Crime

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SEC charges Apex promoters in $5 million fraud scheme involving cryptocurrency technology
The SEC has filed securities fraud charges against two Apex promoters.
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Manchester detective found guilty after stealing cocaine and giving it to dealers
Andrew Talbot used police systems to look up dealers to help him sell the drugs
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UK media accuse SportBank founder Mykyta Izmaylov of treason and money laundering
The UK media suspect SportBank founder Mykyta Izmaylov of state treason, money laundering, and transferring money abroad. He is also alleged to have ties with the Russian Gazprombank.
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A report indicates that e-commerce fraud is experiencing significant growth worldwide
Fraud is involved in around 20 percent of the world’s online sales each year, netting criminals trillions of dollars, according to a report from a national security research group.
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Putnam & Ramirez have been ordered to pay over $16 million in a SEC fraud judgment
Following settlement of fraud charges related to operation of multiple MLM Ponzi schemes, monetary relief has been ordered against defendants Dan Putnam and Jean Paul Ramirez Rico.
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Woolwich stabbing: Two arrested on suspicion of murder after victim, 15, identified
Two people have been arrested by detectives who have today named the teenage victim of a stabbing in Woolwich as Daejuan Campbell
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Stellantis Chair John Elkann has been targeted in a €75 million asset seizure over alleged tax fraud
An Italian judge has seized money and assets worth almost 75 million euros ($84 million) from five people, including Stellantis (STLAM.MI), opens new tab and Ferrari (RACE.MI), opens new tab Chair John Elkann, as part of an investigation into alleged tax fraud, prosecutors said on Friday.
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A man and his son have been jailed for a £1 million fraud involving the National Trust
A building surveyor has been jailed for swindling the National Trust out of more than £1 million through false invoices.
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Burglar awarded £5m after being stabbed in Chelmsford prison kitchen
Steven Wilson was attacked after risk assessment failed to stop convicted murderer working in kitchen with access to knives
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A rapist who posed as a taxi driver charged his victim a £20 "fare" after the assault
Three men who preyed on and raped a lone woman have been sentenced to a combined total of 25 years in prison.
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Narco-Subs Sail the Caribbean
The Caribbean, historically a key region for drug trafficking, has once again become the center of attention with the seizure of a narco-submarine, signaling the use of these types of vessels is potentially becoming a more common tactic for drug shipments in this smuggling route.
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An Irish crime boss has admitted to employing a trick to hide a stash of guns
A boss of an organised crime gang and two of his key members have admitted a trick to create a fake arms cache in a bid to help him secure a lighter prison sentence.
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Five people have been arrested in connection with a murder investigation following a fatal stabbing in Teesside
A man told Teesside Live he heard "high-pitched screaming" ran over to the man and "started doing CPR".
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Jeremy Grabow of JayPac is a scammer facing lawsuits
Jeremy Grabow is a serial scammer who has faced multiple lawsuits for his shady activities. Recently, the JayPac owner has lost a lawsuit in Arizona and had to pay hundreds of thousands as a result.
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Notorious criminal used garden shed in scheme to smuggle Spice into prisons via legal letters
Larry Barnett junior was described as the ’ringleader’ behind a lucrative operation to soak fake legal letters in the class B drug
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Welsh teenager imprisoned for assaulting trans woman and distributing terrorist materials
"Alex Edwards, 19, sentenced to five years and four months in prison, with judge citing his ’entrenched mindset of hatred.’"
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The Metropolitan Police are investigating four officers in connection with a case involving a double domestic murderer
London police force looking into possible misconduct relating to complaint by one of victims of Carl Cooper
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A married police chief had an affair with a rookie officer half his age and attempted to conceal the relationship when she was arrested
Daniel Greenwood headed West Yorkshire Police’s Covid enforcement team - but he breached the rules himself to have sex with probationary officer Caitlin Howarth
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Kyle Clifford charged with murdering wife and two daughters of racing commentator John Hunt in crossbow attack
Clifford, 26, faces three counts of murder following the deaths of Carol Hunt and her daughters, Louise and Hannah, in a crossbow attack at their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, in July.
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Men charged with drug smuggling remanded in custody
Four men accused of trying to smuggle £200m worth of cocaine into the UK have been remanded in custody.
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Triple murder suspect is son and brother of victims
The suspect in a triple murder investigation is both the son and brother of the victims, who were found dead in a tower block in Luton.
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The feud between the Burger Bar Boys and the StreetFighters has been highlighted as Britain’s most dangerous gangs are mapped out
From the rise of new Mafia groups to a violent feud that began over a video game, the Daily Star uncovers the complex and dangerous criminal landscape of the country’s underworld.
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18-year-old man charged with murder after woman and children discovered dead in a flat
A teenager has been charged with the murder of three people after a woman and two teenagers were found dead in a flat in Luton on Friday.
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One in six children sexually abused in Jesus Army cult
A scheme to compensate members of a defunct religious cult known as the Jesus Army has identified 539 alleged perpetrators of abuse, and revealed about one in six children had been sexually abused.
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Finucane’s campaign for a public inquiry described as ’a long journey’
An independent public inquiry has been ordered into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989.