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White-collar crime

Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty to Nine Tax Offenses

France Formally Charges Telegram CEO

Trump pledges to jail opponents, baselessly suggests election will be stolen from him

Washington Post3 hrs

Trump Vows ‘Long Term Prison Sentences’ For Election ‘Cheating’—Despite No Evidence Of Major Fraud

Prosecution panel advises against indicting first lady over Dior bag acceptance

Korea Herald2 days

Hunter Biden intends to plead guilty on federal tax charges brought by special counsel David Weiss

Ex T-Mobile CEO to be Deposed in $100M Defamation Suit

Hunter Biden's Motion to Dismiss Tax Evasion Case Rejected

George Santos Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

Fraud and swindling

Ex-Trump Lawyer to Cooperate in Arizona 'Fake Electors' Case

DOJ Watchdog Finds No Improper Pressure to Lower Roger Stone Sentence

Hole-in-one insurance agent's license revoked for fraud

Korea Herald6 days

Apple stands by decision to terminate account belonging to WWDC student winner

TechCrunchAug 31

House Committee Subpoenas Walz in COVID Fraud Scheme Investigation

Man charged for using bots to stream AI-generated songs for $10M in royalties

GameStop Short-Seller Charged With $16M Fraud

Self-Exiled Chinese Tycoon Convicted in US Fraud Case

New Jersey Senator Menendez Convicted for Taking Bribes

Bribery

Menendez to Resign US Senate Seat

Five Charged With Bribing Juror in US COVID Fraud Trial

Prosecution committee to review whether to indict first lady over Dior bag acceptance

Korea Herald3 days

D.C. Councilmember Trayon White Sr. arrested on federal bribery charges

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on all charges in federal corruption trial

Why many countries have prosecuted former leaders

The ConversationJul 29

Ex-Honduran President Given 45 Years in US Prison

Russia Arrests Fourth Defense Official on Bribery Charges

US Contradicts UK on Whether China Supplying Russia With 'Lethal Aid'

Cybercrime

US Intelligence: Iran Attempting to Influence US Election Process

US Feds Dismantle Alleged Russian 'Bot Farm'

France formally charges Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, over organized crime on messaging app

TechCrunch16 hrs

[Editorial] Uproot sexual deepfakes

Korea HeraldAug 26

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Arrest Linked to Sweeping Criminal Investigation

Inside Thailand's $2 Billion Scam Industry Now Targeting Americans

UK: NHS Probes Data Leak Claims After Cyber Attack

Epoch Times CFO Charged in Alleged Money Laundering Scheme

Cyber Attacks Hit UK Health System

Tax evasion

Panama Papers Trial Begins for 27 Defendants

Judge Rejects Hunter Biden's Dismissal Request

SPC chairman acquitted of tax evasion charges

Korea Herald2 days

Clean and sober, taxes paid: Hunter Biden's new life could keep him out of prison

Election 2024 live updates: Harris travels to Pennsylvania ahead of debate; Trump gives remarks in New York

Hunter Biden to Plead Guilty in Federal Tax Evasion Trial

DOJ: IRS Leaker Sought Job to Release Trump's Tax Returns

Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Tax Charges

Hunter Biden Indicted on 9 Tax Charges

Perjury

Ex-Trump CFO Weisselberg Pleads Guilty to Perjury

Baltimore Prosecutor Indicted on Federal Charges

Man indicted for false testimony, evidence rigging over girlfriend's rape

Korea HeraldAug 19

Ex-top prosecutor for Baltimore to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions

Associated PressJul 11

Man Free After 37 Years Due to ‘Sex for Lies’ False Witness

Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg released from jail

Embezzlement

New York Times Sues OpenAI, Microsoft for Alleged Copyright Infringement

US, UK, Canada Sanction Lebanon's Former Central Bank Governor

Police summon ex-Taekwang chief over allegations of embezzlement

Korea HeraldAug 19

Ukraine fires top cybersecurity officials

TechCrunchFeb 12

Swiss court convicts two executives of embezzling $1.8bn from 1MDB

Al JazeeraAug 26

Former New York Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud, identity theft

Lebanon: Protesters Vandalize Banks, Demand Their Money Back

Lebanon Receives Interpol Notice for Central Bank Governor

Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief Appears Before Corruption Hearing

Securities & commodities violations

India's Top Court Refuses New Fraud Probe into Adani Group

SEC Sues Kraken for Running Unregistered Crypto Exchange

SEC charges crypto firm NovaTech with fraud

TechCrunchAug 12

Hong Kong banks face record fines for naked short selling

Korea HeraldApr 12

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Reportedly Quits and Pleads Guilty to Breaking US Law

Judge thrashes Sam Bankman-Fried for claiming FTX customers didn't lose any money before handing down 25-year sentence

Business InsiderJul 11

US Treasury Cracks Down on Crypto Mixer

Coinbase Granted Approval to Allow Crypto Futures Trading

Binance Halts US Dollar Deposits Amid SEC Suit