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U.S. prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman
The Justice Department said Monday that it would drop its criminal fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani, a significant reversal in a high-profile case. The Trump administration asked a federal judge to permanently throw out the indictment brought in 2024 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York, saying it had “reviewed
AI is making fraud harder to spot, and small businesses are a growing target
Australians lost $2.18 billion to scams in 2025 and AI is making every attack harder to detect. The scam email that lands in your inbox today does not look like the ones from five years ago. There are no obvious spelling mistakes. The sender name looks familiar. The invoice matches your supplier’s format almost perfectly. The urgent
Man charged with fraud after stolen Saskatoon Land Rover found in Ghana
Saskatoon police have charged a 21-year-old man with several fraud-related offences after a Land Rover was stolen from Saskatoon in 2025 and located in West Africa. Photo by LIAM RICHARDS /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Article content No longer a goner, a stolen Saskatoon Land Rover has been found in Ghana. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
Alleged fraud: Yahaya Bello’s name not on bank account transaction documents – EFCC witness
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Mrs Abimbola Williams, on Thursday, said that former Gov. Yahaya Bello’s name did not feature on the Kogi Government House Bank account. Williams told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja during cross examination by the former governor’s lead counsel, Joseph Daudu, SAN, in
Alleged N109b fraud: Former AG-F Idris’ failure to call witness stalls trial
News December 9, 2024 by Eric Ikhilae, Abuja The failure by the former Accountant General of the Federation (AG-F), Ahmed Idris to call witness stalled Monday’s proceedings in his prosecution, along with three others, for alleged N109 billion fraud. Idris was expected to open his defence on Monday in the trial-within-trial being conducted in the
$222-M INSPORTS FRAUD
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) on Wednesday said it arrested and charged three men in connection with a $222-million fraud reportedly committed at the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) between 2011 and 2017. Other arrests, MOCA said, are to come. Popular Chug It and French Connection party promoter Andrew Wright as well as
Fraud: EFCC recovers N900m for NHIS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered an additional sum of N900,000,000 for the National Health Insurance Scheme, (NHIS). The sum is part of monies which some Deposit Money Banks fraudulently withheld since 2015, and refused to remit into the NHIS’ Treasury Single Account (TSA...
Newsmaker… Week: SSL fraud heats up amid resignation, home search
Newsmaker… Week: SSL fraud heats up amid resignation, home search Reginald Allen Sun, 01/22/2023 - 13:25...
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Amtrak Set to Upgrade Key Philadelphia Power Converter Station
Photo courtesy STV STV is developing preliminary design for one of the largest railway converter stations in the world, owned by Amtrak. Amtrak has selected STV to develop the preliminary design to replace the Richmond Static Frequency Converter (SFC) #4 in Philadelphia. The facility is Amtrak’s largest traction power converter station and one of the largest railway
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The CLARITY Act has become a major regulatory focus for the crypto industry. However, Alex Tapscott, CEO of CMCC Global Capital Markets, said prediction markets may be overstating its chances of passing. While markets currently assign the bill roughly 47% to 50% odds of becoming law, Tapscott said it may struggle to secure enough bipartisan
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Bitcoin Price Today: Weak Spot Demand Keeps BTC Under Pressure
Bitcoin price today remains under pressure as spot demand continues to weaken despite periodic increases in futures trading activity. According to the analysis, combined spot and futures demand is estimated at -127,000 BTC, a level considered too weak to support a sustained uptrend. The report suggests the recent market stabilization is driven more by seller
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AAVE Price Could Be One Breakout Away From a Massive Rally
AAVE price is approaching a pivotal technical milestone after climbing 8%, with derivatives markets signaling growing confidence among bullish traders. The latest rally has pushed the DeFi token within striking distance of a resistance zone that has defined its broader downtrend for months. A decisive breakout from here could reshape market sentiment and establish the
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Pump.fun (PUMP) Price Prediction 2026,2027-2030: Will PUMP Lead Solana’s DeFi Boom?
Story Highlights The Live Price Of Pump.fun is Loading live price Predictions suggest PUMP could reach $0.01 in Q1 2026. Long-term forecast sees PUMP reaching $0.22 by 2030 in a moderate scenario. PUMP.fun (PUMP), a utility coin launch platform for launching Solana-based memecoins with its viral “no-code” model that makes token creation easy for everyday