than €9,000 during what was described as a schematic criminal fraud, has been given a seven-month suspended sentence.

The former head of digital banking fraud and security at state-backed Lloyds Banking Group has been charged with defrauding her employer by submitting close to £2.5 million worth of false expense claims.

Royal Bank of Scotland is facing a $100m (£64m) court battle in America over allegations it lied to clients and committed fraud.

Jessica Harper (pictured) from Croydon, south London, will appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court next week accused of one count of fraud by abuse of position between 2008 and 2011.

A FORMER head of security at Lloyds Banking Group was charged over an alleged multimillion dollar fraud at the bank.

Jessica Harper faces one count of fraud by abuse of position over alleged false invoices to the company totalling £2,463,750.88.

A former security at Lloyds Bank is charged in connection with an alleged £2.5m fraud.

EX head of fraud and security for digital banking at Lloyds Jessica Harper will be charged with submitting false invoices totalling more than £2million

Malaysian and Thailand transferred 126 Chinese mainlanders who were allegedly involved in a transnational telephone fraud to mainland police.

Iain Duncan Smith has challenged former Labour ministers to open up sealed papers that could show fraud allegations against welfare-to-work providers including A4e.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday new proposals targeting individuals who sell SNAP cards, commonly known as food stamps, for cash.

The mother of suspected serial arsonist Harry Burkhart, whose arrest on German fraud charges allegedly triggered her son’s arson rampage, has been ordered extradited to her home country.  Magistrate Charles F. Eick ordered the extradition of Dorothee Burkhart over an objection from her son’s defense attorney, who told the court the mother was a vital witness to his client’s criminal case. Harry...

LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that the German mother of a serial arson suspect should be extradited from the United States to face numerous fraud charges.The U.S. attorney's office says, however, that Thursday's ruling does not mean that Dorothee Burkhart will be immediately returned to Germany.Read More...More on Video

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash - sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist - and then asking the government for replacement cards....

Fifty-three suspects from the Chinese mainland who were suspected to be involved in a major transnational telecom fraud group were escorted from Thailand to Beijing Thursday.

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne says the Government's work programme is failing after allegations of a "multi-billion pound" fraud at one of its contractors.

Romney attacks -- and pledges to undo -- two critical reforms implemented by the Obama administration: (1) reforming student loans and (2) holding for-profit colleges accountable for waste, fraud, and abuse.

The Gurgaon Police has formed a special investigation team to look into the alleged Rs.870- crore fraud case filed by Reebok India Co against its former MD Subhinder Singh Prem and COO Vishnu Bhagat.

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Germany's Adidas Group said Wednesday that Indian police are investigating two former executives from its Reebok India unit for an alleged fraud that could cost the company tens of millions of dollars....

Paul Waldie and Boyd Erman report from The Globe and Mail

Two former employees accused of $233m fraud

Reebok India lodged an FIR alleging that its ex-MD Subhinder Singh Prem and COO Vishnu Bhagat had 'stolen' products by setting up 'secret warehouses'.

Court decides that Santander chief has “regularized” situation with the Tax Agency

Former England international Kevin Beattie has admitted benefit fraud totalling almost £9,000. He pocketed the cash over a two-year period and failed to notify a change of circumstances.

An ex-England and Ipswich Town defender admits falsely claiming benefit while working as a radio pundit.

Scientists on Tuesday said they had devised a DNA test to pinpoint the geographical origins of commercial seafish, in a breakthrough against illegal trawling that threatens fish stocks worldwide.

Yakir Gavsu allegedly swindled customers out of thousands of shekels by offering fake products on Yad2 site.

If your wallet gets stolen or you've been caught up in a data breach -- as in April, when hackers grabbed 1.5 million credit card numbers -- you can protect against identity theft by contacting one of the big three credit bureaus, which are required by law to place a fraud alert on your report.

A DECISION to upgrade Australian passports with microchip and biometric technology has resulted in an increase in fraud detections, a new report says.

A man who dressed up as his mother in a bizarre case of real estate fraud was sentenced to more than 13 years behind bars.

