#fraud

#fraud

Vladimir Sklarov represented his company to be affiliated with, and have the financial backing of the famed New York Astor family in order to burnish his brand. That was a complete lie. Sklarov used false prestige to gain control of hundreds of millions of dollars in stock and then liquidated those shares for his own benefit.

HSBC's profits fell 4% in the first three months of the year, dropping $100m to $9.4bn, compared with the same period in 2025. Revenue increased 6% to $18.6bn.

ZachXBT named Gerstein Harrow LLP for filing fake DPRK claims to seize $71M in frozen KelpDAO funds, directly harming the actual victims of recent exploits.

"For years, these defendants painted themselves as purveyors of fine art while selling lies on canvas to unsuspecting collectors. Today's convictions strip away the varnish and reveal the fraud underneath."

The 2026 edition of the 'Qinglang' campaign targets AI-enabled fraud, deepfakes, disinformation, and illegal applications that violate privacy and intellectual property rights.

Danny Oviedo, while working as a tax preparer, filed tax returns for clients with false deductions and prepared 145 fraudulent personal income tax returns.

Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of the operation to capture Maduro in January and used his access to classified information to make money on the prediction market site Polymarket, the federal prosecutor's office in New York said.

Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of the operation to capture Maduro in January and used his access to classified information to make money on the prediction market site Polymarket.

Police have charged five individuals and are searching for two more in a fraud investigation where AI tools were used to target retail locations in the Greater Toronto Area. The suspects employed smart glasses and distraction techniques to steal login information from employees, which was then used to load funds onto gift cards through self-checkout kiosks.

Hui Ka Yan pleaded guilty and expressed remorse during trial proceedings against him and Evergrande, as stated by the court in Shenzhen. The company defaulted on most of its $300 billion in liabilities in 2021.