Fraud & Forgery

Majorcabased British financier investigated by SFO convicted of offence in 1990s

The British financier at the centre of a Serious Fraud Office investigation into the disappearance of millions of pounds of expats' investments was convicted of a similar offence in the 1990s The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.

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Russian justice in the dock over anticorruption lawyer's agonising death in prison

The death of Sergei Magnitsky after a year in prison without trial has raised frightening questions over Russia's justice system - and the wisdom of challenging corruption. By Philip Aldrick, Andrew Osborn in Moscow and Philip...

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Shamed tycoon lies low as creditors await repayment

By MAEVE SHEEHAN Sunday November 22 2009 AN unremarkable village setting in Co Kilkenny seems an unlikely address for the shamed high-society investment tycoon Breifne O'Brien. Yet the quiet hamlet of Thomastown is apparently...

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Romanians vote for president amid political crisis

Candidates for President of Romania, Mircea Geoana, right, of the Social Democracy party, Traian Basescu, left, President in office, of the Democrat Liberal party, and Crin Antonescu, center, of the Liberal party, are seen at...

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Madeleine McCann detective paid £500,000 from donations facing £1m fraud charge

By Daniel Boffey and Mark Hollingsworth Missing: Madeleine McCann vanished in May 2007 A private detective whose company was paid up to £500,000 from publicly donated funds to find Madeleine McCann has been charged with fraud....

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Three firefighters accused of certification forgeries

SHERIDAN — Three firefighters, including former Sheridan Fire Chief Ron Carter, are charged with felonies related to the forgery of firefighter-training paperwork. Carter, Sheridan Fire Capt. Brian Ribble and Federal Heights...

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MTSU professor left trail of deceit, shady dealings

A nurse. Holder, who once chaired the nursing programs at both Middle Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, faced four felony charges of bank and wire fraud. At the same time, Pam and Fred...

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It's all too easy for someone to be you

Recently, I checked into the new Holiday Inn in Rivonia Road in Johannesburg. The accommodation had been booked through a travel agent, with confirmation that all extras were to be added to the bill and submitted to the travel...

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Will Casey Anthony Take A Plea Deal?

ORLANDO -- It’s one of the biggest case files in Orange County history. More than 12,300 pages of discovery have been turned over to Casey's defense team. We know the state’s position is that Casey Anthony intentionally killed...

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Afghan ministers face fraud arrest

Warrants have been signed for the arrest of two Afghan cabinet ministers on charges of theft and fraud, highlighting the extent of alleged corruption in the government of President Hamid Karzai. Investigators in Afghanistan’s...

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