In March former Kyuss members Josh Homme and Scott Reeder filed a federal lawsuit against ex-bandmates John Garcia and Brant Bjork over their involvement in the band Kyuss Lives! alleging "trademark infringement and consumer fraud" The lawsuit came as a surprise to Garcia and Bjork as well...

The two lives of John Edwards have collided spectacularly in the federal courthouse where the government is trying him on charges of campaign finance fraud and conspiracy.

China's most-wanted man, a flamboyant, billionaire gangster who was angrily pursued by China's most senior leaders for over a decade, was jailed for life today.

After hearing final arguments in John Edwards’s federal corruption case, jurors were to begin deciding whether he is guilty of six counts of campaign fraud and conspiracy.

PESHAWAR - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa team on Thursday arrested Alla-ud-Din, a Postmaster Jandola, and Shah Nawaz, Assistant Postmaster Tank, for their alleged involvement in embezzlement and misappropriation in payment of pension of over Rs.38 million. In a press release issued here said that in further investigation the accused may disclose more embezzlement ...

Four people who bought Greg Mortenson's books are taking their claims of fraud against the humanitarian to a federal appeals court.

When last we tuned in in the ongoing drama that is the patent infringement lawsuit that Yahoo aimed at Facebook, Yahoo had a CEO — Scott Thompson — who was full steam ahead in pressing the controversial legal action. Now, multiple sources said, the Silicon Valley Internet giant has got a new one — interim [...]

Italian prosecutors placed Umberto Bossi, founder of the Northern League and an ally of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, under investigation for alleged fraud.

Umberto Bossi, the founder of Italy's main opposition party the Northern League, is under investigation for fraud, authorities say.

PA Anti-Corruption Commission head announced Muhammad Rashid wanted for involvement in corruption cases, embezzlement of public funds.

Rudy Kurniawan, 35, was indicted in New York last week. He faces four counts of mail and wire fraud, and jail time of up to 100 years.

Through no fault of the heir to the throne, the Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health is to be wound up due to embezzlement, writes RICHARD KAY.

Regulators shut down trading in nearly 400 microcap stocks Monday, the SEC's biggest effort yet to crack shell-company fraud.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three former executives of General Electric Co affiliates were convicted by a federal jury in New York of conspiracy charges related to bid-rigging contracts for the investment of municipal bonds, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

Anti-vaxers are horrible people-- They refuse to receive the recommended/required vaccinations and put everyone else (not just the very young, very old, or otherwise immunocompromised) at risk of contracting preventable diseases. Anti-vaxers are horrible parents-- They abuse their children with their own personal ignorance and fears, dooming the poor things to preventable diseases and...

Arrest warrants have been issued for 61 people connected with the Montreal-based international fraud ring

(Reuters) - A Florida man accused of operating a "free-riding" fraud, in which he bought and sold $64 million of stock with money he did not have, has pleaded guilty in New York to 10 criminal counts, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said on Tuesday.

High levels of dental fraud in England prove the system needs overhauling, ministers say.

Defence fights subpoena move by Crown attorneys on grounds documents are covered by legal protection

A man who impersonated his dead mother as part of a property in New York scam was convicted of fraud and faces up to 83 years in prison, prosecutors said.

Conrad Black has been released from a Florida prison after serving a 42-month sentence for fraud and obstruction of justice, but is still being detained by U.S. authorities while in the process of being deported

A man who impersonated his dead mother as part of a property in New York scam was convicted of fraud and faces up to 83 years in prison, prosecutors said.

A data breach at Global Payments Inc. might have exposed more credit- and debit-card accounts to fraud than previously estimated, according to people familiar with the matter.

Moving swiftly after a judge dismissed its case, the district attorney's office refiled 24 perjury and voter-fraud charges late Thursday afternoon against Councilman Richard Alarcon and his wife, Flora Montes De Oca Alarcon. The new charges make the same allegations...

An embattled former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister, charged with fraud and awaiting trial, announced Thursday that he is quitting politics.

The former finance director at the Royal Academy of Music admits defrauding the institution of £203,950 between March 2007 and January 2011.

Federal officials said they arrested more than 100 people for allegedly running a string of unrelated Medicare-fraud schemes involving a total of $452 million in false claims.

The Obama administration today announced it has charged 107 health providers in seven cities with defrauding Medicare of $452 million.

