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Poland Seeks Extradition of Ex-Justice Minister From US Over Criminal Charges
Polish prosecutors have formally requested the temporary arrest and extradition of former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro from the U.S. so he could face criminal charges over alleged abuse of power and mismanagement of public funds.According to a Monday…
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Owner of Company Spearheading Kyrgyzstan’s Planned ‘Eco-City’ Had Business Links with Gov’t Official’s Son
A company selected to construct Kyrgyzstan’s Asman eco-city is owned by a Chinese man who previously was co-owner of a company alongside the son of the head of a state agency involved in the project.
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The Alleged Mastermind of a $2 Billion U.S. Telemedicine Scam Is Enjoying the Luxury Life in Russia
Brian Sutton, accused of masterminding one of the largest fraud schemes to ever be unraveled in the United States, is living freely in Russia. Among his acquisitions there is a fleet of luxury cars, an elite villa near…
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Fake Companies, Millions in Cash: Georgia Charges Four in $8.2M Laundering Scheme
Prosecutors in Georgia have charged four foreign nationals and five companies with operating a transnational money-laundering scheme that funneled 21.5 million Georgian lari ($8.2 million) in illicit proceeds through the country’s financial system.According to investigators, the group generated…
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US Sanctions Family of Iranian Tycoon in Crackdown on Alleged IRGC Crypto Network
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the sister and “significant other” of Iranian tycoon Babak Zanjani, targeting a network of crypto exchanges and global companies accused of laundering funds for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Azerbaijani Court Jails 9 Journalists and Activists for up to 15 Years
A Baku court convicted journalists, media rights workers, and pro-democracy activists linked to Toplum TV on financial crimes charges, sentencing them to between 12 and 15 years in prison.
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Lab Owner Suspected of $547 Million Medicare Fraud Extradited to The United States
Khalid Satary’s laboratories allegedly used call centers, telemedicine doctors and kickbacks to turn medically unnecessary cancer tests into $547 million in Medicare claims. Court records indicate the program paid about $134 million.
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Protected Fraud: Georgian Security Chief’s Cousin Gets 12 Years for Call Center Bribes
Following a secretive trial, Andria Liluashvili was sentenced to 12 years in prison and stripped of $13 million in luxury assets for funneling monthly kickbacks from fraudulent call centers to his relative, the former head of Georgia's State…
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Montenegrin Court Sentences Fugitive Kavač Clan Boss to 40 Years in Prison
Using intercepted communications from the encrypted Sky app as evidence, a Montenegrin court handed down a combined 148 years in prison to the Kavač clan leader and his criminal network.
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Videos of Torture for Millions in Ransom: Ethiopia Smashes Notorious Trafficking Ring
Ethiopian authorities have arrested 17 key operatives behind a brutal human trafficking syndicate that trapped tens of thousands of migrants in Yemen, systematically filming their torture to extort millions from terrified families.
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