Fraud

Russia detains billionaire, executives, drone official in fraud case, media reports say

FILE PHOTO: Valery Kustov, Chairman of the board of Efko, Russia's leading sunflower oil producer, attends a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow, Russia, July 2, 2025. Sputnik/Dmitry Astakhov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

UK funeral director faces jail over bodies left ‘on racks’

Scammer allegedly duped 6 foreign nationals into paying $14k for non-existent work permits

ST understands the alleged scammer - Abdul Raheem - is already being investigated for a similar scam in 2025 involving another group of foreign nationals.

No sign of violence in death of Epstein-linked French modelling scout, prosecutors day

Newly-released documents from disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, referencing court cases against him, are seen in this handout released by the U.S. Justice Department and printed and arranged for a photograph by Reuters in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Singapore police, FBI sign MOU to tackle money laundering, cyberscams, fraud

The Singapore Police Force’s deputy commissioner of investigation and intelligence Zhang Weihan (left) and the FBI’s assistant director for the Criminal Division Heith R. Janke inked the MOU in Singapore on July 24.

India’s Modi promises fast-track courts on exam leaks; protesters want education minister to quit

Police use teargas to control the crowd during a protest by students demanding the education minister’s resignation on July 22.

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.

Accountant who failed to place $8.5m in fixed deposit ordered to pay damages to ex-employer

The company contended that the accountant Nur Aniza Mohd Shah’s breach of duties caused it to suffer losses.

Hundreds of non-citizens voted in New Jersey due to software error, governor says

A person votes during the New Jersey primary elections for US Congress, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, on June 2.

News analysis

Trump says China stole US voters’ data. Will this derail his September summit with Xi?

In a July 16 prime-time speech that prominent American TV networks refused to broadcast live, US President Donald Trump said the records show China acquired 220 million US voter files, beginning in the 2020 election cycle.

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