ID and fraud protection service AllClear ID, is launching a new feature today which aims to protect kids' Social Security Numbers (SSNs) from being stolen and used to secure things like mortgages, loans and other big ticket items. It's a major problem, the company says, noting in a new study that 10.7% of children have had their ID stolen. The idea with the new service is to create the equival...

Two of New York City Comptroller John Liu's aides pleaded not guilty Monday to allegations that they illegally funneled campaign funds to the comptroller, who has heavily hinted that he plans to run for mayor next year.

(Reuters) - The 25-year-old former campaign treasurer for New York City Comptroller John Liu, and one of his fundraisers, both pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to fraud charges for violating contribution limits.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- A federal judge in Montana has dismissed a civil lawsuit alleging fraud and racketeering by "Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson, his publisher and his charity....

The NPA has maintained prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach's suspension has nothing to do with crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli's fraud case.

THERE’S GOOD news and bad news from the Senate Agriculture Committee. On Thursday, it voted to eliminate the wasteful “direct payments” subsidy program when the five-year farm bill expires at the end of September. But it offset much of the savings by expanding subsidies for federal crop insurance. Rife with opportunities for fraud and abuse, this program hurts small farmers and distributes reso...

Former Fianna Fáil TD Ned O'Keeffe has been arrested this morning by gardaí investigating alleged expenses fraud.

RBI currently aims at moving to a system of using biometric (Aadhar-based) data along with the magnetic strip in order to secure the credit, debit card.

LEND Lease faces a $54m payout after defrauding US authorities on high-profile projects including the memorial to 9/11 victims.

An opposition candidate whose hunger strike to protest alleged ballot fraud drew national attention said Monday that he would start eating solid food.

More than 76,000 people are to receive alerts from the City watchdog warning them that they could be the target of fraudsters.

The action against SinoTech Energy, an oil field services company de-listed by the Nasdaq in January, is the latest example of the S.E.C.'s crackdown on financial crimes at Chinese companies listed in the United States.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 (Reuters) - A former chief executive of Calpers, the biggest U.S. public pension fund, and a former board member were charged by federal regulators on Monday with scheming to...

RAWALPINDI - National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday obtained 10-day physical remand of Mian Khurram Rasool in scrape fraud case.Accountability Court (AC) Number 1 Judge, Tariq Abbasi handed over Mian Khurram Rasool to NAB officials on 10-day physical custody. The court also sent Shahid Mehmood, the brother of Mian Khurram Rasool, to Adiala Jail on 14 days judicial remand. It is pertinen...

RAWALPINDI - National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday obtained 10-day physical remand of Mian Khurram Rasool in scrape fraud case.Accountability Court (AC) Number 1 Judge, Tariq Abbasi handed over Mian Khurram Rasool to NAB officials on 10-day physical custody. The court also sent Shahid Mehmood, the brother of Mian Khurram Rasool, to Adiala Jail on 14 days judicial remand. It is pertinen...

A pair of British twin brothers have swindled "unwitting investors" in the U.S. out of more than $1.2 million by promising riches via their stock-picking robot named "Marl," according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

* Bridas refusing to waive potential fraud claims-lawsuit

Australia's parliamentary Speaker Peter Slipper has stepped aside following allegations of sexual harassment and fraud against him.

President Obama’s reelection campaign has returned $50,000 raised by a New York supporter who was accused in court of defrauding a businessman out of $657,000, impersonating a bank official and dodging creditors, officials said Friday. Read full article >>

An investigation by a Russian newspaper details multiple cases of potential fraudulent tax refunds issued by the same officials whom whistle-blower Sergei Magnitsky accused of tax fraud before being arrested and dying in prison.

Wu Ying’s conviction had ignited an enormous outcry in China, especially on the Internet, and strengthened public criticism of the death penalty.

A WHOPPING 1.2 million Australian have been victims of personal fraud in 2010-2011, official figures released today show.

A British court has jailed a former governor of Nigeria's oil-rich Delta state for 13 years for fraud and money-laundering.

Authorities said the Michigan lottery winner illegally collected about $5,475 in government assistance from August 2011 through March 2012.

