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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......

Allegations of corruption against Badajoz's provincial president

Manos Limpias has filed a complaint against Miguel Ángel Gallardo, the president of the Badajoz Provincial Council, alleging corruption and procedural fraud. The organization accuses Gallardo of employing a "manipulative maneuver" to secure his parliamentary immunity before the Superior......

British couple arrested in Spain for skipping cruise ship bill

Spanish police have apprehended a British couple accused of evading a cruise ship bill totaling €3,196. The arrests occurred on Wednesday at Ibiza's airport, mere hours after the pair allegedly fled from a docked cruise ship on the Mediterranean island without settling their onboard expenses. The......

Morocco ranks fourth globally for Schengen visa applications in 2024

Morocco has secured the fourth position worldwide for Schengen visa applications in 2024, following only China, India, and Turkey in the global ranking, according to recent data. SchengenVisaInfo reveals that 11,716,723 Schengen visa applications were submitted to EU countries in 2024, marking a 13.5%......