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Financial crimes

Customer data from India’s Bank of Baroda leaked online, source and researcher say

The leaked data includes customer details, identification documents, loan papers and internal audit records.
The leaked data includes customer details, identification documents, loan papers and internal audit records.

Swiss court orders fresh ruling for whistleblowers in multi-billion fraud case

The three men were convicted in 2019 of charges including banking espionage and violating banking secrecy, a verdict that was overturned on appeal in 2021.
The three men were convicted in 2019 of charges including banking espionage and violating banking secrecy, a verdict that was overturned on appeal in 2021.

India probe into stolen donations tests trust in temple finances

A probe into donations allegedly siphoned off at India’s grand Ram temple in 2026 has renewed scrutiny of how religious sites manage billions of cash and gold entrusted to them by devotees.
A probe into donations allegedly siphoned off at India’s grand Ram temple in 2026 has renewed scrutiny of how religious sites manage billions of cash and gold entrusted to them by devotees.

Man walks free after facing charge over $2.4m in illegal money transfers

based on preliminary investigations, Sean Koh Chao Lun had opened an account with money transfer firm Wise Asia Pacific to conduct “overseas remittance” through Day Brand.
based on preliminary investigations, Sean Koh Chao Lun had opened an account with money transfer firm Wise Asia Pacific to conduct “overseas remittance” through Day Brand.

US SEC probes alleged insider trades involving Futu, Tiger Brokers

The scope and stage of the SEC’s probe weren’t immediately clear and the regulator’s reviews can end without any enforcement action being taken. 
The scope and stage of the SEC’s probe weren’t immediately clear and the regulator’s reviews can end without any enforcement action being taken. 

US firm says it lost millions to insider trading ahead of China crackdown on Futu, Tiger Brokers

Susquehanna says it lost more than US$70 million in one of the largest insider-trading schemes in recent memory.
Susquehanna says it lost more than US$70 million in one of the largest insider-trading schemes in recent memory.

Bangladesh sentences Singaporean tycoon for financial crime; his lawyers say he was not charged

S Alam Group founder and chairman Saiful Alam Masud and 10 associates were sentenced in Chattogram, Bangladesh, in May.
S Alam Group founder and chairman Saiful Alam Masud and 10 associates were sentenced in Chattogram, Bangladesh, in May.

‘They said I had to appear in court’: How scammers exploit fear, urgency to target victims

Experts say scammers manipulate human emotions and behavioural biases to pressure victims into acting quickly.
Experts say scammers manipulate human emotions and behavioural biases to pressure victims into acting quickly.

Sam Bankman-Fried loses bid to overturn crypto fraud conviction

FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried stands before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan as he is sentenced to 25 years in prison, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., March 28, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried stands before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan as he is sentenced to 25 years in prison, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., March 28, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

Convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeking Trump pardon

Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted in November 2023 on seven counts of fraud, embezzlement and criminal conspiracy.
Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted in November 2023 on seven counts of fraud, embezzlement and criminal conspiracy.

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