Britain's Department for International Development is accused of allowing tens of millions of pounds in UK aid to be invested in Nigerian money laundering fronts, BBC Newsnight has learned.

 Tania Head had one of the most heroic stories on America's darkest day of 9-11, yet her story was just that - a story. Now, years after she was exposed as a fraud and liar, INSIDE EDITION speaks with a filmmaker who got to know Head very well.

Headline Title:  Viet Nam must release jailed blogger facing 'propaganda' trial 16 April 2012 The Vietnamese authorities must end their persecution of a prisoner of conscience facing trial this week on politically motivated charges that could see him sentenced to a further 20 ...

The organizers staged their first major action outside the capital on Saturday, rallying about 1,500 people against alleged ballot fraud in the mayoral election of Astrakhan.

Irving H. Picard, the trustee seeking money for the victims of Bernard L. Madoff’s fraud, said it would have been difficult to recover any more than $162 million from the owners of the Mets.

Jury selection begins in the trial of John Edwards, twice a US presidential hopeful, accused of using campaign funds to hide a pregnant mistress.

A former employee of L&T Infotech, has joined a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the company seeking $100 million in compensation and has alleged in an amended court complaint that a H1-B immigration visa fraud was “rampant” in the company.

MILAN (Reuters) - Umberto Bossi, the firebrand leader of Italy's opposition Northern League party, resigned on Thursday after allegations that taxpayers' money was used to pay for renovations at his villa and holidays for his children.

Beware congressional legislation bearing a sunny name. The “Mom and Apple Pie” bill will invariably include a provision allowing power plants to pollute drinking water, and a clause that makes us drop our pants in the airport security line. Now here comes the JOBS act. According to regulators, it’s a doozy. The New York Times [...]

Buried in the laundry list of misconduct claims against the General Services Administration is further evidence of what at least one federal official and one trade group call a critical problem for small employers: improper contracting that diverts government spending to large corporations instead of small businesses. Read full article >>

Visa Inc has dropped payment processor Global Payments Inc from its list of approved service providers after a major cyber intrusion that could expose Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover card holders to fraud.  

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A major donor to President Barack Obama has been accused of defrauding a businessman and impersonating a bank official, creating new headaches for Obama's re-election campaign as it deals with the questionable history of another top supporter....

A new report suggests fraud and billing errors are creating huge revenue gaps for mobile firms.

München / Aschheim (ots) - Die Münchner Wirecard AG übernimmt ab sofort die Kreditkartenakzeptanz sowie die umfassende Betrugsprävention für die IT-E-Commerce-Sparte der Bechtle AG aus Neckarsulm. Kunden der Tochterunternehmen Bechtle direct, Comsoft direct und ARP profitieren bei der …

A financial adviser for Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney and the adviser's lover have been arrested on federal wire fraud cha ...

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc urged a federal judge on Monday to throw out a lawsuit by a New York wood pellet salesman who said he deserves half of founder Mark Zuckerberg's stake in the social media company, calling the case a "fraud."

New evidence of hoteliers attempting to manipulate their ratings has increased the pressure on TripAdvisor to improve its screening procedures.

TACOMA, Wash. — The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, figure prominently in the still-evolving portrait of Robert Bales, the Army staff sergeant being held in a massacre of 16 villagers in southern Afghanistan. Like many others, Bales enlisted out of a sense of civic responsibility, his friends and attorney have said. Read full article >>

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Owners of the New York Mets baseball team have agreed to pay $162 million to settle a lawsuit by the trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff's fraud, just before a trial was scheduled to begin.

The New York Mets owners and a trustee for Bernard Madoff's fraud victims settled Monday for $162 million.

Kim Kardashian is reportedly seeking an annulment from husband Kris Humphries. Kim Kardashian may also be suing a plastic surgeon for using her image on a billboard in Mexico.

Judea Pearl was a pioneer in the thinking and techniques behind modern artificial intelligence. His ideas are used in computing applications as varied as Google search, voice recognition and fraud detection.

(Reuters) - After a wave of scandals including wrongful foreclosures on U.S. home mortgages, worker suicides at a major Apple Inc supplier in China and the $1.7 billion accounting fraud at Japan's...

