#fraud

#fraud

Private criminal prosecutions allow individuals, companies, or charities to seek justice, but can also lead to abuse, as shown by the Post Office's 918 successful prosecutions.

A pair of MoonPay executives lost $250,000 worth of Ethereum in a scam they believed was a donation to Donald Trump's inauguration. The victims received a fake email from someone pretending to be a Trump official, requesting the donation to a crypto wallet.

Monzo has been fined £21 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after fraudsters were able to open bank accounts using clearly fake or implausible addresses - including Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street.

We had a seven-figure deal for the complete Fyre brand and IP package that fell through this morning. But now, the opportunity to own the Fyre brand is back on the table.

A romance scam targeted women in Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Kansas, where they sent millions to a man falsely claiming to be injured.

DJ Carey, a former All-Ireland hurling champion, misled supporters about a cancer diagnosis while spending donations on personal holidays instead of medical treatment.

The actions of individuals involved in suspicious digital projects call into question the effectiveness of supervisory mechanisms and threaten to tarnish the reputation of the entire industry.

"The defendant created multiple names and dates of birth for herself and propagated an intricate - but false - narrative of an extremely traumatized child with significant special educational and emotional needs."

Worldline plans an external audit to assess its portfolio of risky activities after reports of billions in suspicious transactions led to a share price collapse.

"Workers' compensation benefits exist to support those who are truly injured and unable to work, not to be exploited for personal gain... We will seek to hold her fully accountable."

Baker submitted timesheets to HUD certifying that she worked hours for the government agency that she never actually did.

Judge Jonathan Dunphy noted that "Henry Street seems to be full of people selling Longitude tickets". He expressed concern over the victim's lost savings and the impact of fraud.

Police estimated that the value of each cow was about $3,000, with a total estimated value of stolen livestock reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Nutri-Score system is designed to simplify nutritional information, but its real-world effectiveness is being questioned as it fails to produce measurable benefits.

If this really bothers you, or if you're genuinely concerned that this might come back to bite him or his family, the best place to start is an honest conversation with your nephew.

"Govoni and Witeck used the nonprofit as a 'slush fund' to enrich themselves, diverting over $100 million intended for people with special needs."

Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes, including property embezzlement, giving property tycoon Truong My Lan a reprieve from her sentence.

Watkin's outward facade of a luxury lifestyle fostered trust among victims, who were then duped into investing large sums of money that vanished without a trace.

Legal/Regulatory/Compliance defects surged to become the leading defect category in the fourth quarter. This increase is particularly concerning given the category's history of volatility.

Omar Naziry, a Mountain View man, pleaded guilty to defrauding his employer of $250,000 to $550,000 by falsely claiming military deployment.

"Ultimately, Alexander booked more than 120 free flights by falsely claiming to be a flight attendant," a Department of Justice news release said.

Grachev's company is a prominent crypto market-making and investment firm with a murky history, directing a $25 million acquisition of WLF's governance token, $WLFI.