Indonesian police have arrested Mitsuhiro Taniguchi (47) a fugitive accused of masterminding a lucrative scheme in his native Japan to defraud a government fund offering Covid relief subsidies in Lampung province in the south of Sumatra island late Tuesday.

Japanese fugitive accused of defrauding Covid relief fund in Indonesia arrested

A state appeals court in New York on Thursday asked former US president Donald Trump and two of his adult children to testify under oath by the New York attorney general’s civil investigators who are probing fraud business practices by his firm, Trump Organization.

US court asks ex-US prez Trump to testify in probe into his ‘fraud’ business practices

Cash filled suitcases were seized at the border in the UK. Seized money is suspected from COVID 'bounce back loans'. Watch this report to know more.

Billions lost to UK's COVID loan fraud: Another controversy hits Rishi Sunak

German prosecutors said Monday they have charged Wirecard's former chief executive Markus Braun and two other high-ranking managers for the colossal commercial fraud that led to the collapse of the payment company.

Germany charges Wirecard's ex-CEO Braun over fraud

On Thursday, the US Department of Justice announced the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the COVID-19 pandemic fraud, which is estimated to have cost the government more than $8 billion.

As Covid fraud exceeds $8 million in US, justice department names chief prosecutor to investigate

Many tens of thousands of people are targeted by cons dubbed "romance scams" every year, their numbers skyrocketing during the Covid pandemic when lockdowns sent people flocking to the internet seeking a salve for isolation.

This 66-year-old man who married and conned 27 women is being called India's 'Tinder Swindler'

Former US President Donald Trump now must answer questions under oath in New York's civil investigation into his business practices.

Former US President Donald Trump, his children ordered to testify in NY fraud probe

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of blood testing start-up Theranos convicted on four charges including defrauding investors.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes convicted of defrauding investors

In a startling disclosure, the US Secret Service has reportedly said that at least $100 billion has been stolen from coronavirus relief programmes in the United States.

US Secret Service reveals billions stolen from COVID-19 relief funds

In the first 6 months of 2021, fraudsters stole $1 billion in the United Kingdom. The plague of financial crime is now hitting British citizens. Palki Sharma tells you how the UK is emerging as the new global hub for financial fraud.

Gravitas: Is Britain the new hub for financial fraud?

After a Danish museum loaned him $84,000 to incorporate in his commissioned artwork, a Danish artist produced two blank canvases titled "Take the Money and Run." Jens Haaning was commissioned by the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art to reproduce two of his 2010 pieces, each of which portrayed the average income of Austrian and Danish inhabitants.

‘Take the Money and Run’: Danish museum pays artist $84K — he delivers 2 blank canvases

The sales script went something like this, federal prosecutors say: The price of printer toner has gone up, but customers can lock in at the lower rate they’ve been paying for the office supply.

Man gets 4 years in $126 million printer toner fraud

Greensill Capital, the firm for whom former UK prime minister David Cameron lobbied ministers before it failed, reportedly paid him $10 million (£7.2 million). According to BBC Panorama, when the former prime minister cashed in Greensill shares in 2019, he gained $4.

UK: David Cameron made £7.2 million from a collapsed finance firm he lobbied for

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that it has attached the properties worth Rs 4.98 crore of Vijay Akkash, Mohamed Musthafa, M.D. Jairam and others in Syndicate bank fraud case.

ED attaches assets worth Rs 4.9 cr in Syndicate Bank fraud case

An influential Cardinal and nine others will be tried over alleged financial wrongdoing linked to the purchase of a plush London property, the Holy See announced on Saturday.

Senior cardinal, 9 others, face Vatican fraud trial

The National Prosecuting Authority Investigating Directorate has seized assets of the Guptas and their associate worth millions of Rands. The seized assets include luxury properties in Morningside, Saxonwold and Constantia.

South Africa: NPA seizes Gupta Brothers' property

A man decided to use his good organisational and oratory skills to coax women into falling in love with him. Takashi Miyagawa, a 39-year-old man, used his full-time job to make women fall in love with him, and then rob them by demanding gifts.

Forever love? Man pretends to be boyfriend of 35 women to get expensive birthday gifts

A UK court will give a verdict on Diamond merchant Nirav Modi's extradition case. Nirav Modi is currently facing charges of fraud and money laundering.

UK judge to rule on Nirav Modi extradition case

South Korean prosecutors indicted the heir to the Samsung empire Tuesday over a controversial merger of two business units seen as a key step towards his succession, in the latest legal blow to the sprawling conglomerate.

Samsung heir charged with fraud over succession-linked deal

A federal US court has sentenced an Indian national to over a year in prison for his role in defrauding 200 people of at least USD 150,000. According to court documents, Anikkhan Yusufkhan Pathan, 29, while in the US country on a student visa, conspired with individuals in India to defraud approximately 200 people located throughout America.

Indian national sentenced for role in defrauding hundreds of people

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said Sunday he wanted to overhaul the country's finance watchdog Bafin and give it more powers after a massive fraud scandal involving digital payments firm Wirecard.

Germany vows to beef up finance watchdog after Wirecard drama

German payment group Wirecard recently announced that 1.9 billion Euros ($2.13 billion) earlier counted in foreign accounts "was never there". While this information came as a big shock, the latest developments in the case are even more shocking.

Wirecard fraud: Ex-COO Marsalek's immigration papers in Philippines were faked

FIR has been registered against three people including former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin for allegedly duping a travel agent, Mohammad Shadab, of more than Rs 20 lakh.

FIR registered against Mohammad Azharuddin, 2 others for duping travel agent

As many as 21 officials from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) in Nepal on Monday started training for the "prevention of fraud, bribery, and corruption" in India.

Nepali officials start anti-corruption training in India

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