Topic: Fraud & Corruption — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-03 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has long been under the microscope of federal agents for his alleged wrongdoings, according to a new report.
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[2026-03-03 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mystery guests were seen arriving at LA schools’ chief Alberto Carvalho’s house Monday amid an FBI probe into the LAUSD boss’ alleged fraud.
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[2026-03-03 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A police officer in Florida was arrested by his own department after he allegedly stole more than $14,000 in fraudulent overtime pay while he was actually engaging in a tryst with his boss.
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[2026-03-03 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Customers are accusing Dave & Buster’s of running a tipping “scam” by covertly inflating the 20% standard.
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[2026-03-03 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Napa Valley winemaker has spoken out after being busted for a massive fraud scheme that involved the sale of $2.5 million in falsely-marketed wine.
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[2026-03-03 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has shut down more than 100 illegal communication channels used by Ukrainian intelligence services to entrap Russian citizens in “sabotage and terrorist activities,” the agency said in a statement on Monday. The channels were also allegedly used to distribute fake terrorist threats and commit remote fraud, it added.
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[2026-03-03 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US Department of Health and Human Services found Minnesota’s child care agency failed to adequately verify attendance records or “pursue fraud tips” following an oversight visit in late January, according to a letter obtained by The Post.
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[2026-03-02 17:09 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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[2026-03-02 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Gov. Kathy Hochul’s big push to rein in an explosive Medicaid program is proving a giveaway — at taxpayers expense, ‘natch — to one of New York’s most insatiable unions, 1199 SEIU.
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[2026-03-02 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An experienced hospice operator has defended the industry, but acknowledged fraud exists.
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[2026-03-02 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A network of hundreds of hospices are under investigation for allegedly ripping tens of millions of dollars from taxpayers in Los Angeles Country and across California.
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[2026-03-02 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Childcare Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some experts worry the policy move could threaten Australian standards and equity, raise childcare costs and encourage fraud
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[2026-02-28 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tourism board chief says addressing visitors’ safety concerns is a priority, adding that government is ‘determined’ to get rid of scam compounds
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[2026-02-28 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at the State Capitol, Feb. 7, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
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[2026-02-28 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russian police have arrested Alexei Kostylev, the founder and former editor-in-chief of the pro-Kremlin news outlet Readovka, on charges of fraud, RBC reported on Friday, citing anonymous law enforcement sources.
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[2026-02-27 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Gampaha High Court has served indictments against a group of individuals, including former Ministers Mervyn Silva and Prasanna Ranaweera, over the alleged sale of government-owned land using forged deeds.
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[2026-02-27 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Economy Series‘Two sessions’: China’s economic agendaAhead of China’s annual legislative meetings, the South China Morning Post examines the complex economic recalibration driving China’s growth philosophy and its wide-ranging implications. Updated: 04 Mar, 2026Advertisement[1]After years of ‘at-all-costs’ growth, China wants cadres to ditch GDP obsessionFive-month campaign seen prioritising social welfare and long-term sustainability over economic expansion, with debt, fraud and vanity projects in crosshairs.
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[2026-02-27 13:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: India’s anti-fraud agency said that the Reliance Communications owner had defaulted on over US$4.4 billion worth of bank loans
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[2026-02-27 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Five-month campaign seen prioritising social welfare and long-term sustainability over economic expansion, with debt, fraud and vanity projects in crosshairs
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[2026-02-27 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz take questions from reporters following remarks on the administration’s efforts to combat fraud during a news conference in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington.
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[2026-02-27 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Regulatory Authorities
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[2026-02-27 01:57 UTC+10:00] [Mafia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Four arrests over Camorra’s alleged infiltration of San Giovanni Bosco to carry out lucrative criminal activity
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[2026-02-26 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Under-pressure youth seek ‘emotional and spiritual comfort’ by snapping up strange products online; experts warn goods could distort reality
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[2026-02-26 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A Hong Kong appellate court has overturned a fraud conviction against pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in a surprise ruling weeks after his jailing for 20 years on a separate national security charge.
