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Tag: Frauds and Swindling

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Sara Netanyahu Cuts Plea Deal in Catering Case

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019DAVID M. HALBFINGERComments Off on Sara Netanyahu Cuts Plea Deal in Catering Case

The wife of Israel’s prime minister was accused of misusing about $100,000 in public funds. The prime minister’s own corruption case still looms over his run for another term.

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A Tale of Murder, Revenge and a Canadian Immigrant Dream Gone Wrong

June 1, 2019June 2, 2019DAN BILEFSKYComments Off on A Tale of Murder, Revenge and a Canadian Immigrant Dream Gone Wrong

Vancouver is riveted by the murder trial of a Chinese immigrant, accused of killing his wealthy relative. The story pulls together many strands of recent changes in the city.

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Nepal Says Everest Rules Might Change After Traffic Jams and Deaths

May 29, 2019May 30, 2019Bhadra Sharma and Jeffrey GettlemanComments Off on Nepal Says Everest Rules Might Change After Traffic Jams and Deaths

Officials said that climbers might have to submit proof of mountaineering experience and a verifiable certificate of good health.

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Protests in Indonesia After Presidential Election Results

May 22, 2019NYT > WorldComments Off on Protests in Indonesia After Presidential Election Results

Violence erupted in Jakarta, Indonesia, after it was announced that President Joko Widodo won re-election. Supporters of his opponent, Prabowo Subianto, accused election officials of fraud.

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Former VW C.E.O. Martin Winterkorn Is Charged by Germany in Diesel Scheme

April 15, 2019April 16, 2019CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZEComments Off on Former VW C.E.O. Martin Winterkorn Is Charged by Germany in Diesel Scheme

Prosecutors in Germany connected the charges against Martin Winterkorn and four other managers to events that ran from 2006, when the diesel scandal was first conceived, to 2015.

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International Herald Tribune: 1894: A Conman Passing Himself Off as a Belgian Prince Is Authentic

February 25, 2019THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNEComments Off on International Herald Tribune: 1894: A Conman Passing Himself Off as a Belgian Prince Is Authentic

A man who swindled people out of millions of French francs by claiming to be a prince actually did come from one of Belgium’s grandest families.

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He Performed Surgery in Romania, but Is He a Doctor?

February 6, 2019PALKO KARASZComments Off on He Performed Surgery in Romania, but Is He a Doctor?

An Italian man adopted a new name and set himself up in Bucharest as a cosmetic surgeon. Romanian officials say he was not authorized to practice medicine.

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India Protests U.S. Detention of Students in Fake-University Sting

February 3, 2019February 4, 2019REUTERSComments Off on India Protests U.S. Detention of Students in Fake-University Sting

New Delhi said several Indian students had been unwittingly caught up in an operation intended to expose visa fraud.

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Everest Fraud Leads Insurers to Threaten a Boycott Unless Nepal Cracks Down

January 25, 2019KAI SCHULTZComments Off on Everest Fraud Leads Insurers to Threaten a Boycott Unless Nepal Cracks Down

An elaborate scheme centered on helicopter rescues from Everest and nearby peaks has defrauded millions of dollars from insurance companies.

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Fyre Festival’s Organizers Didn’t Pay a Restaurant Owner, So GoFundMe Donors Stepped In

January 22, 2019LAURA M. HOLSONComments Off on Fyre Festival’s Organizers Didn’t Pay a Restaurant Owner, So GoFundMe Donors Stepped In

With two documentaries bringing new attention to the 2017 music festival disaster, people raised more than $167,000 for a Bahamian restaurant owner who was exploited.

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