Topic: Fraud & Corruption — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-06 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General Features] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: On 12 February 2026, the Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne stood before Sri Lanka’s apex anti-money laundering body and presented a document that had never before existed: a Concept Paper for regulating virtual assets. The presentation to the National Coordinating Committee on AML/CFT marked the government’s first concrete step toward bringing order to a sector that, by its own admission, has become a breeding ground for fraud.
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[2026-05-06 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Two Ohio brothers who posed as Middle Eastern royalty were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in a series of fraud schemes totaling roughly $21 million, which prosecutors say were carried out with the help of a former East Cleveland mayoral aide.
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[2026-05-06 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mexican businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego, founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, looks on during the Mexico Open golf tournament awards ceremony in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, April 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
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[2026-05-06 10:38 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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[2026-05-06 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-05-06 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A former MP of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and member of the Hanguranketha Pradeshiya Sabha who had defrauded individuals by promising foreign employment opportunities and embezzled over Rs. 20 million from the victims were arrested by the Police Unit officials of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) on May 1.
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[2026-05-06 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Colombo Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama yesterday (05) ordered the release of Kapila Chandrasena, the former CEO of SriLankan Airlines, on bail. Chandrasena had been held in remand custody in connection with the alleged acceptance of a $2 million bribe during the procurement of Airbus aircraft for the airline.
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[2026-05-06 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: With anticipation for the 2026 Fifa World Cup nearing fever pitch, criminals are looking to take advantage of the enthusiasm, a cyber security firm has warned.
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[2026-05-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Criminal Justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2026-05-05 18:52 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Sixteen years after the family of jailed politician Eddie Obeid received a secret payment of $30 million relating to a corrupt coal deal, the all-powerful NSW Crime Commission has finally launched a legal bid in the NSW Supreme Court to seize the proceeds of the crime.
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[2026-05-05 17:19 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A police constable attached to the Peliyagoda Police Headquarters has been taken into custody by officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption over claims that he solicited and accepted a bribe amounting to Rs. 200,000.
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[2026-05-05 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police believe that some Chinese cyber scammers are using these false registrations to launder money through firms they can fully control
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[2026-05-05 14:07 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police believe that some Chinese cyber scammers are using these false registrations to launder money through firms they can fully control
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[2026-05-05 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former infantryman confounds compound bosses with military skills, flees over mountains finally making safety of Chinese embassy
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[2026-05-05 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Former infantryman confounds compound bosses with military skills, flees over mountains finally making safety of Chinese embassy
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[2026-05-05 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A Russian minister has become the first known high-ranking official to flee Russia and seek asylum in the United States since the Ukraine war began over four years ago, amid a fraud probe.
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[2026-05-05 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Cooper's NDIS plan is vital in helping him access the community and supporting him in daily life. (Dunja Karagic)
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[2026-05-05 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-05 00:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Experts have warned that we’re heading for an AI-fueled “dementia crisis” — but Kathy Hilton’s already had her own AI-fueled tummy crisis.
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[2026-05-04 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Andrej Babis speaks with the media as he arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-05-04 21:14 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-04 14:07 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Police have seized $176,000 in cash, precious metals, and cryptocurrency in raids across Queensland properties linked to a disability service provider they believe was operating as a “fraud syndicate”.
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[2026-05-04 09:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cases involving older Hongkongers rose by 17 per cent in first quarter, with police saying those with investment history are more vulnerable
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[2026-05-04 09:30 UTC+10:00] [investment scams] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cases involving older Hongkongers rose by 17 per cent in first quarter, with police saying those with investment history are more vulnerable
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[2026-05-04 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: This financial results of the National Development Bank PLC (NDB) for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026 (1Q 2026), represent the Bank’s earlier corporate disclosures as released to the Colombo Stock Exchange on April 2, 2026, April 6, 2026 and April 23, 2026. The breakdown of the estimated financial impact of the fraud of LKR 13.20 billion as allocated between the current financial year and the prior periods is as follows; LKR 0.91 billion for the period prior to
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[2026-05-04 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Authorities have launched comprehensive investigations into an alleged misappropriation of US$2.5 million belonging to the Ministry of Finance, with multiple agencies now probing the incident, Minister of Health and Mass Media Nalinda Jayatissa said.
