Topic: Fraud & Corruption — Neutral reports only

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[2026-05-27 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Mutya Orquia stars in new student finance series
Snippet: Mutya Orquia is set to star in new episodes of “Estudyantipid,” the educational series designed to help Filipino students better understand saving, budgeting, smart spending and fraud prevention.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/27/entertainment-lifestyle/show-times/mutya-orquia-stars-in-new-student-finance-series/2351461
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[2026-05-26 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Title: Sturgeon showed 'remarkable lack of curiosity' over SNP finances, says former MP
Snippet: A former SNP MP has called for an independent inquiry into how former chief executive Peter Murrell was able to embezzle more than £400,000.
Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d228r1953o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-05-26 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Mainland China mum who offered bribe for son’s Hong Kong school place spared jail
Snippet: Cai Yu, 39, told court she ‘underestimated’ consequences of offering HK$10,000 bribe to assistant principal of CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3354932/mainland-china-mum-who-offered-bribe-sons-hong-kong-school-place-spared-jail?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-26 22:43 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Mainland China mum who offered bribe for son’s Hong Kong school place spared jail
Snippet: Cai Yu, 39, told court she ‘underestimated’ consequences of offering HK$10,000 bribe to assistant principal of CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3354932/mainland-china-mum-who-offered-bribe-sons-hong-kong-school-place-spared-jail
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[2026-05-26 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong woman duped out of HK$1 million by fake AI investment app
Snippet: Police receive more than 70 investment scam reports over past week, with total losses exceeding HK$50 million
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3354900/hong-kong-woman-duped-out-hk1-million-fake-ai-investment-app?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-26 20:10 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong woman duped out of HK$1 million by fake AI investment app
Snippet: Police receive more than 70 investment scam reports over past week, with total losses exceeding HK$50 million
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3354900/hong-kong-woman-duped-out-hk1-million-fake-ai-investment-app
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[2026-05-26 18:22 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Title: Why youth have become central to <i>‘tokuryū’</i> crimes
Snippet: Fraud committed by older adults has evolved into murder-robberies committed by teenagers, as the foot soldiers hired by quasi-gangster groups known as tokuryū have become younger over the years.
Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/26/japan/crime-legal/evolving-tokuryu-gang-groups/
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[2026-05-26 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Romanian man jailed for targeting elderly Australian shoppers
Snippet: Topic:Scams and Fraud
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/romanian-scammer-sentenced-targeting-elderly-shoppers/106724192
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[2026-05-25 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Floyd Mayweather sues notorious NYC money manager in alleged $175M fraud scheme over jewels, jet: ‘The gloves are off’
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/us-news/floyd-mayweather-sues-notorious-nyc-money-manager-in-alleged-175m-fraud-scheme-over-jewels-jet-the-gloves-are-off/
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[2026-05-25 18:40 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Fraud and corruption: 56 active allegations on Big Build projects receiving federal funds
Snippet: Eleven of the biggest infrastructure projects in Victoria – including the multibillion-dollar Suburban Rail Loop and North East Link – are now the subject of 56 separate allegations of fraud, corruption, theft and criminal behaviour after a rise in reports of suspect conduct.
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/fraud-and-corruption-56-active-allegations-on-big-build-projects-receiving-federal-funds-20260525-p600ex.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-25 15:51 UTC+10:00] [What's the scam?] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Title: NACC chief Paul Brereton finally gets the message and resigns
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/nacc-chief-paul-brereton-finally-gets-the-message-and-resigns/
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[2026-05-24 14:02 UTC+10:00] [Scam of the Week] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Title: Pauline’s Gas Idea, IDF kidnaps & Budget Meltdown | Scam of the Week
Snippet: by Michael West | May 24, 2026 | Scam of the Week
Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/paulines-gas-idea-idf-kidnaps-budget-meltdown-scam-of-the-week/
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[2026-05-24 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: Designer sues Australian Shopify over alleged ghost stores that he claims copied his work 3,929 times
Snippet: Court action represents rare attempt to hold global online platforms to account for allegedly hosting scam digital shopfronts
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/24/designer-sues-australian-shopify-over-alleged-ghost-stores-ntwnfb
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[2026-05-23 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Whistleblower demands Ilhan Omar testify in COVID scam
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/us-news/one-of-original-minny-fraud-whistleblowers-says-rep-ilhan-omar-needs-to-testify/
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[2026-05-23 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Title: Sonkomania: Senegal's ousted PM strikes a chord with disaffected youth
Snippet: This isn’t the first time Senegal’s newly ousted prime minister has been fired. A former tax inspector, he was sacked after accusing a high-ranking official of fraud.
Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/23/sonkomania-senegals-ousted-pm-strikes-a-chord-with-disaffected-youth/
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[2026-05-23 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: New Medicaid-fraud charges in Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/22/opinion/new-medicaid-fraud-charges-in-minnesota-are-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/
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[2026-05-23 05:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: LA strip club bosses at war in brutal power struggle, bombshell lawsuit reveals — it’s straight out of a ‘Euphoria’ plot
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/22/us-news/la-body-shop-strip-club-owner-accused-of-multimillion-dollar-fraud/
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[2026-05-23 02:24 UTC+10:00] [Agriculture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Title: Top EU prosecutor complains to Brussels about Greece amid farm fraud probe
Snippet: European Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi sent a formal complaint to the European Commission regarding Greek moves seeking to sideline EU prosecutors from investigating lawmakers.
Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-prosecutor-complains-to-brussels-over-greece-reluctance-cooperate/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication
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[2026-05-22 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Myanmar’s Wei family put on trial in latest phase of China’s crackdown on scam compounds
Snippet: The clan, one of Kokang’s ‘four families’, is accused of a range of crimes including murder, fraud and extortion
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3354555/myanmars-wei-family-put-trial-latest-phase-chinas-crackdown-scam-compounds?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-22 20:36 UTC+10:00] [Liu family] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Myanmar’s Wei family put on trial in latest phase of China’s crackdown on scam compounds
Snippet: The clan, one of Kokang’s ‘four families’, is accused of a range of crimes including murder, fraud and extortion
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3354555/myanmars-wei-family-put-trial-latest-phase-chinas-crackdown-scam-compounds
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[2026-05-22 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Fears scam operations are relocating to Sri Lanka
Snippet: Topic:Scams and Fraud
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/fears-scam-operations-relocating-sri-lanka/106708344
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[2026-05-22 15:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong’s ICAC charges woman over alleged HK$10,000 bribe in custody case
Snippet: Woman, 62, accused of offering cash to Legal Aid Department clerk in bid to influence grandson’s custody case
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3354476/hong-kongs-icac-charges-woman-over-alleged-hk10000-bribe-custody-case?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-22 15:35 UTC+10:00] [Legal Aid Department] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Hong Kong’s ICAC charges woman over alleged HK$10,000 bribe in custody case
Snippet: Woman, 62, accused of offering cash to Legal Aid Department clerk in bid to influence grandson’s custody case
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3354476/hong-kongs-icac-charges-woman-over-alleged-hk10000-bribe-custody-case
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[2026-05-22 14:27 UTC+10:00] [What's the scam?] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Title: OUT. Executive departs as Cricket Australia admits conflict of interest
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/execeutive-departs-as-cricket-australia-admits-conflict-of-interest/
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[2026-05-22 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Vietnam sells disgraced tycoon’s Hermes bags to recoup US$27 billion in damages
Snippet: Truong My Lan was convicted for embezzling US$12.3 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank in the nation’s largest fraud case
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3354462/vietnam-sells-disgraced-tycoons-hermes-bags-recoup-us27-billion-damages?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-22 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Vietnam sells disgraced tycoon’s Hermes bags to recoup US$27 billion in damages
Snippet: Truong My Lan was convicted for embezzling US$12.3 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank in the nation’s largest fraud case
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3354462/vietnam-sells-disgraced-tycoons-hermes-bags-recoup-us27-billion-damages
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[2026-05-22 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Chinese gang caught using AI in Malaysia bungalow for Spanish job scam
Snippet: Johor police arrested 35 Chinese nationals for luring victims in Spain with fake high-paying job offers
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3354452/chinese-gang-caught-using-ai-malaysia-bungalow-spanish-job-scam?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-22 12:41 UTC+10:00] [The Star] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Chinese gang caught using AI in Malaysia bungalow for Spanish job scam
Snippet: Johor police arrested 35 Chinese nationals for luring victims in Spain with fake high-paying job offers
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3354452/chinese-gang-caught-using-ai-malaysia-bungalow-spanish-job-scam
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[2026-05-22 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: Trump Admin Targets States' Medicaid Fraud Units
Snippet: Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times,
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-admin-targets-states-medicaid-fraud-units
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[2026-05-22 10:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Mandatory jail time for fraud vs. taxpayers? Absolutely
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/opinion/yes-on-mandatory-jail-for-fraud-against-taxpayers/
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[2026-05-22 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Woman jailed for nearly 42 years over US$250 million Minnesota fraud case
Snippet: Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, which claimed to help provide millions of meals to children during the coronavirus pandemic
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354440/woman-jailed-nearly-42-years-over-us250-million-minnesota-fraud-case?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-22 09:50 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Woman jailed for nearly 42 years over US$250 million Minnesota fraud case
Snippet: Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, which claimed to help provide millions of meals to children during the coronavirus pandemic
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354440/woman-jailed-nearly-42-years-over-us250-million-minnesota-fraud-case
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[2026-05-22 09:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Barefoot suspect in $90M Minnesota fraud scheme captured hours after fleeing FBI in caught-on-camera escape
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/us-news/barefoot-suspect-in-90m-minnesota-fraud-scheme-captured-hours-after-fleeing-fbi-in-caught-on-camera-escape/
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[2026-05-22 07:00 UTC+10:00] [Minnesota] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Title: US announces charges against 15 people in Minnesota over alleged $90m healthcare scheme
Snippet: Assistant US attorney general claims services in state subject to ‘shocking’ levels of fraud, which he labels a ‘crisis’
Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/21/minnesota-healthcare-fraud
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[2026-05-22 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Mount Sinai claims CVS stole $121M in federal prescription cash for poor New Yorkers: fraud suit
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/us-news/mount-sinai-claims-cvs-stole-121m-in-federal-prescription-cash-fraud-suit/
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[2026-05-22 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Title: DOJ Probe Widens: Minnesota Daycare Owner Charged, While Convicted Fraudster Gets Nearly 42 Years
Snippet: A Minneapolis daycare owner has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, adding another case to Minnesota's widening public-benefits fraud scandal.
Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fed-probe-widens-minnesota-daycare-owner-charged-while-convicted-fraudster-gets-nearly-42
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[2026-05-22 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Minnesota fraud suspect hobbles away after jumping from 4th-floor balcony to flee FBI in shocking video
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/us-news/minnesota-fraud-suspect-hobbles-away-after-jumping-from-4th-floor-balcony-to-flee-fbi-in-shocking-video/
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[2026-05-22 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Trump's health department is expanding the use of AI in the hunt for fraud
Snippet: The Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in Washington, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/hhs-health-fraud-artificial-intelligence-48b1b1eaf29988808aa1a7f566433d30
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[2026-05-22 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: DOJ charges 15 fraudsters who stole $90M in Minnesota — including ‘largest autism fraud scheme ever’
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/us-news/doj-charges-15-fraudsters-who-stole-90m-in-minnesota/
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[2026-05-22 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Fraud mastermind behind Minnesota child nutrition program scheme handed stunning 4-decade sentence
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/us-news/aimee-bock-minnesota-feeding-our-future-fraudster-sentenced-41-years/
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[2026-05-22 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Title: Thai police arrest 11 in scam-linked weapons cache probe
Snippet: BANGKOK — Authorities in Thailand have arrested 11 more suspects in a widening investigation of a Chinese man charged this month with possessing military-grade weapons and links to cyber scam networks, police said on Thursday.
Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/22/world/asia-oceania/thai-police-arrest-11-in-scam-linked-weapons-cache-probe/2349431
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[2026-05-22 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Title: Five held in council election fraud investigation
Snippet: Five people have been arrested on suspicion of fraud offences as part of an investigation into the process of how candidates were put forward for the local election in Tameside, Greater Manchester.
Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgpj5zpyyno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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[2026-05-21 18:44 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Title: Former AFL star facing jail time over swimming pool scam
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/former-afl-star-facing-jail-time-over-swimming-pool-scam-20260521-p5zzma.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-21 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Cambodia raids buildings linked to Chen Zhi, Chinese billionaire accused of scam empire
Snippet: 104 people, including 82 Chinese nationals, detained in Phnom Penh raids as governments around world crack down on scam business
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3354331/cambodia-raids-buildings-linked-chen-zhi-chinese-billionaire-accused-scam-empire?utm_source=rss_feed
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[2026-05-21 15:47 UTC+10:00] [Chen Zhi] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Title: Cambodia raids buildings linked to Chen Zhi, Chinese billionaire accused of scam empire
Snippet: 104 people, including 82 Chinese nationals, detained in Phnom Penh raids as governments around world crack down on scam business
Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3354331/cambodia-raids-buildings-linked-chen-zhi-chinese-billionaire-accused-scam-empire
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[2026-05-21 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Coles investigating 'weird scratching' Apple gift card scam claim
Snippet: Topic:Scams and Fraud
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/coles-investigating-melbourne-mum-s-2-000-apple-gift-card-sc/106705738
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[2026-05-21 15:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Title: Warning about 'fraudulent' Apple gift cards bought at Coles supermarket
Snippet: Topic:Scams and Fraud
Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/coles-investigating-melbourne-woman-apple-gift-card-claims/106705738
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[2026-05-21 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Title: Prosecutors want former nonprofit leader to get 50-year sentence
Snippet: Aimee Bock, founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization Feeding Our Future, arrives at the Minneapolis federal courthouse with her attorney, Ken Udoibok, right, on March 19, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)
Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fraud-minnesota-feeding-our-future-sentencing-a13a3afe6b27b2c80180c21584a28b1d
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[2026-05-21 12:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Owner of daycare in viral Nick Shirley video charged as part of $4.6M daycare fraud scheme: prosecutors
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/owner-of-daycare-in-viral-nick-shirley-video-charged-in-4-6m-daycare-fraud-scheme-prosecutors-say/
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[2026-05-21 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Title: Rep. Ilhan Omar calls alleged ties to Minnesota daycare fraud scandal ‘flat out false’
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/rep-ilhan-omar-calls-alleged-ties-to-minnesota-daycare-fraud-scandal-flat-out-false/
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