Three separate indictments involving Ghanaian nationals have been unsealed in the United States as part of a major federal crackdown on transnational romance fraud schemes targeting elderly Americans. The U.S. …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Moses Sule, former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, along with 14 former lawmakers, on allegations of money laundering …
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – A Nigerian citizen living in the United States on a student visa has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for his involvement in a …
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Maiduguri, Borno State — On Tuesday, 17 June 2025, Justice K. Dagat of the Federal High Court Maiduguri sentenced Samuel Okoro and Lucky Dauda to eight years imprisonment each for …
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Money-Laundering Scams
Ex-Excise Commissioner Amit Prakash Arrested in Jharkhand Liquor Scam
by Ananya MehtaThe Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested former Excise Commissioner Amit Prakash on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in connection with the high-profile Jharkhand liquor scam. This arrest follows the detention of senior …
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Five Nigerian fraudsters have been sentenced to a combined total of 1,549 months (129 years) in prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar scam targeting at least 100 victims in the United …
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BANGKOK — The Thai Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) teamed up in Operation Firestorm to dismantle a transnational scam network involving Australian, British, Canadian, and South …
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CHICAGO — A newly unsealed federal indictment reveals that Dr. Anosh Ahmed, former COO and CFO of Loretto Hospital, led a $300 million COVID-19 testing scam while also stealing $15 …
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Taipei, June 16 (CNA) — The Taipei District Prosecutors Office has indicted six individuals, including Lo Pei-wen (羅佩雯), in a fraud and money laundering case involving nearly NT$5 billion (US$169.3 …
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A 29-year-old Chinese man, Zhu Jiagen, was arrested on June 15 outside a 7-Eleven store in Pattaya while attempting to withdraw nearly one million baht from an ATM—money authorities suspect …