Financial crimes

Thailand plans overhaul of market laws to speed up fraud probes

The proposed cooperation between SEC officials and the police should significantly shorten investigations into alleged financial offences.

Two Binance employees detained in the UAE amid police inquiries

The detentions are an indication that Binance has faced serious legal pressure in the UAE, which is the home of the company’s main regulator.

Saudi Arabia tightens anti-crime oversight on UAE-bound bank transfers

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Burj Khalifa skyline in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi/File Photo

Former Nepal prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba returns home, faces graft probe

Nepal’s former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has denied the allegations against him.

Lebanon indicts ex-central bank governor Salameh over new alleged financial crimes

FILE PHOTO: Longtime chief of Lebanon's Central Bank Riad Salameh, poses as he leaves office after a 30-year tenure, at Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir//File Photo

Major hedge funds targeted in wave of attempted cyberattacks

Cybersecurity breaches on Wall Street have surged over the past year, as artificial intelligence tools help bad actors launch attacks relatively cheaply and broadly.

British man jailed for claiming late mother’s benefits while keeping her body in freezer

Phillips also admitted to fraud after he received about £78,000 in benefits and pension payments after his mother’s death.

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.

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.

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.

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