At least Bank of America got its name right The ultimate Too Big to Fail bank really is America a hypergluttonous ward of the state whose limitless fraud and criminal conspiracies we'll all be paying for until the end of time Did you hear about the plot to rig global...

Allen Stanford, who was convicted for his $7 billion fraud Tuesday, was a far more colorful Ponzi scheme perpetrator than Bernie Madoff, yet somehow Madoff gets all the love, Al Lewis reports.

Namibian businessperson Simon Kapenda has been punting grandiose schemes to develop the country, though his past is tainted with fraud allegations.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A California wine collector and dealer accused of trying to sell more than $1.3 million in counterfeit wine has been charged with fraud, a federal prosecutor said on Thursday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday charged Olympus Corp and six key figures in the $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the camera and endoscope maker, tightening their case in the investigation of one of Japan's biggest corporate scandals.

ENGLISH cricket left red-faced again after Allen Stanford found guilty of a £4.4bn fraud

Disgraced financier Allen Stanford has been found guilty of orchestrating a massive £4.6billion fraud by a court in Houston, Texas. Stanford faces life behind bars.

by Hardeep Singh Saini Frauds are proving to be a headache for gold loan companies which are grappling with the problem of borrowers pledging spurious and even stolen metal to meet their funding requirements. For instance, Muthoot Finance , the largest player in the rapidly growing business, had to write off gold worth Rs 4 crore last year after it discovered that borrowe...

The defendant's attorney believes the co-defendant provided the password

Remember the defendant in that fraud case who claimed to have forgotten the password for her encrypted laptop? Well, the Feds have gone ahead and cracked it right open, without her permission. More »

Whether or not Wu Ying is actually guilty of financial fraud, I feel sorry for her. She is really the victim of one of the downsides of China's rapid economic growth.

A Texas doctor and six others were charged Tuesday in a scheme that the authorities said cheated the government out of nearly $375 million in Medicare and Medicaid fees.

Several specific regions of our brains are activated in a two-part process when we are exposed to deceptive advertising, according to new research. The work opens the door to further research that could help us understand how brain injury and aging may affect our susceptibility to fraud or misleading marketing.

There comes a time in the life of a government when it forfeits the trust of the people it is elected to serve. Has that time arrived for UPA-2? Consider the evidence. Example 1: Kripashankar Singh, the Congress party’s Mumbai chief since May 2008, was forced to resign after the Bombay High Court indicted him for fraud and ordered attachment of his assets. The Court calculated the value o...

Four months after one of Japan's biggest corporate scandals, police and prosecutors today arrested seven men over their role in a $1.7 billion (€1.3 billion) accounting fraud at Olympus.

Enduring a five-year police investigation for tax fraud has prepared Harry Redknapp for the "aggravation" he would face if hired as England coach.

Researchers at Duke University believe there is a way to catch CEOs lying investor calls - using a technique called Layered Voice Analysis to listen for tiny signals that they are not telling the truth.

THE man accused of fleecing more than $16 million from Queensland Health will plead guilty to the fraud on March 1, his lawyer says.

Cars jammed inner lanes along the Garden Ring to protest alleged electoral fraud in the Dec. 4 parliamentary vote

Former benefactor of English cricket faces multi-billion pound charges.

The UK government and funding agencies must address research misconduct.

A red-wine researcher is accused of fraud, two embryos are enough for IVF and a woman coughs up a cancer.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The ousted British CEO of disgraced Olympus Corp, who blew the whistle on a $1.7 billion accounting fraud, dropped his bid to return to lead the medical device maker, blaming cozy...

Wall Street Journal analysis casts doubt on Putin's United Party majority win, points to statistical anomalies in voter turnout.

In an editorial published today by the New York Times, it urges ICANN to follow the suggestion of the FTC and roll out the new gTLD plan slowly. “”a plethora of new suffixes is just as likely to cause confusion for consumers and enable malefactors to use the new arenas for deception. Icann expects 500 [...]

THE demise of two famous men teaches us much about the spiritual dimension of life.

The late Christopher Hitchens came up with some valid points in his Vanity Fair essay, but if women want the truth about why they're not funny, they're going to have to look in the mirror.As fans of the late Christopher Hitchens cycle through the five stages of grief, it's interesting to see which of his opinions can still inspire the kind of anger that is unlikely to ever fade into acceptance....

