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White-collar crime

Following a 2019 hacking incident at LifeLabs Inc., which compromised the personal health data of up to 15M Canadians, a joint investigation by Ontario and British Columbia privacy commissioners finalized in 2020 has been published, with the report concluding that LifeLabs failed to safeguard client information.

Canada: Court Orders Release of LifeLabs Data Breach Report

UK Minister Warns of Russian AI Cyberattacks

Why Charles Kushner—Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To France—Is So Controversial

Pokémon Go Creator Training AI on User Data

Russia-linked hackers exploited Firefox and Windows bugs in ‘widespread’ hacking campaign

TechCrunch4 days

Fraud and swindling

The US Dept. of Justice (DOJ) has indicted Raul Gorrin Belisario, the owner of Venezuela's state-owned media company Globovision, on money laundering charges linked to the country's state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA).

US Indicts Venezuelan Media Owner

Report: US Treasury Has Used AI to Catch $1B in Fraud This Year

Billionaire Gautam Adani Decries ‘Baseless’ U.S. Indictment Accusing Him Of $250 Million Bribery Scheme

FTX Bankruptcy Approved, Customers to Receive Refunds

Trump demands New York AG Letitia James drop civil fraud case 'for the greater good of the country'

Bribery

The Superior Court in Lima, Peru, sentenced former Pres. Alejandro Toledo, 78, to 20 years and six months in prison after he was found guilty of accepting $35M in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.

Peru: Ex-President Toledo Given 20 Years in Prison for Corruption

US Court Sentences Former Mexican Security Chief Over Cartel Bribes

What you need to know about Adani's US bribery indictment

Korea HeraldNov 23

Singapore: Ex-Minister Gets a Year in Jail in Graft Case

US Says Adani Made False Statements to Lenders About News Report

BloombergNov 22

Cybercrime

US authorities said on Wednesday that Iranian hackers transmitted stolen information from former Pres. Donald Trump's campaign to individuals engaged in Democratic Pres. Joe Biden's re-election campaign this summer.

US Claims Iran Sent Stolen Trump Files to Biden Campaign

France Formally Charges Telegram CEO

The rise and fall of the ‘Scattered Spider’ hackers

TechCrunch7 days

US Intelligence: Iran Attempting to Influence US Election Process

Russia Charges Hacker Wanted by FBI Over Ransomware Attacks

Tax evasion

The US Dept. of the Treasury released a new 603-page proposal on how it will enforce the 15% corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT), which was passed by Congress as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

US Treasury Prepares New Rules to Enforce 15% Corporate Tax

Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty to Nine Tax Offenses

'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint hit with $2.3 million tax bill after losing legal battle

Business Insider12 hrs

Hunter Biden's Motion to Dismiss Tax Evasion Case Rejected

Rupert Grint ordered to pay £1.8m in taxes after losing legal dispute

Perjury

Allen Weisselberg, the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Trump Organization, Monday agreed to plead guilty to two counts of perjury in state court in Manhattan in relation to former Pres. Donald Trump's civil fraud trial.

Ex-Trump CFO Weisselberg Pleads Guilty to Perjury

Baltimore Prosecutor Indicted on Federal Charges

Opposition leader acquitted of subornation of perjury charges

Korea Herald5 days

Man Free After 37 Years Due to ‘Sex for Lies’ False Witness

Embezzlement

The embezzlement trial of National Rally (RN) Member of Parliament Marine Le Pen and more than 20 members of her party began Monday. She's accused of creating "fake jobs" to illegally take EU Parliament funds and use them for party operations.

France: Le Pen Embezzlement Trial Begins

French Prosecutors Probe Marine Le Pen Over Campaign Funding

Court again rejects arrest warrant for Qoo10 CEO over massive payment delays

Korea HeraldNov 17

New York Times Sues OpenAI, Microsoft for Alleged Copyright Infringement

Facing Embezzlement Charges, Marine Le Pen Plays the Victim

Securities & commodities violations

India's Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to establish a panel to aid an ongoing probe by the country's market regulator into allegations of fraud by billionaire Gautam Adani's business group.

India's Top Court Refuses New Fraud Probe into Adani Group

SEC Sues Kraken for Running Unregistered Crypto Exchange

SEC charges crypto firm NovaTech with fraud

TechCrunchNov 03

US Treasury Cracks Down on Crypto Mixer

Hong Kong banks face record fines for naked short selling

Korea HeraldJul 04