Sheryl Williams Stapleton, a former New Mexico Democratic lawmaker, was found guilty of federal charges including mail fraud, bribery, and money laundering for siphoning over $3 million in public education funds to a friend's company, facing up to 20 years in prison.
Tesla plans to build a $10.1 billion solar panel factory named Project Crystal Sun southwest of Houston, Texas, potentially creating 9,700 jobs and beginning operations by 2029.
A freedom of information request reveals only 20 staff work on climate adaptation in Defra, prompting calls from campaigners and NGOs for urgent government action as the UK faces extreme heatwaves, wildfires, and droughts.
Andy Burnham will chair an emergency Cobra meeting as extreme heatwaves, droughts, and unprecedented wildfires sweep across the UK, with temperatures forecast to reach up to 38C.
The US State Department announced that over 175,000 visas have been revoked since Donald Trump returned to office, putting the administration on pace to break previous records following more than 100,000 revocations in 2025.
O Espírito Santo registrou mais de 26 mil estelionatos no primeiro semestre de 2026, alta em relação aos 24.247 casos do mesmo período de 2025. Fraudes digitais lideram, com média de 144 registros por dia.
Two former Standard Chartered Bank relationship managers in Hong Kong were jailed for three years for swindling HK$28 million from 21 Japanese investors in a fake African development project scam.
Bei einem russischen Angriff auf ein mit ukrainischem Weizen beladenes Handelsschiff im Hafenbereich von Odessa ist mindestens ein Mensch getötet und drei weitere wurden verletzt.
Several individuals have been arrested in Egypt for allegedly running a scam where they impersonated judges and staged fake court scenes to defraud citizens of money by falsely promising government housing allocations.
A recent 9th Circuit Court ruling concludes a seven-year class-action lawsuit, Sweet v. McMahon, ensuring debt erasure for nearly half a million federal student loan borrowers defrauded by colleges. The settlement, the largest ever against the U.S. government, will provide over $23 billion in relief.
Macean Francis, 18, was defrauded of $2,850 in "closest counterfeit money" after selling his motorbike in Mackay, Queensland. Police recovered the bike and charged a 48-year-old woman, while the RBA warns of increased counterfeit note importations.
Três pessoas foram presas em São Paulo por um esquema de fraudes da Naskar Gestão de Ativos, com prejuízo estimado em R$ 1 bilhão e 3 mil vítimas. A empresa prometia alta rentabilidade, mas bloqueou saques e comunicação, levando a investigações por estelionato e lavagem de capitais.
A Cairns magistrate declined to hear a guilty plea from Dominique Marianne Rolland, accused of defrauding 62 brides of over $121,000 while working for Jonovia Bridal, fearing his sentencing powers were insufficient. The case will proceed to the District Court.
Matthew Wright, former Southern Water CEO, and three ex-employees face charges of conspiracy to defraud the Environment Agency and Ofwat between 2012-2017. They allegedly manipulated sewage wastewater testing to avoid millions in fines, marking the first time a water industry boss faces criminal charges over sewage discharges.
Former Southern Water CEO Matthew Wright and three ex-employees face criminal charges for conspiracy to defraud the Environment Agency and Ofwat. They allegedly manipulated sewage wastewater test results from 2012-2017 to avoid millions in fines, with a trial set for September.
Narelle Labuts, 61, an accountant for the Singh Group's IGA supermarkets in NSW, has been jailed for three and a half years for defrauding $878,000 over four years, primarily for gambling. She will be eligible for parole in July 2028.
A new UNODC report reveals online scams, primarily investment fraud, cost victims an estimated US$88.3 billion to US$114.1 billion last year, a significant increase from 2023. Authorities in an unspecified region are reportedly cracking down on this illicit industry under pressure from the United States, Britain, and China.
França vence Marrocos por 2 a 0 em Boston, com gols de Mbappé e Dembélé, e se classifica para as semifinais da Copa do Catar. Mbappé se iguala a Messi na artilharia do torneio.
Bingson John, 69, was arrested in Bhubaneswar after allegedly defrauding a five-star hotel in Raipur of Rs 63,755 and a laptop. He confessed to modeling his decades-long criminal lifestyle on serial killer Charles Sobhraj, posing as guests in hotels across India under fake identities.
La UCO desmantela seis fábricas de tabaco ilegal en España, incauta 20 millones de cigarrillos y 38,4 toneladas de picadura. Detenidas 51 personas. Las fábricas, ocultas y modulares, producían 8 millones de cigarrillos diarios con beneficios millonarios y fraude a Hacienda.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging it defrauded donors by paying informants within extremist groups. The Justice Department claims $4.1 million in donor funds were diverted for informants, including KKK members. The SPLC denies wrongdoing, calling the prosecution vindictive.
The CFTC has sued Trevor Vernon and Argent Capital Management for allegedly defrauding over 60 investors out of $14.8 million through a crypto commodity pool. Vernon is accused of misrepresenting trading success, concealing significant losses, and misappropriating funds.
The eldest son of former National Assembly member Tae Young-ho was ordered by the court to pay over 800 million won in damages to a victim he defrauded by leveraging his status as a politician's son and his connections with the police. The court found that Tae used these connections to gain the victim's trust and exploit it for his fraudulent scheme.
A UK watchdog, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), found the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) breached environmental law on four occasions when granting emergency authorisations for a banned neonicotinoid pesticide, Cruiser SB, used by farmers on sugar beet crops. The OEP's investigation followed a complaint by ClientEarth.
