Topic: Fraud & Corruption — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-25 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The estate of the British tycoon killed when his luxury superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily was ordered to pay over $1.2 billion stemming from a 2015 lawsuit, a ruling that could drag his widow into a devastating bankruptcy.
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[2026-03-25 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The former top money manager at the NYPD’s sergeants union got zero jail time at his sentencing Tuesday after admitting to committing tax fraud to help his crooked former boss with legal bills.
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[2026-03-25 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice just got a leader to oversee its newly created unit to prosecute fraud, and it so happens he’s from California, which has been making headlines for its alleged fraud cases.
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[2026-03-25 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Senior leaders from Sri Lanka’s banking sector convened in Colombo on 17 March for the “Fraud Management Deep Dive 2026”, co-hosted by IFINITY, a BFSI-focused digital transformation partner and system integrator, together with BPC, a global leader in payment solutions. The forum focused on how financial institutions can strengthen fraud risk management as digital payments continue to expand.
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[2026-03-25 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The seal of the Dept of Justice is shown on the podium, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-03-25 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Colin McDonald on Tuesday to lead the Department of Justice’s efforts cracking down on fraud as an assistant attorney general.
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[2026-03-24 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution team on Tuesday presented Henry Alcantara as witness in the trial of a case against former congressman Zaldy Co pending before the Sandiganbayan.
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[2026-03-24 14:47 UTC+10:00] [What's the scam?] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-03-24 14:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Scams and Fraud
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[2026-03-24 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California is being investigated by a powerful congressional committee after the Post exposed rampant hospice fraud that’s cost taxpayers more than $100 million.
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[2026-03-24 11:39 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The man whom Iran has entrusted to lead negotiations to end the war with the US has never shied away from doing the regime’s dirty work.
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[2026-03-24 11:33 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-24 10:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Azerbaijan national who entered the U.S. illegally robbed the federal government of millions using a sophisticated scam that targeted Medicare funds. And now he’s on the run.
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[2026-03-24 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Kathy Hochul denounces the federal probes of New York’s Medicaid outlays as politically motivated, but Empire Center health expert Bill Hammond lays out state Democrats’ political motives for squelching any investigation.
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[2026-03-24 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Consumer Reports is warning of a new kind of scam — phony recall notices.
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[2026-03-24 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IN moments of public distrust, language becomes policy, and we have seen this from 2022 to the present. It becomes doubly insulting if the way to explain corruption is done by public relations. That is why the now familiar line, “There was no bribe. There was no deal. There was no exchange,” matters.
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[2026-03-24 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Conservative podcaster Joe Rogan called out California Governor Gavin Newsom for mocking influencer Nick Shirley after the YouTuber claimed to have uncovered massive fraud in the Golden State.
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[2026-03-23 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Labor wants an inquiry to hear fresh evidence of fraud in the $50 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme as it builds a case for stricter rules and tighter spending on the scheme in the May budget.
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[2026-03-23 12:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Electric daughter’ live-streamer who sells cosmetics to customers she calls ‘Godmothers’ sparks controversy with face cream pricing scam
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[2026-03-23 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A fiduciary who posed with the Kardashians and lived a life of luxury was stealing from the clients that trusted her to take care of their wealthy estate, an explosive new lawsuit reveals.
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[2026-03-23 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s disgraced former chief of staff Dana Williamson has broken her silence as she prepares for court on criminal charges involving alleged tax fraud and a plot to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds.
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[2026-03-22 09:34 UTC+10:00] [Scam of the Week] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: by Michael West | Mar 22, 2026 | Scam of the Week
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[2026-03-22 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Connecticut Democrats recently rushed through an emergency anti-fraud law requiring bottle redemption centers to collect a copy of a person’s driver’s license when they cash in more than 1,000 cans or bottles in a day — a document demand that Republicans say undercuts the party’s attacks on voter-ID rules.
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[2026-03-22 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A political activist’s attempt to uncover fraud while reporting on the streets of Los Angeles erupted into chaos when he and his crew got caught in a violent confrontation captured on video.