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[2026-05-04 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Small Businesses
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[2026-05-04 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-05-04 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New Yorkers, you’ve been slacking — so the mayor wants to organize you.
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[2026-05-03 14:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul police have imposed an exit ban on a Japanese K-pop trainee accused of fraud after he allegedly disappeared just months before his group’s debut.
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[2026-05-03 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Police have placed a travel ban on a Japanese trainee of a K-pop boy group on fraud charges.
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[2026-05-03 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar’s name appears at least six times in recently resurfaced court documents from the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud case, fueling speculation about whether the Minnesota socialist had a hand in the widespread scam in her district.
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[2026-05-03 06:36 UTC+10:00] [The West Report] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: by Michael West | May 3, 2026 | The West Report
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[2026-05-03 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A number of games focus on elements of scam centres, upsetting survivors and concerning some experts. (ABC News Graphic: Cordelia Brown)
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[2026-05-03 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New Jersey have charged four residents with illegally voting.
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[2026-05-03 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A shady ex-homeowners association president and her husband — who authorities said ran their Miami homeowner’s association like “an organized crime syndicate” — confessed this week to their part in a massive $11 million fraud that drained money from the community’s fund.
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[2026-05-03 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance needs to prioritize one policy change above all others as he leads the Trump administration’s crackdown on fraud in California and elsehwere: closing a loophole that is allowing thousands of illegal aliens to receive Medicaid.
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[2026-05-03 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has no shame — he previously called allegations of fraud “white supremacy,” but now he claims that he was behind the efforts to root out fraud (“JD trashes Walz boast,” April 30).
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[2026-05-02 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies hearing on the Agriculture Department budget for fiscal year 2027 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-05-02 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A yearslong retail scam targeting high-end designer goods unraveled after a suspicious return at a Los Angeles-area mall — leading to the arrest of two local residents accused of costing Nordstrom hundreds of thousands.
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[2026-05-02 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Denis Butsayev, a high-ranking Russian official who was recently dismissed from the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, has reportedly fled to the United States to escape criminal prosecution, independent journalist Farida Rustamova reported Thursday.
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[2026-05-01 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: What a sick joke: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is burning city cash to stage angry crowds to demand the Rent Guidelines Board — already controlled by his appointees! — make good on his rent-freeze campaign promise.
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[2026-05-01 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday praised law enforcement authorities for their recent success in cracking down on phone scam cases.
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[2026-05-01 16:44 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-01 14:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: The shocking extent of fraud in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been laid bare with accusations of coercion, criminal gangs and more than $3.5 billion of tainted funds.A parliamentary inquiry investigating how widespread fraud is within the NDIS has found that an estimated 8 per cent of the $45 billion scheme has been tainted by fraud.The NDIS works by pairing a person with a disability with one of the 1400 plan managers, who provides them with the support
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[2026-05-01 09:49 UTC+10:00] [Fast Food Industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: It was a side hustle, a mac-and-cheese caper and, as the authorities in Texas tell it, illegal.
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[2026-05-01 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Manila Times 'Newsroom' features Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco as he talks about fugitive lawmaker Zaldy Co, the flood control scam, the House impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte and the Navotas landfill fire with NewsPrime anchor Michael Ang and reporter Red Mendoza.
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[2026-05-01 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance put Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other officials on notice that federal investigators are looking into what they knew about billions of dollars in human services fraud in the state — and whether they knowingly let it “fester” on their watch.
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[2026-05-01 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: West Coast scammers are on notice as the Department of Justice launched a sweeping crackdown on healthcare fraud — including the hospice schemes that have plagued Los Angeles.
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[2026-05-01 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks speaks during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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