Tag: Fraud and false statements
Turkey detains dozens for alleged cryptocurrency fraud
ISTANBUL — Turkish police have detained 62 people as part of an investigation into a cryptocurrency exchange that is being accused of defrauding investors,...
Family indicted, accused of selling bleach as COVID cure
MIAMI — A family accused of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a coronavirus cure through their Florida-based church has been indicted on federal...
Turkey probes cryptocurrency exchange for possible $2B fraud
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation into a cryptocurrency exchange Thursday over allegations it may have defrauded some 390,000 investors of an...
Super League among sporting ventures that went wrong
The aborted plan to create a breakaway Super League with 12 of the biggest clubs in European soccer was perhaps the most egregious example...
Italy investigates no-work hospital employee who earned 538K
ROME — Authorities have placed a half-dozen public hospital employees in southern Italy under investigation for abuse of office after they allegedly allowed a...
Ex-Arizona official gets more prison time in adoption scheme
SALT LAKE CITY — A former Arizona politician could serve up to 15 years in prison for operating an illegal adoption scheme involving women...
Ex-Arizona official gets more prison time in adoption scheme
SALT LAKE CITY — A former Arizona politician could serve up to 15 years in prison for operating an illegal adoption scheme involving women...
CoreCivic to settle shareholders lawsuit for $56 million
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — CoreCivic says it will pay $56 million to settle a lawsuit by shareholders who accused the private prison operator of inflating...
Israeli PM threatens defamation suit against predecessor
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to sue his predecessor, Ehud Olmert, if he does not apologize for saying the Israeli leader's...
As America embraces voting early, GOP moves to restrict it
Nearly seven of every 10 voters cast their ballots before Election Day in 2020. Republicans are moving to make it harder for that to...