Countries

Trump admin seizes on fraud case to target Somali immigrants

Washington –  The Trump administration in recent months has latched onto news of a large-scale public benefit fraud scandal... Read more

8 hours ago

Countries

Caught in his PJs and hiding under clothes — fraud kingpin Swartz arrested after year on the run

Johannesburg – One of South Africa’s most wanted fraudsters Cheslyn Swartz was arrested in Fairland, Johannesburg, after over a... Read more

11 Sep

Countries

Water plant imposter: ‘Prince’ caught after 12 years of living a lie

Cape Town – An undocumented immigrant who had been posing as a legitimate employee for 12 years at the... Read more

18 Aug

Countries

57-year-old Chinese fugitive’s run ends in SA — caught applying for US visa

Pretoria – A 57-year-old Chinese national wanted in connection with a fraud case in China has been arrested in... Read more

24 Jul

Technology

UK court awards £700 mn to HP in late tycoon’s fraud case

London – A UK court Tuesday awarded £700 million ($946 million) compensation to IT firm Hewlett Packard in a... Read more

23 Jul

Countries

Morocco ex-football club chief jailed for fraud

Rabat – A Moroccan court sentenced the former president of Moroccan football club Raja Casablanca to five years in... Read more

3 Jul

Countries

R7 MILLION POWER HEIST! – Tshwane workers nabbed in shocking transformer theft scandal

Pretoria – Three employees of the City of Tshwane Municipality have been arrested in connection with the theft of... Read more

1 Jul

Countries

Facing graft probe, DRC justice minister resigns

Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s justice minister Constant Mutamba, who faces investigation for allegedly embezzling public funds,... Read more

19 Jun

Business

Billions burned! – Fuel fraud costs SA R3.6bn a year

Cape Town – South Africa is losing approximately R3.6 billion annually due to fuel adulteration, a criminal practice now... Read more

18 Jun

Algeria

Algeria presidential hopefuls jailed for 10 years: judicial source

Algiers – An Algerian court on Monday sentenced three former contenders for the country’s presidency to 10 years in jail... Read more

27 May