News and Blogs

I’m a corporate fraud investigator. You wouldn’t believe the hubris of the super-rich

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/23/fraud-investigation-super-rich

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Former footballer David Mendes da Silva also accused of bribery in major cocaine case

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2023/01/23/former-footballer-david-mendes-da-silva-also-accused-bribery-major-cocaine-case

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International Counter Ransomware Task Force kicks off

Read here: https://therecord.media/international-counter-ransomware-task-force-kicks-off/

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Mexico’s ex-security chief took ‘millions in bribes’ from cartel, US court hears

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/23/mexico-genaro-garcia-luna-trial-brooklyn-drug-cartel

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EPPO carries out searches at Latvian university in probe into suspected fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/eppo-carries-out-searches-latvian-university-probe-suspected-fraud

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Jamaica Seizing Ever-Larger Cocaine Shipments from Colombia

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/cocaine-traffickers-increasingly-picking-jamaica-as-destination-of-choice/

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There’s Another Anna Delvey-Style Fraudster, and Her Web of Lies Is Unraveling

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/88qj7z/anna-delvey-tina-duong-vietnam

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Canadian Leader Of Complex Nigerian Fraud And Money Laundering Ring Sentenced

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/canadian-leader-complex-nigerian-fraud-and-money-laundering-ring-sentenced

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Defence firm part-owned by Boris Johnson’s £1m donor wins £80m MoD contract

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/boris-johnson-christopher-harborne-donation-mod-contract-80m/

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Traffic signals: The VASTFLUX Takedown

Read here: https://www.humansecurity.com/learn/blog/traffic-signals-the-vastflux-takedown

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Jet Airways case: No coercive action against Naresh Goyal, wife till Jan 31, Bombay HC tells ED

Read here: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/jet-airways-no-coercive-action-naresh-goyal-wife-january-31-bombay-high-court-ed-8401323/

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Iran: EU adopts further restrictive measures against human rights violations

Read here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/01/23/iran-eu-adopts-further-restrictive-measures-against-human-rights-violations/

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UK imposes further coordinated sanctions on Iranian regime officials

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-imposes-further-coordinated-sanctions-on-iranian-regime-officials

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How Prevalent is Fraud in Federal Programs? We Take a Look – Focusing on Unemployment Insurance Oversight

Read here: https://www.gao.gov/blog/how-prevalent-fraud-federal-programs-we-take-look-focusing-unemployment-insurance-oversight

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Sierra Leone: Public Audit Omits the President, No Explanation Provided

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17263-sierra-leone-public-audit-omits-the-president-no-explanation-provided

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Property Billionaire Benko Cleared in Austrian Bribery Probe

Read here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar-and-criminal-law/property-billionaire-benko-cleared-in-austrian-bribery-probe

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Retired FBI Executive Charged with Concealing $225,000 in Cash Received from Former Intelligence Officer

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/retired-fbi-executive-charged-concealing-225000-cash-received-former-intelligence-officer

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Former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division Charged with Violating U.S. Sanctions on Russia

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-special-agent-charge-fbi-new-york-counterintelligence-division-charged-violating-us Link to Indictment here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1563486/download

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Inside the world of organised crime and extreme dog breeding

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64346415

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Treasure hunters circle in search of Islamic State’s lost loot

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/20/treasure-hunters-circle-in-search-of-islamic-states-lost-loot

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U.S. Investigators Uncovered Alleged Corruption by Mexico’s Former Security Minister Years Before He Was Indicted

Read here: https://www.propublica.org/article/genaro-garcia-luna-bribery-trial-dea-mexico-cartel

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Did Mexico’s Top Cop Play A Role In The Killing Of A Dea Informant?

Read here: https://theintercept.com/2023/01/21/genaro-garcia-luna-dea-informant/

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Azerbaijani Strongman’s Business Partner Builds Property Empire in Georgia

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/azerbaijani-strongmans-business-partner-builds-property-empire-in-georgia

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Monaco’s anti-money laundering system inadequate, risks name-and-shame

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/monacos-anti-money-laundering-system-inadequate-risks-name-and-shame/

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Moscow-based Italian architect refuses to return to Italy to face tax evasion trial

Read here: https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/putin-s-architect-refuses-to-return-to-italy

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Six indicted for smuggling millions of cigarettes

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/croatia-six-indicted-smuggling-millions-cigarettes

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Latvian businessman involved in criminal case promises to build New Latvia in a Fiji nature reserve

Read here: https://bnn-news.com/latvian-businessman-involved-in-criminal-case-promises-to-build-new-latvia-in-a-fiji-nature-reserve-242242

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Eva Kaili denied bail and ‘tortured’ in Brussels jail as deals done in Qatargate bribery case

Read here: https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2023/01/20/eva-kaili-denied-bail-tortured-brussels-jail-deals-done-qatargate-bribery-case/

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Man Sentenced in Maryland to More Than Four Years in Federal Prison for Using the Stolen Personal Information of Identity Theft Victims to Attempt to Obtain Financing to Purchase Luxury Vehicles

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/washington-dc-man-sentenced-maryland-more-four-years-federal-prison-using-stolen-personal

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How silence and compliance kept Mafia boss at large

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64353448

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Pilatus money laundering proceedings put off indefinitely

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/pilatus-money-laundering-proceedings-put-off-indefinitely.1009020

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The rise of fraud in pop culture is impacting consumers’ digital trust

Read here: https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/The-rise-of-fraud-in-pop-culture-is-impacting-consumers-digital-trust

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Ukrainians exploited in illegal tobacco operation

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64367356

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US could seize two Australian properties of former marine if he is convicted of training Chinese pilots

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/23/us-could-seize-two-australian-properties-of-former-marine-if-he-is-convicted-of-training-chinese-pilots

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The Whitehall tax sleuth who made Nadhim Zahawi pay £5m

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/revealed-whitehall-tax-sleuth-made-131826207.html

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Arrest and Criminal Charges Announced Against British and Russian Businessmen for Facilitating Sanctions Evasion of Russian Oligarch’s $90 Million Yacht

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/arrest-and-criminal-charges-announced-against-british-and-russian-businessmen-facilitating

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UK MP, Nadhim Zahawi, ‘agreed on penalty’ to settle tax bill worth millions

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/20/nadhim-zahawi-agreed-on-penalty-to-settle-tax-bill-worth-millions

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A Sneaky Ad Scam Tore Through 11 Million Phones

Read here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/vastflux-ad-fraud

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