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Detained magnate Plahotniuc willing to be extradited to Moldova, lawyer says

CHISINAU, Moldova (Reuters) -Moldovan business magnate Vladimir Plahotniuc, detained in Greece on a...

28th July, 2025

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Greek police arrest Moldovan tycoon Plahotniuc on Interpol notice

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek police have arrested a Moldovan tycoon and a former political leader wanted...

22nd July, 2025

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HSBC executive's fraud conviction voided by US appeals court

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Thursday voided the 2017 fraud convi...

18th July, 2025

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Russia jails major general for six years over fraud at military theme park

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A senior Russian Defence Ministry official was sentenced to six years in prison on...

17th July, 2025

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Austrian prosecutors bring fraud case against fallen property tycoon Benko

VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian prosecutors said on Tuesday they were bringing an insolvency-related frau...

15th July, 2025

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UK man pleads not guilty in New York to $99 million wine fraud

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A British man pleaded not guilty on Friday in New York to ch...

11th July, 2025

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Romania arrests 13 in phishing scam targeting British tax office

LONDON (Reuters) -Thirteen people have been arrested in Romania after phishing attacks against Brita...

10th July, 2025

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Standard Chartered Bank faces $2.7 billion lawsuit over alleged role in 1MDB fraud

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Liquidators seeking to recoup misappropriated funds from Malaysia's sovereig...

1st July, 2025

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Payments group Worldline shares tumble 41% after allegations by media consortium

(Reuters) -Worldline shares fell over 20% on Wednesday after an investigation by 21 European media o...

25th June, 2025

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Russian cryptocurrency firm founder avoids further US prison time for fraud

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A Russian-born founder of a cryptocurrency financial services firm...

12th June, 2025

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Crime gang steals $64 million from UK tax office in phishing scam

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's tax office (HMRC) said on Wednesday that its security systems had detect...

4th June, 2025

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UK launches probe into alleged solar fraud that brought down English council

(Reuters) -Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Tuesday it had launched an investigation int...

3rd June, 2025