Anthony Saccavino, the former chief of the New York City Fire Department’s Bureau of Fire Prevention (BFP), has pled guilty to conspiracy charges related to a bribery scheme. Saccavino, 59, …
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DHAKA — Sitanshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, the former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, was arrested on Monday in a money laundering case linked to the infamous Hallmark Group loan scam. …
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The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, arrested Anele Mapisa (41), the director of Bright Future 1283 Trading (Pty) Ltd, on charges of fraud, forgery, uttering, …
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The United States announced on Friday that it would return $52.88 million in seized assets to Nigeria, stemming from a lengthy corruption investigation into former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and …
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Government Impersonation Scams
Zimbabwe: Wilbert Nyarugwe Arrested for Defrauding Businessman of US$10,000
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Wilbert Nyarugwe on allegations of defrauding a local businessman, Douglas Muraza, of US$10,000. Nyarugwe, who posed as a member of the ZANU PF …
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Mauritius police have issued an arrest warrant for Harvesh Kumar Seegolam, the island nation’s former central bank governor, as part of an ongoing investigation into a conspiracy to defraud. The …
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Politics Scams
Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat Arrested in Corruption Probe: CHP Claims Political Motive
Istanbul, Turkey – January 13, 2025 – Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), was arrested early Friday on charges related to corruption …
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Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, while his wife, Bushra Bibi, has received a seven-year sentence in a high-profile corruption …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied claims that Jonathan Okunbor, a suspect under investigation for an alleged N6 billion fraud, was a witness in the ongoing Edo …
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — The Sessions Court has ordered a joint trial for former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin over charges of abusing his position and money laundering. …