The man, a 66-year-old South African pharmaceutical executive, fled his quarantine hotel and was later confirmed to have the Omicron variant.
Tag: Frauds and Swindling
Who Paid for That Mansion in Canada? Haitians Demand Answers
Valued at $3.4 million, a Haitian senator’s Montreal villa has become a potent emblem of the growing gap between Haiti’s impoverished citizens and its wealthy political elite.
Fake Vaccines May Have Been Given to Thousands in India, Police Say
Fourteen people have been charged with conspiracy and forgery, the latest example of fraud undermining India’s pandemic response.
Man Charged With Stealing 500 Covid Vaccine Cards in Los Angeles
The police and prosecutors determined that the value of the cards was “at least $15 apiece if illegally sold.”
Spain Turns to Corruption Rehab for Officials Who Can’t Stop Stealing
Con artists and swindlers have long captured headlines in Spain. Now the country has a novel solution: A rehabilitation program aiming to “reinsert” corrupt officials back into society.
Spain Turns to Corruption Rehab for Officials Who Can’t Stop Stealing
Con artists and swindlers have long captured headlines in Spain. Now the country has a novel solution: A rehabilitation program aiming to “reinsert” corrupt officials back into society.
India’s Black Market Preys on Desperate Covid-19 Victims
As the health care system fails, clandestine markets have emerged for drugs, oxygen, hospital beds and funeral services. Fake goods may be putting lives at risk.
British Fraud Unit Is Investigating Gupta and Greensill
The inquiry will focus a spotlight on a steel magnate and a financier whose business collapse has provoked a scandal in Britain.
90-Year-Old Hong Kong Woman Robbed of $33 Million in Phone Scam
In one of the most staggering Hong Kong phone cons in recent memory, a 90-year-old woman was swindled over five months.
$40,000 Swindle Puts Spotlight on Literary Prize Scams
The organizers of at least five British awards received emails asking them to transfer prize money to a PayPal account. One of them paid out.