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Fraud gangs ‘stealing billions’ from music industry via ‘fake’ streams

July 4, 2024 World Justice News 0
Fraud groups take billions of dollars a year out of the music industry through fake streams, a streaming technology company has warned. At least 10% of all song streams are fraudulent, and this takes between […]
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FBI offers $5m reward in hunt for fugitive ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova

June 27, 2024 World Justice News 0
A $5m (£4m) reward is being offered in the hunt for the fugitive “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova. Bulgarian-born Ignatova, who has German citizenship, has been on the FBI most-wanted list since 2022 for fraud and money […]
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One of world’s biggest botnets taken down

May 30, 2024 World Justice News 0
Law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down a global malware network which stole $5.9bn (£4.65bn) and is linked to other crimes, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said. The DOJ partnered […]
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Canada

The rise and fall of Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski

May 20, 2024 World Justice News 0
In December 2022, in the middle of the night, 25-year-old Aiden Pleterski was kidnapped in downtown Toronto. His captors released the self-proclaimed “Crypto King” after three days but under threat – Mr Pleterski had to […]
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Germany detains alleged Nigerian mafia members who orchestrated large-scale dating scams

April 25, 2024 World Justice News 0
German police have arrested 11 Nigerian men suspected of being in a mafia group who orchestrated large-scale dating scams. The Black Axe gang was involved in “multiple areas of criminal activity” globally, Bavarian police said […]
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Arizona indicts Trump allies over 2020 fake elector scheme

April 25, 2024 World Justice News 0
Arizona has indicted a number of former President Donald Trump’s advisers over an alleged scheme to flip his defeat in the state and overturn the 2020 election result. Ex-Trump advisers Rudi Giuliani and Mark Meadows […]
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Operator of ‘Bitcoin Invested’ Pirate Site Movie2K Charged After More Than a Decade

April 20, 2024 World Justice News 0
More than a decade ago, Movie2K was one of the largest pirate sites on the Internet. Serving a German audience, the streaming portal shut down in 2013, but that wasn’t the end of the story. […]
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Police take down global cyber gang accused of industrial-scale fraud

April 18, 2024 World Justice News 0
Police have taken down a gang accused of using a technology service that helped criminals use fraudulent text messages to steal from victims. They have arrested 37 people worldwide and are contacting victims. Officers say […]
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Vietnamese billionaire Truong My Lan sentenced to death for $44bn fraud

April 11, 2024 World Justice News 0
It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh […]
Tsvetka Todorova, Stoyan Stoyanov and Patritsia Paneva
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Gang guilty of large £53.9m Universal Credit benefit fraud

April 10, 2024 World Justice News 0
Five members of an organised gang have been convicted of what has been described by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) as the largest case of benefit fraud in England and Wales. The gang of three […]

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0
The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]
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Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0
For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]
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Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0
Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]
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