Fraud

Ex-Goldman banker seeks pardon in 1MDB fraud case

Tim Leissner pleaded guilty in 2018 to engaging in a scheme to embezzle US$4.5 billion (S$5.76 billion) from Malaysian fund 1MDB.

Former Canadian flight attendant posed as pilot to get free flights, prosecutors say

The airline Dallas Pokornik worked for and the ones he is accused of fooling have not been named.

Archegos’ Bill Hwang requests pardon for massive fraud that cost banks $12b

Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook \"Bill\" Hwang leaves following his sentencing on a fraud conviction stemming from the 2021 collapse of his $36 billion private investment firm, at the United States District Court in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., November 20, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

South Korea family accused of staging dozens of crashes with children in car

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni seeks seventh term after four decades in power

FILE PHOTO: Uganda's President and the leader of ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, Yoweri Museveni, addresses a campaign rally at the Kitebi Primary school, Rubaga division of Kampala, Uganda January 5, 2026, REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Italian judge acquits influencer Chiara Ferragni over charity fraud claims

Italian influencer and businesswoman Chiara Ferragni leaving a court in Milan on Jan 14, after being acquitted of fraud.

Rental fraud spikes 400% in Malaysia amid rise in identity theft

Losses from fraudulent rental cases have spiked since 2023, particularly in 2025, said the Malaysian police.

Jail for Singaporean, Briton over offences linked to Wirecard

Briton James Henry O’Sullivan (right), who had abetted Singaporean R. Shanmugaratnam, was ordered to spend 6½ years behind bars.

Trump administration seizes on fraud case to target Somali immigrants

Men take part in a weekly Friday Jum’ah prayer session at Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Centre amid a reported ongoing federal immigration operation targeting the Somali community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Dec 5, 2025.

Honduras' presidential runner-up challenges loss as legal action looms

Salvador Nasralla, presidential candidate of the Liberal Party, gives a message after the Central American electoral body declared Nasry Asfura the winner of the presidential election, following weeks of uncertainty and fraud allegations, at party headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras December 24, 2025. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez

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