Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Harvey Hodder, former Speaker and Mount Pearl mayor, dies: Politicians of all stripes paid tribute Thursday to the late Harvey Hodder, the former mayor of Mount Pearl who went on to be the Speaker of the House of Assembly.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Mumbai: Rajasthan man held in social media influencers fraud case: The Mumbai police’s crime branch nabbed a 21-year-old IT professional from Rajasthan for his alleged involvement in the social media marketing influen …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Former George mayor, senior municipal officials to appear over R9m fraud: The former mayor allegedly offered work to a company on a planned project long before it was formally registered with the municipality.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Deputy PM says time is right for Spain to become a republic: Spain’s far-left deputy prime minister said on Saturday that a financial scandal which has rocked the royal family had presented an “historic moment” to push for a republic.: “Fraud” – BingNews
PMC Bank Scam: Mumbai Police Notifies Depositors To Not Protest At RBI On 1-yr Anniversary: Ahead of the 1-year mark since RBI put PMC bank under moratorium approaching, Mumbai police on Saturday, issued notices to several PMC depositors to not protest …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Ethiopia charges prominent opposition figure with terrorism: Ethiopia has charged its most prominent opposition figure, Jawar Mohammed, and 23 others with terrorism-related offenses, telecom fraud and other crimes, the attorney general’s office announced …: “Fraud” – BingNews
A ‘Doosra’ to fox spammers: KTR launches the app developed by city firm …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Insolvency code suspension was not meant to protect firms that commit fraud, Sitharaman says: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says saving companies impacted by the pandemic was more important than facilitating recovery by creditors under the law.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Hawks bust fraudster who was on the run for almost a year: A 36-year-old woman from Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape who was on the run for almost a year has been rearrested.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Men arrested in Dublin and Navan in relation to online romance and investment scams charged: The three men arrested as part of an investigation into online romance and investment scams have been charged. The arrests were made during search operations in west Dublin and Navan on Monday. The …: “Fraud” – BingNews
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