Topic: Fraud & Corruption — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Victims of fraud may soon be seeing green.
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[2026-05-16 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A county in the US state of California has become the latest litigant against Meta Platforms, the sprawling multinational corporation that operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads.
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[2026-05-15 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Two Ghanaian brothers and a U.S.-based woman have been indicted in the United States for allegedly running a romance fraud scheme that targeted elderly Americans and funneled money through a cross-border network, according to federal prosecutors.
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[2026-05-15 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Man who testified at Tai Po fire inquiry and wife suspected of abusing Covid loan scheme with proceeds later withdrawn and partly transferred
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[2026-05-15 17:02 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Man who testified at Tai Po fire inquiry and wife suspected of abusing Covid loan scheme with proceeds later withdrawn and partly transferred
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[2026-05-15 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday sought court approval for a settlement in its civil lawsuit against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, over allegations they misled investors.
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[2026-05-15 11:31 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A woman who bought half a million dollars worth of bullion using funds from an alleged email scam has been nabbed in a dramatic arrest at a Sydney gold dealer after a bank tip-off.
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[2026-05-15 10:20 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-05-15 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An attorney for Dana Williamson, Gavin Newsom’s ex-aide who pled guilty to her involvement in a $225,000 scheme to steal campaign funds, claims she was only “helping a friend in a hard time” — as the disgraced Sacramento power broker seeks a light sentence for her admitted crimes.
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[2026-05-15 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Team Trump’s crackdown on Medicaid fraud, headed by Vice President JD Vance, spells big trouble for Democrats — who pretend to care about health care for the poor but let tens of billions flow to special-interest allies.
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[2026-05-15 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed his former chief of staff Dana Williamson’s guilty plea in a federal corruption case, calling her actions “just wrong” and denying he is implicated in any way.
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[2026-05-15 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-15 04:55 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-15 04:35 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Gautam Adani, richest man in Asia, was accused of conspiring to pay $250m in bribes to Indian government officials
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[2026-05-15 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former top aide Dana Williamson pled guilty to federal fraud and tax charges after reaching a deal with prosecutors.
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[2026-05-15 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar on Thursday published a bill proposing the death sentence for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centers.
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[2026-05-15 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee is launching a probe into four companies profiting from apparent “birth tourism” to the US, in which expectant mothers — many from China and Russia — may be committing visa fraud to obtain American citizenship for their babies.
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[2026-05-15 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A top Democratic aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom gubernatorial hopeful Xavier Becerra is expected to plead guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud.
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[2026-05-14 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A former Black Lives Matter activist-turned conservative influencer blasted the social justice organization as a “scam” — and insisted that Democrats are the party of “racism and violence.”
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[2026-05-14 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-14 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Detained Chinese-born Cambodian businessman is accused of running a sprawling online scam network from Southeast Asia
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[2026-05-14 18:53 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Detained Chinese-born Cambodian businessman is accused of running a sprawling online scam network from Southeast Asia
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[2026-05-14 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: HM Revenue and Customs has announced a 10-year, £175m deal with the British tech firm Quantexa to provide AI-powered technology to help improve its performance.
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[2026-05-14 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Scams and Fraud
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[2026-05-14 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: An alleged scam compound in Cambodia's Takeo province utilizes a prison-like layout with guards to confine people, Amnesty International said in a report released on June 26, 2025. (Amnesty International)
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[2026-05-14 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-14 10:40 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Once-revered Melbourne barrister Norman O’Bryan will not spend a day in jail after being convicted of attempting to defraud a group of retirees he was representing out of millions of dollars.
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[2026-05-14 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former New York City Judge Edward Harold King leaves Brooklyn federal court, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in New York, after making an initial appearance on a charge of wire fraud conspiracy in connection with an alleged real estate investment scam. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak)
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[2026-05-14 07:20 UTC+10:00] [US healthcare] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Medicare has already paused hospice and home healthcare agency signups as potential fraud is investigated
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[2026-05-14 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-14 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A disgraced former Brooklyn Supreme Court justice and a shady real estate developer scammed investors in a $6.5 million scheme and pocketed nearly all the cash, federal prosecutors claim.
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[2026-05-14 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Authorities in Minnesota have filed criminal charges against a man accused of a food stamp fraud scheme that defrauded taxpayers out of over $1 million.
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[2026-05-14 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON— Vice President JD Vance is preparing to announce an ultimatum threatening to withhold federal reimbursement of Medicaid expenses to all 50 states if they fail to comply with anti-fraud safeguards.
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[2026-05-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The federal crackdown on California is escalating, with The California Post learning the Trump administration is withholding $1.3 billion in Medicaid funding amid mounting concerns over fraud tied to the state’s hospice and home health agencies.
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[2026-05-14 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JAKARTA — Indonesia will review its visa-free entry policy for nationals of Southeast Asian countries after a string of arrests of foreigners accused of running illegal gambling and scam operations, a top immigration official said Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks beside Vice President JD Vance during a news conference on the White House campus Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)
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[2026-05-13 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Breaking News
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[2026-05-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two Southern California suspects admitted their roles in a brazen scam that conned an elderly Ventura man out of $25,000 after fraudsters falsely claimed his bank account was tied to child sexual abuse material in Canada, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nine fraud centres dismantled and 276 suspects arrested in joint operation between FBI, Chinese Ministry of Public Security and Dubai Police
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[2026-05-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Dubai Police] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nine fraud centres dismantled and 276 suspects arrested in joint operation between FBI, Chinese Ministry of Public Security and Dubai Police
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[2026-05-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Last week, reports that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is investigating France’s right-wing, anti-migration party National Rally (RN) for misallocation of EU funds made the rounds. At its core, the case involves a complaint filed last December by the association AC!! Anti-Corruption with the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) in Paris.
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[2026-05-13 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police seized 32 explosive ordnance items suspected of having military origin, including munitions, hand grenades, rocket components and warheads in raids on properties south of Darwin last month. (Supplied: NT Police)
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[2026-05-13 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Police seized 32 explosive ordnance items suspected of having military origin, including munitions, hand grenades, rocket components and warheads in raids on properties south of Darwin last month. (Supplied: NT Police)
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[2026-05-13 09:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The fugitive financier is accused of being the architect of a scheme to siphon at least US$4.5 billion from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund
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[2026-05-13 09:38 UTC+10:00] [jho low] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The fugitive financier is accused of being the architect of a scheme to siphon at least US$4.5 billion from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund
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[2026-05-13 09:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Facebook parent company Meta got hit with a lawsuit from Santa Clara County accusing the tech giant of “knowingly” and “actively” facilitating and profiting from billions of scam advertisements.
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[2026-05-12 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hundreds of foreigners have been arrested in Indonesia recently following crackdowns against crime groups in Cambodia and Myanmar
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[2026-05-12 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Bali] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hundreds of foreigners have been arrested in Indonesia recently following crackdowns against crime groups in Cambodia and Myanmar
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[2026-05-12 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Andre Langos and Sam Smith will be sentenced in South Australia's District Court next month. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
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[2026-05-12 17:44 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 12, 2026 17:44 | News
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