Crime

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EPPO cracks down on €795,000 fraud scheme linked to Polish green programme
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), law enforcement authorities detained two suspects on Monday, as part of an investigation into possible fraud involving funds under the Clean Air Programme, with an estimated damage of €795 000.
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EU prosecutors indict Romanian officials over €111,000 Erasmus+ fraud scheme
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Iași (Romania) has filed an indictment against the president and the vice-president of an association, following an investigation into six Erasmus+ projects.
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US prosecutors push to block Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn conviction
Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to reject Ghislaine Maxwell’s latest attempt to overturn her sex trafficking conviction, arguing that newly released Jeffrey Epstein files do not undermine the jury’s verdict or justify vacating her sentence.
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Princess Charlotte security fears as stalking suspect searched weapons and children
Princess Charlotte’s security has come under renewed scrutiny after court proceedings heard that a man accused of stalking Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor allegedly carried out internet searches about children alongside searches related to weapons and methods of killing.
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German banker Grischew jailed for moving €33m through illegal network
German man pleads guilty to moving 33 million euros through fraudulently opened banks accounts while already serving a suspended prison sentence for handling millions taken from scam victims.
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Detained drug lord Marset claims US agents tried to extort $4m in crypto
In an extraordinary letter to a federal judge, Sebastián Marset claimed U.S. agents pressured his mother for his digital wallet access keys following an "irregular rendition" from Bolivia, prompting him to fire his American defense team.
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Senior member of Japan’s Luffy Group arrested in Philippines over fraud scheme
Philippine authorities arrested a senior member of Japan’s “Luffy Group,” a transnational crime syndicate accused of running large-scale fraud operations targeting Japanese citizens.
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Serial sex offender McGinley back in custody after fleeing to Scotland and breaching law
Notorious double rapist Simon McGinley is due to be sentenced later this year after admitting three breaches of the Sex Offenders Act, which he claimed were committed after media coverage of his release from prison last year led to threats from local residents.
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International scam architect Josip Heit built a global Ponzi pyramid that drained investor funds on an industrial scale
Croatian businessman Josip Heit has come under scrutiny over alleged links to Ponzi schemes and money laundering.
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Edinburgh street "covered in blood" after suspected crossbow attack leaves man injured
An Edinburgh street has reportedly been left "covered in blood" following a suspected crossbow attack.
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Woman, 35, found dead in Scotland as man arrested over "suspicious" death
A man has been arrested following the death of a woman at a home in the Scottish Borders.
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Teen cleared of killing 9-year-old girl after court hears "accident" stabbing claim
A teenage boy has been acquitted of the murder and manslaughter of a nine-year-old girl who died from a fatal stab wound.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime assistant may reveal secrets but risks her freedom
Sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal assistant is weighing a tell-all memoir — but is reportedly concerned that revealing everything about the late financier and his activities could strip her of any remaining leverage with authorities.
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Chinese businessman wanted in Thailand as probe links him to "pig-butchering" crypto scams
Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for a Chinese businessman featured in a Reuters investigation into transnational crypto-investment fraud, alleging he was part of a network that laundered money from scams and online gambling through illegal cryptocurrency mining.
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Maxwell claims Epstein files expose rights violations behind "unsafe" conviction
Ghislaine Maxwell argued in a new court filing that Jeffrey Epstein documents released this year contained evidence her rights were violated before she was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the late financier sexually abuse teenage girls.
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Woman accused of murdering her parents as "Zizian cult" deaths linked to 6 killings
A member of the ‘cult’ group known as Zizians has been charged with murdering her parents.
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Bare-knuckle boxer dies after being restrained on flight to United Kingdom following mid-air chaos
A bare-knuckle boxer has died after being restrained on a flight to the UK.
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British influencer faces death penalty in Dubai over fatal stabbing of man, 26
A brit influencer is facing the death penalty after she was charged with the murder of a 26-year-old man in Dubai.
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Romanian escort killed 2 businessmen and poisoned 2 more in GBL honeypot scam
A romanian who posed as an escort killed two wealthy businessmen and poisoned two others in honeypot sex scams.
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Dad-of-two kidnapped, tortured and burned alive in £1m gang feud over cigarettes
A dad-of-two was kidnapped, tortured and set on fire after losing £1million-worth of cigarettes in a gang row, a court has heard.
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One dead and several injured in knife rampage in German spa town
At least one person has died and five others are injured after a knifeman went on a stabbing rampage in Germany, according to local media.
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From cockpit to prison; airline pilot jailed after abusing 12-year-old girl
A British Airways pilot has been jailed after raping a 12-year-old girl he met on social media.
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Budapest cannibal kept human skin face and bones in “trophy lair”, police say
Horrifying photos reveal a cannibal’s lair where he kept a reconstructed face made from human skin which he flaunted in a trophy case.
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Nowak stabbing: police took eight minutes to find fatal wound as teen said “I can’t breathe”
Police officers took eight minutes to find the stab wound that killed Henry Nowak after they had arrested the dying teenager, newly disclosed evidence reveals.
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Pensioner, 66, knocked unconscious after attackers hugged him before brutal assault
A 66-year-old man says he no longer feels safe in Liverpool city centre and is considering moving away after a brutal late-night attack shattered his confidence.