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The downfall of Zhimin Qian, the "goddess of wealth" behind a €6 billion crypto scam

Zhimin Qian, also known by her alias Yadi Zhang, has admitted her role in one of the largest cryptocurrency frauds ever uncovered. The 47-year-old Chinese businesswoman, once nicknamed the “goddess of wealth,” pleaded guilty on September 29 before a London court to orchestrating a vast financial......

Morocco’s tax authority refers major fake invoice network to prosecutors

Morocco’s General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) has referred a large-scale case involving falsified invoices to the public prosecutor’s office, following investigations that uncovered an extensive network of fraud. According to informed sources, the legal affairs division of the DGI completed......

Fake overseas work contracts: Four arrested in Fes for fraud

Authorities in Fes have arrested four individuals suspected of running a criminal network that defrauded would-be immigrants using fake overseas work contracts. According to security sources, the suspects include the owner of an employment agency, a notary, and two intermediaries. The scheme reportedly......

South Korea: Around fifty foreigners investigated for real estate tax fraud

The South Korean National Tax Service (NTS) announced that 49 foreign nationals are currently under investigation for tax fraud related to the acquisition or ownership of high-value real estate without paying the applicable taxes. Twelve nationalities are represented among the suspects, with nearly......

Former Moldovan justice minister jailed in Paris over Interpol corruption probe

Vitalie Pirlog, a former Moldovan Minister of Justice and ex-chair of Interpol’s Commission for the Control of Files (CCF), was jailed in Paris on Wednesday amid a widening international corruption investigation. French authorities suspect him of orchestrating the removal of Interpol red notices......

Moroccan police arrest wanted cybercriminal in Marrakech, exposing European failures

In a major breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime, Moroccan authorities have successfully arrested a dual Algerian-French national in Marrakech, wanted across Europe for orchestrating widespread digital banking fraud. The arrest, which took place on Friday, July 18, was conducted by the cybercrime......

French wholesaler sentenced for mislabeling imported fruits as French produce

A wholesaler in Dordogne, France, has been handed a one-year suspended sentence and a €50,000 fine for falsely labeling imported fruits as French products. The fruits, primarily sourced from Morocco, Portugal, and the Netherlands, included raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, chestnuts, and kiwis,......

Former Raja Casablanca president Mohamed Boudrika sentenced to five years in prison

A court in Casablanca has sentenced Mohamed Boudrika, the former president of Raja Club Athletic and a Moroccan parliamentarian, to five years in prison for fraud, forgery, and issuing bad cheques. The verdict also includes a payment of MAD 664,000 in damages to victims and a one-year ban on issuing......

Trump issues new wave of presidential pardons including rapper and former politician

In a new round of presidential pardons, Donald Trump has extended clemency to several individuals, including rapper NBA YoungBoy, a former Republican lawmaker, a military officer, and a union leader. According to U.S. media outlets such as the Associated Press and The New York Times, this marks over......