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Man Accused In $83.6 Million Fraudulent COVID-19 Testing Scheme Out On Bond

Man Accused In $83.6 Million Fraudulent COVID-19 Testing Scheme Out On Bond

By Brett Rowland (The Center Square) A man federal prosecutors allege is responsible for an $83.6 million fraudulent COVID-19 testing scheme is out on bond after putting up the deed to his 5,600-square-foot suburban Chicago home. Prosecutors don’t just want the home, which is worth at least $865,000. They are seeking $83,578,387.89. …

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CBN to ban dollar charges on card transactions, unveils national domestic card scheme

CBN to ban dollar charges on card transactions, unveils national domestic card scheme

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),  in  conjunction  with the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched the Nigerian National Domestic Card Scheme named, AfriGo, aimed at creating a more robust payments system that would drive financial inclusion in the country.   The move by the apex bank on Thursday,  January …

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Your Wednesday Briefing: Trump Organization Convicted in Tax Fraud Scheme

Your Wednesday Briefing: Trump Organization Convicted in Tax Fraud Scheme

Trump Organization found guilty in tax fraud scheme Donald Trump’s family real estate business was convicted yesterday of tax fraud and other financial crimes, a remarkable rebuke of the former president’s company and what prosecutors described as its “culture of fraud and deception.” The conviction on all 17 counts, after …

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Trump and Two of His Adult Children Had Role in Tax Fraud Scheme: Ex-CFO Testifies

Trump and Two of His Adult Children Had Role in Tax Fraud Scheme: Ex-CFO Testifies

Donald Trump and two of his adult children allegedly participated in a tax fraud scheme, former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg testified on Thursday. CBS News reported, “Weisselberg said Donald Trump, or at times Eric Trump or Donald Trump Jr., signed checks to pay up to $100,000 for …

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US court sentences Nigerian man to 8 years in prison for fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims

US court sentences Nigerian man to 8 years in prison for fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims

U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang has jailed a Nigerian man, Oluwaseyi Akinyemi, a/k/a “Paddy Linkin”, a/k/a “Joseph Kadin”, for elderly fraud and Covid-19 Unemployment fraud scheme   Akinyemi, 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, to eight years in federal prison, followed by three years …

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Tesla CEO, Elon Musk and companies sued for $258bn over alleged Dogecoin ?pyramid scheme?

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk and companies sued for $258bn over alleged Dogecoin ?pyramid scheme?

Elon Musk and two of his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, are facing a $258 billion lawsuit after an investor claimed he was “defrauded” by a Dogecoin “pyramid scheme.”   The investor, Keith Johnson, has named the entrepreneur, as well as his companies Tesla and SpaceX, in the lawsuit filed in federal court in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, …

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