Fraud

India curbs Telegram use over medical exam fraud concerns

It will be blocked until Jun 22, after a key undergraduate entrance exam is taken on Jun 21

Sam Bankman-Fried will be eligible for release in 2044.

Sam Bankman-Fried loses bid to overturn crypto fraud conviction

The founder of FTX was a rising star in the crypto industry

Foreign nationals suspected of running an online gambling operation for two months at an office building were arrested in Jakarta on May 10.

Pig-butchering schemes, honey traps: Telecom-fraud networks target Indonesia as regional crackdowns bite

Indonesia has been on the radar of telecom-fraud operators for more than a decade

The sophistication of social engineering scams using deepfake AI impersonation is evolving.

Singapore businesses must be proactive to combat rise of AI-enabled fraud

Firms small and large must start with meticulous, compliant accounting and finance processes

Jho Low, whose whereabouts are not known, has publicly proclaimed his innocence.

Malaysian fugitive Jho Low seeks Trump pardon in 1MDB case

According to the DOJ website, the request for “Taek Jho Low” seeks a “Pardon after Completion of Sentence”

Members of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation said on Wednesday that the group is suspected to have created more than 4,000 fictitious and legal entities since 2023.

Russian investigators crack suspected crime ring behind 1 trillion rouble tax fraud

The losses by the state’s coffers come to light just as Moscow is trying to plug the budget deficit in the country’s wartime economy

In 2017, Hui Ka Yan was Asia’s richest man, with a net worth of US$45.3 billion, according to Forbes.

China Evergrande’s billionaire boss falls from circles of power to fraud plea

His plea draws a line under the collapse of an empire that thrust China’s property sector into the glare of global investors

Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan “pleaded guilty and expressed remorse” in trial proceedings on Monday (Apr 13) and Tuesday against him.

China Evergrande founder pleads guilty to fraud in Shenzhen court

Hui and the company also face charges of illegally extending loans, fraudulently issuing securities and bribery by units

Wirecard has been mired in legal trouble since it filed for bankruptcy in 2020.

Singapore extradites former Wirecard director to Germany over links to global fraud ring

The German national is allegedly involved in a criminal organisation, money-laundering offences