Willie Gault, a former pro football player who helped the Chicago Bears win the 1986 Super Bowl, was charged with fraud Tuesday for allegedly serving as a “celebrity figurehead” for a medical-device company involved in a stock scam. The former wide receiver known for his speed held the title of “co-CEO for operations” at a company called Heart Tronics but “provided no meaningful oversight” whi...

A PLAYBOY playmate has been elected as one of Putin's MPs, giving him some cheer after all the recent protests against election fraud by his party.

The end of the war in Iraq, more European chaos, and election fraud in Russia.

OTTAWA (AFP) - Two Pakistani nationals have been charged with immigration fraud for allegedly providing false Canadian residency information on their citizenship application, police announced Friday.Mukesh Maheshwari, 37, and Usha Bai, 33, are accused of using an “address of convenience” in Toronto on their applications in an attempt to mislead Canadian immigration officials into believing that...

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Uefa will not open an investigation at this stage into Lyon’s 7-1 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb after their own Betting Fraud Detection System did not detect any irregular betting patterns surrounding the match.

QUETTA - The Balochistan National Accountability Bureau has started investigation into corruption cases against provincial ministers, former ministers and bureaucrats. “The NAB has started investigation in connection with 25 cases of Rs3 billion fraud during the current year,” said Major (r) Burhan Ali, the provincial head of the bureau on… Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

In “Extra Virginity,” Tom Mueller reveals the brazen fraud in the olive oil industry and teaches readers how to sniff out the good stuff.

IT APPEARS Kim Kardashian's marriage to Kris Humphries was a fraud, with Kris seeking an annulment

Pimp Mama Kris has gone too far this time in her campaign to paint Kris Humphries as an evil monstrous cunt oaf who stomped all over Kim's fairytale dreams. This cover of Star Magazine, obviously curated by Kris Jenner, is offensive, wrong, inhumane, illegal, goes against everything I believe in and should be reported to the proper authorities. I mean, when I saw this mess ...

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) nabbed an accused of massive fraud in the bank account of a very-very-important-person (VVIP) from Malaysia.According to details, the accused who had allegedly managed to forge Rs100 million out of the bank account of a VVIP was nabbed by FIA from Malaysia.It is worth mentioning that FIA has managed to recovered Rs80 million from the nabbed culprit.It has ...

Egypt's election commission has just announced that it will not be releasing official results from the first round of elections until tomorrow.  The early signs suggest high turnout, and a very strong performance by the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party. Don't forget that thus far we only have partial results.  Closely contested individual seats will go to a run-off election next ...

Scientists in the United States have come up with a tool for automatically analysing digital photographs , making it possible to gauge the extent to which images have been altered or retouched. [More]

As its Board meets this month in Accra, Ghana, for its 25th meeting, the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria finds itself at a crossroads. Major reforms are needed to ensure its survival. The final report of a High-Level Independent Review Panel, which was tasked to examine the Global Fund's operations in light of allegations of fraud, made six recommendations. The Global Fund,...

Für die sog. Wunderheilungen des John of Fraud, gibt es bislang nicht einen einzigen wissenschaftlich anerkannten Beweis; ich habe keinen Zweifel daran, daß dies auch so bleiben wird. Warum bin ich mir da so sicher? Mein Verstand sagt mir, daß dies alles grotesker Unsinn ist, meine Intuition sagt mir, daß dies schamlose Abzocke ist und meine Erfahrung sagt mir, daß noch viel schlechtere und abw...

A referendum on November 13, 2011, to modify the constitution of Equatorial Guinea to further increase the powers of the presidency was marred by reports of voting fraud, harassment of opposition supporters, and intimidation of voters. (Washington, DC) – A referendum on November 13, 2011, to modify the constitution of Equatorial Guinea to...

CEO and financial officers for 3 Ofer companies allegedly fraudulently attempted to raise the price of bonds.

Pathology records are at the centre of a new disagreement over disgraced medic Andrew Wakefield.

The former supremo of the Turin-based outfit, as well the remaining leading protagonists of the Calciopoli scandal, have all been condemned for their actions