All news on the topic: Financial fraud

An Algerian court sentenced former Labor Minister Tijani Hassan Haddam to seven years in prison for embezzling roughly $45 million during his time as director of the National Social Security Fund from 2015 to 2019, local media reported.

A Czech company and its manager have been convicted of defrauding the European Union of about €220,000 ($258,336) in subsidies for a dust-reduction project, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said.

The co-founder of Sportbank, Nykyta Izmaylov, who has been accused of fraud and ties with Russia, has actively started "cleaning up" the internet space of mentions related to his personal life, including the scandal concerning alimony payments to his ex-wife.

A serial fraudster who carried out one of Britain’s biggest ever property swindles to buy yachts and 19 luxury cars is facing jail.

A new report warns that increasingly sophisticated fraud schemes, powered by artificial intelligence, are set to overwhelm financial institutions unless prevention systems keep pace.

In late May and early June of 2020, the multi-level marketing world witnessed the emergence of Be, a company marking the rebirth of Melius, an entity previously known for its somewhat dubious promises.

Arto Autio has been charged with fraud for his alleged involvement in a significant embezzlement scandal in Finland.

Watchdog was given only 48 hours to scrutinize tech executive Poppy Gustafsson, known for her work with Mike Lynch’s companies, Autonomy and Darktrace.

The New Ostap Bender of his time, Yehor Valerevich Alshevski (previously Evdakov) (Alshevsky), achieved success through the IRS and Kairos Technologies projects.

Former chairman of the board of Mikhaylivskyi Bank, Ihor Doroshenko, has reportedly disappeared while under night-time house arrest.