Topic: Fraud & Corruption — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Behind the scenes in Washington, many policymakers are planning for an economic disruption: potential job displacement caused by AI.
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[2026-05-16 07:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters following pressure from President Donald Trump, the latest instance of the president using his powers to reward those who echoed his baseless claims of mass fraud as the cause of his 2020 loss.
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[2026-05-16 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Official results emerged after a month-long count that has led to allegations of fraud in the politically turbulent South American nation
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[2026-05-16 03:15 UTC+10:00] [Ipsos] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Official results emerged after a month-long count that has led to allegations of fraud in the politically turbulent South American nation
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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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