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Italy’s largest mafia trial in three decades to begin against ‘Ndrangheta

Italy’s largest mafia trial in three decades will begin on Wednesday, with 900 witnesses testifying against more than 350 people, including politicians and officials charged with being members of the powerful ’Ndrangheta. A high-security 1,000-capacity courtroom with cages to hold the defendants has been built by Italian authorities in the… Read More

Godfathers give way to queens of crime with a taste for the high life

When the Kray twins ruled the East End of London in the 1960s, organised crime was a man’s world where bosses controlled their illicit businesses through the threat of physical violence. But times have changed. Proving that women are smashing the glass ceiling in the criminal world too, two female… Read More

Fraudsters using online advertising to ‘industrialise’ scams, committee hears

Pensions and investments scammers are using online advertising to bombard people on an industrial scale, a committee of MPs has heard. Mark Steward, executive director of enforcement and market oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told the Work and Pensions Committee that criminals no longer need to produce glossy… Read More

1st January 2021

Scots warned over new coronavirus scam asking people to book vaccine with bank card

Scots are being warned over scam covid messages that are being sent out asking people to book the virus vaccine with a bank card. The cruel fraudsters behind the scam are looking to profit from the coronavirus crisis, by preying on those hoping to receive the vaccine when it… Read More

1st January 2021

In 2021, MPs’ graft trials set to take centre court again in Malaysia

Several high-profile corruption trials, including that of six MPs, will continue to hog the limelight as Malaysians usher in the new year. Trials of these cases were delayed due to the the movement control order (MCO) in March and later the conditional MCO which saw courts being closed for physical… Read More

31st December 2020

Interpol Traces €500,000 COVID-19 Fraud To Nigeria

The International Criminal Police Organisation, popularly called Interpol, has traced a €500,000 COVID-19 fraud to Nigeria. The organisation made this known in a statement on its website titled, ‘Unmasked: International COVID-19 fraud exposed’. According to the statement, the scheme was coordinated using compromised emails, advance-payment fraud, and money laundering. It… Read More

29th December 2020

U.S. Treasury Warns Banks of Covid-19 Vaccine Fraud

The Treasury Department alerted financial institutions to fraud related to Covid-19 vaccines, warning of ransomware attacks that target vaccine delivery operations and supply chains. The Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network cautioned on Monday of an array of vaccine-related crimes, including the sale of unapproved, counterfeit or illegally marketed vaccines. In… Read More

28th December 2020

How state marijuana legalization became a boon for U.S. corruption

Jasiel Correia’s star was rising. The son of Cape Verdean immigrants in the working-class Massachusetts port city of Fall River — famed as the home of Lizzie Borden — Correia was a home-grown prodigy. At 23, he was elected mayor, fielding congratulatory calls from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Joe… Read More

23rd December 2020

NY Pharmacy Owners Charged in $30 Million COVID-19 Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

Pharmacy owners Peter Khaim and Arkadiy Khaimov of Forest Hills, New York took advantage of changes in the Medicare system effected by the COVID-19 pandemic in order to illicitly obtain over $30 million, according to an indictment unsealed Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice. Khaim and Khaimov were able… Read More

18th December 2020

FATF Warns of Continued Criminal Exploitation of Covid-19

The FATF (Financial Action Task Force) has issued a new report detailing how criminals are continuing to exploit the Covid-19 crisis. The report represents an update to the FATF’s May report, which identified challenges, good practices and policy responses to new money laundering and terrorist financing threats and vulnerabilities… Read More

9th December 2020

China’s ‘King of Vaccines,’ a partner to AstraZeneca, is plagued by scandal.

As a government regulator sidled into a car, the Chinese pharmaceutical executive handed over a paper bag stuffed with cash. The executive, Du Weimin, was eager to get his company’s vaccines approved, and he needed help. The official took the money and vowed to try his best. Several months later,… Read More

20th November 2020

COVID-19 vaccine could become liquid gold for criminals

As the world is eagerly awaiting a vaccine to stop the spread of the coronavirus, some international agencies warn of its possible weaponization and misuse and predict that criminal networks will target storage facilities and distribution networks as soon as vaccines move closer to delivery. The COVID-19 pandemic has… Read More

10th November 2020

Pfizer receives inquiry from SEC bribery unit

Pfizer Inc. said it received an inquiry from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s foreign-bribery unit regarding the drugmaker’s operations in China. The inquiry was disclosed in Pfizer’s third-quarter financial statement, which was filed with regulators Thursday. It follows other informal requests for information by the SEC and the… Read More

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