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Hungary carries out dawn raids over COVID-era purchase of 17,000 ventilators

BUDAPEST, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Hungary's tax authority has raided several locations and made arrests i...

28th October, 2026

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Judge lets US fund seek New York Fed documents tied to Radiant World

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday allowed a US fund to seek...

7th October, 2026

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Romanian court rules to detain pro-Russian former presidential candidate pending fraud probe

BUCHAREST, Sept 29 (Reuters) - A Romanian court ordered the detention on Tuesday of Calin Georgescu,...

29th September, 2026

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Swedish police launch probe into possible election fraud around Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Police said on Friday they had started preliminary investigations int...

25th September, 2026

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AI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources say

By Emilio Parodi MILAN, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Fraudsters using AI to impersonate senior executives sto...

25th September, 2026

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Ex-Deutsche Bank private bank employee admits to embezzlement of customer money

By Tom Sims FRANKFURT, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A former Deutsche Bank employee on Tuesday told a Frankfur...

25th August, 2026

Image for Swiss court orders fresh ruling for whistleblowers in multi-billion fraud case
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Swiss court orders fresh ruling for whistleblowers in multi-billion fraud case

ZURICH, July 22 (Reuters) - Switzerland's highest court has ordered a fresh ruling in the case of th...

22nd July, 2026

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UK fraud report calls for more whistleblower rewards

By Kirstin Ridley LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain should pave the way for its Serious Fraud Offi...

14th July, 2026

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Britons paid £59 billion too little tax last year, government says

LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Britons paid £59.2 billion ($78 billion) less tax than they should have...

23rd June, 2026

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Britain’s banks see fraud cases spike after refund rules take effect

By Phoebe Seers LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - Britain’s banks recorded the sharpest increase in losses...

14th June, 2026

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Portugal police say operation breaks up large-scale illegal immigration network

LISBON, May 26 (Reuters) - Portuguese police said on Tuesday that the authorities have dismantled a...

26th May, 2026

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Former LCF boss and wife sentenced for selling saddles, hot tub

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - The former CEO of collapsed British investment firm London Capital & Fina...

21st May, 2026