Pirated books thrive on Amazon — and authors say web giant ignores fraud
Amazon is getting flooded with counterfeit versions of books, angering customers and authors alike who say the site is doing little to fight the literary...
Reality TV CEO Jonathan Lee Smith sentenced to prison for $2M fraud scheme
A CEO of two Hollywood production companies that specialize in reality television shows was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for...
Swiss court acquits Blatter, Platini in FIFA corruption trial
Issued on: 08/07/2022 - 10:46 Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing legend Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court on...
Disgraced FIFA chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini face fraud trial
Issued on: 08/06/2022 - 09:39 Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, face trial on Wednesday over a suspected...
‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli seen for first time since early prison release
Notorious “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli was seen in public Thursday for the first time since his early release from federal prison a day earlier. In...
Deutsche Bank HQ searched over possible money laundering
An estimated 170 regulators descended on Deutsche Bank’s global headquarters in Germany Friday after the financial giant alerted authorities about a potential money laundering case,...
EU fraud agency accuses Marine Le Pen of misusing public funds
Issued on: 19/04/2022 - 16:27 Paris prosecutors are studying a report by the European Union's fraud agency accusing French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen...
Company accused of scamming customers on Xbox, PlayStation orders must pay restitution
A company accused of bilking costumers out of tens of thousands of dollars for PlayStations and Xboxes that were never delivered for the Christmas holidays...
Sherri Papini charged with faking kidnapping, officials say
California “super mom” Sherri Papini, whose disappearance and mysterious reappearance sparked a frantic three-week search in 2016 and hit global headlines, lied about being kidnapped...
Actor sentenced in $650 million Ponzi scheme involving fake Netflix, HBO deals
An LA actor who orchestrated an elaborate Ponzi scheme that raised $650 million in bogus licensing deals with HBO and Netflix was sentenced to 20...
Former Honduran president arrested as US seeks extradition on drug charges
Issued on: 16/02/2022 - 01:36 Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, whose extradition is sought by the United States for alleged ties with drug traffickers, surrendered...
Trump’s longtime accountant cuts ties, says his financial records are unreliable
Issued on: 15/02/2022 - 05:08 Donald Trump's longtime accountants have ditched the former US president as a client, saying a decade's worth of financial statements...
Elderly nun sentenced to prison for gambling away elementary schools funds
A disgraced nun who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Los Angeles Catholic elementary school and went on Vegas gambling sprees will be...
NY couple charged with using fake vax cards to attend Buffalo Bills playoff game
A couple from western New York was arrested on felony charges for allegedly using fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to attend a Buffalo Bills home playoff...
Trump repeats claims that 2020 election was stolen at first rally of new year
Former President Donald Trump held his first political rally of the new year in Arizona on Friday, continuing to insist that he had won the...