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[2026-03-22 02:14 UTC+10:00] [US crime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots
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[2026-03-21 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: A jury has found Elon Musk liable for defrauding investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations, finding that he did not "scheme" to mislead investors.
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[2026-03-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The ex-WWE star who was accused of using federal funds earmarked to social services for “needy families” to pay for his luxury lifestyle, including buying a million-dollar home, was found not guilty on Friday.
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[2026-03-21 12:59 UTC+10:00] [What's the scam?] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-03-21 08:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Members of Elon Musk’s legal team, including attorney Michael Lifrak, left, exit the Phillip Burton Federal Building, in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Dan Hernandez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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[2026-03-21 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Ukraine is one of the most corrupt nations on Earth and Berlin should stop funding its government, Alternative for Germany party co-chair Alice Weidel has told the German parliament.
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[2026-03-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Donald Trump, the man who said “drill baby drill” and labelled policies to slash greenhouse gases a scam fostered on the poor of America, is managing to create one big global carbon tax.
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[2026-03-20 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley tore into Gov. Gavin Newsom during a fiery Fox News interview — accusing the California Democrat of siding with fraudsters instead of investigating explosive allegations raised in the viral video.
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[2026-03-19 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An ex-WWE star purchased a million-dollar mansion, among other luxury buys, as he stole millions of dollars in federal welfare funds earmarked for social services in Mississippi’s largest-ever public corruption scheme, prosecutors alleged.
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[2026-03-19 15:28 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Source says police intelligence suggests surgical mask manufacturer allegedly defrauded HSBC via SME Financing Guarantee Scheme
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[2026-03-19 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California’s safety net is under the microscope, and what’s turning up has watchdogs raising alarms.
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[2026-03-19 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Forbes just estimated the value of Mar-a-Lago at about $560 million, again exposing the fakery in state Attorney General Tish James’ 2023 civil-fraud persecution of President Trump.
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[2026-03-19 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australia's corruption watchdog found two of the bureaucrats behind the Robodebt scheme engaged in serious corrupt conduct. (ABC News)
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[2026-03-19 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Army intelligence, in collaboration with Immigration and Emigration Department officials on Tuesday apprehended 134 foreigners including 126 Chinese nationals, who are allegedly involved in a large-scale online scam operation. Four nationals from Myanmar and four from Taiwan were among those arrested during the operation carried out in the Anuradhapura and Mihintale areas.
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[2026-03-19 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: China committed to cracking down on telecom and online fraud and will continue to strengthen law enforcement cooperation with Sri Lanka, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said yesterday.
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[2026-03-18 17:36 UTC+10:00] [What's the scam?] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-03-18 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt
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[2026-03-18 16:55 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: An ex-council deputy chief executive – touted as the youngest person in WA to ever hold the position – has been arrested in a public car park after allegedly stealing from the Shire of Coorow for his own personal benefit.
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[2026-03-18 13:51 UTC+10:00] [social media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Legislator Gary Chan condemns ‘despicable’ scam and urges vigilance after fraudsters impersonate him to trick a woman into transferring money
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[2026-03-18 10:30 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-18 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a news conference in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
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[2026-03-18 09:00 UTC+10:00] [Cambodia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Indictment and arrest of Prince Group founder Chen Zhi has sparked questions about scam industry’s alleged ties to political elite, and integrity of government crackdown
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[2026-03-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said that they filed legal action against individuals and unlicensed job agencies who engaged in fraudulent foreign job activities during the past five months from October of last year up to February of this year, 2026 and recovered Rs.194.5 million on behalf of the victims.
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[2026-03-18 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense attorney Carole Rendon, for former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones, delivers her closing arguments in Jones’ trial in Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross’s courtroom in Akron on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal via AP, Pool)
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[2026-03-18 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia’s FSB security service has arrested the health minister of the southern Krasnodar region on suspicion of fraud, the state-run news agency TASS reported Tuesday.
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[2026-03-17 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Former Public Works undersecretary Roberto Bernardo arrives at the Sandiganbayan on March 17, 2026 when he testified that he received P130 million from the fugitive former congressman Zaldy Co between 2023 and 2025 as a 'balato' or token of gratitude for making sure that anomalous flood control projects would go smoothly.
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