Fraud

US Justice Department defends move to drop Indian billionaire Adani criminal charges

Gautam Adani had publicly said he planned to invest US$10 billion in the US just after Americans elected Donald Trump as president in late 2024.

Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru presidential race

Peru's conservative Keiko Fujimori addresses the media at her party's Popular Force headquarters, after she narrowly defeated leftist congressman Roberto Sanchez in the Peruvian presidential election, ahead of the official result announcement, in Lima, Peru, June 24, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce

Trump says his acting spy chief is free to declassify records, including on the 2020 election

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives to board the new Air Force One, a plane gifted by the Qatari government, after departing Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

US director sentenced to 30 months for defrauding Netflix

Carl Rinsch was convicted in 2025 of misspending US$11 million (S$14 million) paid to him by Netflix in 2020 to create a science fiction series called White Horse.

Keiko Fujimori leads Peru’s presidential race after official count concludes

Conservative Keiko Fujimori leads the final count in Peru’s presidential runoff, paving the way for the return of the Fujimori name to power.

Vietnamese police bust transnational online fraud ring, arrest 12 suspects

Welfare fraud costs Britain $17 billion as Burnham vows crackdown

Andy Burnham said his aim was to bear down on the welfare bill by getting claimants into jobs.

White House delays release of US voting machine study as midterms near

FILE PHOTO: Wrapped voting machines wait for delivery inside the Allegheny County Elections Warehouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

Mexican mayor accused of faking her kidnapping in $2.6m embezzlement scheme

Nancy Napoles, the municipal president of Tenancingo, several hours outside Mexico City, has proclaimed her innocence, calling the accusations “politicised”.

Thailand to auction off yacht linked to accused fraudster Benjamin Mauerberger

The yacht will be sold next week with a starting price of US$18.3 million, after being seized from Ben Smith and his wife Cattaliya Beevor.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.