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[2026-02-26 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Peter Møller, second from right, attorney and co-founder of the Danish Korean Rights Group, submits the documents at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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[2026-02-26 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds.
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[2026-02-26 14:54 UTC+10:00] [Jimmy Lai] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Appellate court quashes convictions linked to lease violations but Lai may still spend rest of his life in prison
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[2026-02-26 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media tycoon, has won an appeal against a fraud conviction in 2022, which had seen him sentenced to nearly six years in jail.
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[2026-02-26 13:58 UTC+10:00] [Asia Pacific] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-02-26 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Books on Hong Kong’s ex-publisher Jimmy Lai lie on the desk of Edward Li, a former chief news editor for Apple Daily’s online news during an interview with The Associated Press in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
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[2026-02-26 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Court of Appeal quashes conviction, ruling prosecution failed to prove Lai’s intent in case
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[2026-02-26 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jimmy Lai has maintained his innocence on his sedition conviction. (Reuters: Tyrone Siu)
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[2026-02-26 09:23 UTC+10:00] [Medicaid] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Vice-president makes announcement with Mehmet Oz, who says other states will be next after Minnesota
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[2026-02-26 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
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[2026-02-26 07:05 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
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[2026-02-26 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-02-26 02:08 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: With Republicans facing grim poll figures, Trump promised action to influence the vote citing debunked fraud claims
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[2026-02-25 17:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The financial regulator said Wednesday that it will revise related regulations to scrap the ceiling on rewards to those who help expose stock manipulation and accounting fraud.
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[2026-02-25 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Netflix global hit revives a decade-old Korean fraud scandal mirroring its story of counterfeit luxury
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[2026-02-25 15:22 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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[2026-02-25 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Libraries, Museums and Galleries
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[2026-02-25 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Sydney crime figures are suspected to be behind an audacious bribe plot allegedly aimed at silencing a victim of an ongoing NSW construction industry standover racket linked to major state and federal government sites.
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[2026-02-24 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The court’s initiative marks ‘a positive sign that the market would sustain its upward momentum’, hedge fund manager Zhou Ling says
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[2026-02-24 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Levi Baligod, the private complainant in the pork barrel scam case against businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, on Tuesday alleged that up to P800 billion in cash was delivered over the years to corrupt government officials in connection with supposed flood control anomalies, as he presented former soldiers who executed affidavits on the alleged deliveries.
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[2026-02-24 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Medicinal cannabis is at the centre of a scheme that involves kickbacks. (ABC NEWS: Ebony Tenbroeke)
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[2026-02-24 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The period for submitting public complaints and information to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate alleged acts of corruption, fraud, criminal breach of trust, misuse or abuse of power, State resources and privileges, unlawful recruitments and appointments, violations of procurement guidelines, irregularities in leasing or renting out immovable or movable property, and legal proceedings and settlements conducted outside due procedure, as well as the serious losses and damages caused to State assets or revenue as a result of
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[2026-02-24 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The director of a British company which sold £7m-worth of aircraft engine parts using falsified documents has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for fraud.
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[2026-02-24 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: RECENTLY, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court rendered a decision against the owner of Mang Larry’s Isawan located in the campus of the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. The known local entrepreneur filed a case against UP over a claim of ownership of land within the UP campus which the former allegedly bought from a previous owner in 2019.
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[2026-02-23 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The period for submitting public complaints and information to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate alleged acts of corruption, fraud, criminal breach of trust, misuse or abuse of power, state resources and privileges, unlawful recruitments and appointments, violations of procurement guidelines, irregularities in leasing or renting out immovable or movable property, and legal proceedings and settlements conducted outside due procedure, as well as the serious losses and damages caused to state assets or revenue as a result of
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[2026-02-23 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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