Brazil’s Finance Ministry has urged the country’s central bank to tighten regulations that it says allow criminal suspects and tax evaders to hide assets through…
China launches new crackdown on medical insurance fraud in mental health sector
Chinese authorities have launched a new nationwide crackdown on medical insurance fraud at mental health institutions, following media reports that some hospitals were offering free…
Cambodian scam compound yields trove of fraud evidence, Thai military says
The Thai military said on Monday it had recovered extensive evidence of transnational fraud from a sprawling scam compound in Cambodia, seized during border clashes…
First Brands founder Patrick James and brother indicted in New York over alleged multibillion-dollar fraud
First Brands founder Patrick James and his brother Edward were indicted in New York on Thursday, accused of orchestrating a sweeping fraud that prosecutors say…
Guyana opposition chooses leader facing US fraud and money laundering charges
Guyana’s opposition lawmakers have elected businessman Azruddin Mohamed as their new leader, a move that has drawn sharp attention because he is simultaneously fighting extradition…
Sundance Resources loses arbitration over Congo iron ore permit dispute
Australia’s Sundance Resources has lost a high-stakes international arbitration after a tribunal rejected its challenge to the Republic of Congo’s revocation of an iron ore…
South Korea brings home 73 suspects from Cambodia in major online fraud crackdown
South Korean authorities have repatriated 73 people suspected of running online scam operations in Cambodia, as part of a cross-border investigation into fraud that allegedly…
Kaiser Permanente affiliates agree to pay $556 million to settle US Medicare fraud allegations
Five affiliates of Kaiser Permanente will pay $556 million to resolve U.S. government claims that they manipulated medical billing to improperly increase Medicare payments. The…
US Supreme Court agrees to hear Bayer’s bid to limit Roundup cancer lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a closely watched appeal from Bayer that could sharply curb thousands of lawsuits accusing the company’s Roundup…
Brazil prosecutors say Banco Master investigation could last up to six months
Brazil’s federal prosecutors expect to spend at least four to six months reviewing evidence gathered in the expanding investigation into the collapse of Banco Master,…