Posts Tagged ‘fraud’

China businesswoman gets reprieve

Monday, May 21st, 2012

A Chinese businesswoman who received a death sentence for fraud is given a two-year reprieve, suggesting the sentence will probably be commuted to life in jail.

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Three arrests in football inquiry

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Three men are arrested in raids in south Wales and the north west of England as part of an alleged £1.6m fraud probe involving football club apprenticeship schemes.

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Italy’s Bossi in fraud probe

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

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

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Jamaica parties to probe funding

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Jamaica’s main political parties are examining a claim that a fraudster donated millions of dollars to their coffers in 2007.

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IRS may issue $26 billion in fraudulent tax refunds, watchdog tells Congress

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

The Internal Revenue Service doesn’t know how many identity thieves are filing fraudulent tax returns, and the agency risks issuing approximately $26 billion in fraudulent tax refunds tied to identity theft in the next five years, a watchdog told lawmakers Tuesday. Read full article > >

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Black released from Miami prison

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Former media mogul Conrad Black has been released from prison in Miami after serving just over three years for defrauding investors.

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Arrests over Olympic dance fraud

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Two people are arrested in a fraud inquiry involving dance schools for children as young as nine who believed they were preparing to dance in the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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Arrests over Olympic dance fraud

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Two people are arrested in a fraud inquiry involving dance schools for children as young as nine who believed they were preparing to dance in the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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Mike Ornstein Leaves His Fingerprints on Another Football Scandal

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Twice convicted of N.F.L.-related frauds, Mike Ornstein has popped up in some of football’s most infamous moments, including the Saints’ bounty scandal and the Reggie Bush scandal at U.S.C.

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Van Der Sloot Extradited to U.S.

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Natalee Holloway suspect to be charged with extortion, fraud.

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Hard drives offer undeleted data

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Many people are a “soft touch” for fraudsters because they fail to wipe data from old disks, says the UK’s privacy watchdog.

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Van der Sloot: How soon to U.S. trial?

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Peru has taken the first step in allowing convicted killer Joran van der Sloot to come to the U.S. to face extortion and wire fraud charges related to the 2005 disappearance of American Natalee Holloway.

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Van der Sloot: How soon to U.S. trial?

GSA Has History of Corruption

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Report details millions in fraud.

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Teen twins in ‘$1.2m stock fraud’

Saturday, April 21st, 2012

Two British twins, who were 16 when they allegedly defrauded investors out of $1.2m via a bogus stock-picking robot, face charges in the US.

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China Overturns Tycoon’s Death Sentence

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Wu Ying convicted of “fundraising fraud”.

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