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U.K. Sanctions Four Georgians Over Occupied Ukraine Visit
The new sanctions target political figures and commentators, including the brother-in-law of Tbilisi’s mayor, over a September 2025 meeting with the head of the Russian-backed, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic.
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Lithuanian Mayor Found Guilty in Expense Fraud Case
A Lithuanian court has found Prienai district Mayor Alvydas Vaicekauskas guilty of abuse of office, fraud, and document forgery over false expense claims he submitted while serving as a municipal councilor. The Alytus District Court fined him 7,500…
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Seven Arrested in Massive EU Fraud Scheme Selling Used Phones as New
An international law enforcement operation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) resulted in the arrests of seven people, including two alleged ringleaders, to dismantle a criminal network suspected of selling more than one million used mobile…
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Internal Watchdog says Data Leaks and Bribery Push French Police Misconduct Cases to Five-Year High
An internal report recorded 341 integrity breaches within France’s National Police last year, driven by a sharp rise in unauthorized database queries and bribery, even as the oversight body lacks the power to penalize officers.
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US Charges Tech CEO, Russian Over Hidden Ownership
U.S. prosecutors allege that Oxygen Forensics concealed its Russian ownership and Russia-based software development while selling digital forensic tools to American government agencies, including the Secret Service.
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Former Anti-Corruption Official Among Two Iraqi Lawmakers Jailed for Illicit Enrichment
Iraqi MPs Alia Nassif and Ashwaq Salem Hassan were sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay more than $54 million in fines and restitution for illicit enrichment.
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Federal Judge Weighs Limits of U.S. Reach in Trial of Accused Kingpin Sebastián Marset
Defense lawyers argued in a Virginia courtroom that Sebastián Marset "studiously avoided" the United States, asking a federal judge to dismiss narco-terrorism and money laundering charges on the grounds that his alleged criminal empire operated entirely outside American…
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EPPO Arrests Suspect in $79M Cross-Border VAT Fraud Probe
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has arrested another suspect in its “Escape Room” investigation into a cross-border VAT carousel fraud network operating across six EU countries. The wider network allegedly used hundreds of shell companies and fictitious invoices to…
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Former Mother-In-Law of Dismissed Ukraine Prosecutor General Denies Buying Dubai Villa
The former mother-in-law of recently dismissed Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko owned a Dubai villa while he was an official at a different government body, according to leaked property data. She denies making the purchase.
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Albanian Court Orders House Arrest for Intelligence Chief
Prime Minister Edi Rama announced Vlora Hyseni’s immediate dismissal after prosecutors implicated her in a sweeping investigation involving manipulated public contracts and the alleged destruction of evidence.
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