Moldova Uncovers Fraudulent Scheme to Get Criminals Off Interpol Blacklist

Suspects sought on various charges, including drug trafficking, paid officials to exploit a mechanism intended to protect asylum seekers, according to Moldovan and French investigators.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 hours ago

In Moldova, a Pro-Russian Oligarch With a Criminal Past Tries to Derail Path to Europe

Ilan Shor fled to Russia after being convicted in a $1 billion bank heist. On Sunday he came close to defeating a referendum on joining the EU.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 21

Moldova's pro-EU leader in tight run-off as Russia accused of meddling

President Maia Sandu is in a race seen as a choice between Europe and a return to Russian influence.

Russian bribery seeks to skew Moldova’s presidential run-off

Officials estimate $100mn spent by Moscow as second round follows upset last month for pro-EU president Maia Sandu

Business - Financial Times - November 3

Trump’s criminal defense attorneys offered DOJ roles

President-elect Trump announced Thursday he will nominate three of his personal criminal defense attorneys to serve in senior Justice Department roles. Todd Blanche will serve as deputy attorney ...

Politics - The Hill - 16 hours ago

Derrick Henry off to historic start with Ravens: How Lamar Jackson, O-line and scheme have powered star RB

There's no slowing down for King Henry at age 30

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

Major bitcoin hacker Lichtenstein gets five years in prison for crypto laundering scheme

The value of the bitcoin stolen by hacker Ilya Lichstenstein from Bitfinex in 2016 is worth more than $10 billion now.

Business - CNBC - 15 hours ago

Trump's victory spells doom for his criminal cases — but he's not off the hook for $570 million in civil fines

President-elect Donald Trump's election victory means he will likely be able to delay, or end, all the criminal proceedings that have been lodged against him.

Business - CNBC - November 6

Pennsylvania investigating reports of fraudulent voter registration applications

Former President Donald Trump has mischaracterized investigations into a number of voter registration applications in Pennsylvania.

Brazilian police official chosen as the next head of Interpol

Brazilian police official Valdecy Urquiza will be the next chief of the global police organization Interpol

World - ABC News - November 5

China’s Hesai to sue Pentagon after being reinstated to blacklist

World’s biggest laser sensor maker among growing group of Chinese companies challenging US defence department

World - Financial Times - October 24

Colorado election officials say they identified at least a dozen fraudulent ballots

At least a dozen mail ballots were stolen, fraudulently filled out and submitted in Colorado for the Nov. 5 election, the Colorado secretary of state’s office said Thursday.

Politics - NBC News - October 24

Pennsylvania officials investigating fraudulent voter registration applications in Lancaster County

Pennsylvania officials are investigating as many as 2,500 fraudulent voter registration applications in Lancaster County ahead of the 2024 election.

Tiny house with erotic frescoes uncovered in Pompeii

Paintings include one depicting a scantily clad Phaedra, mythological queen of Athens, and her stepson Hippolytus. A tiny house featuring erotic frescoes is the latest discovery in the ruins of the ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Interpol Tightens Oversight After Autocrats Target Its Databases

The changes are intended to stop governments from using the world’s largest police organization to harass and monitor political dissidents.

World - The New York Times - November 7

Bangladesh asks Interpol for help in arresting ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

A special tribunal in Bangladesh has asked the international police organization Interpol to issue a red notice for the arrest of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the deaths ...

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Xbox Game Pass Getting Five More Day-One Launches, Including Control Multiplayer Spin-Off

Arriving In 2025 Not only did Remedy pull the curtains back on its Control spin-off FBC: Firebreaker, the developer also added a surprise by sharing that it will be available day one on Xbox ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 17

Rams force 4 turnovers and hold off Raiders 20-15 after QB Aidan O'Connell gets injured

Kam Curl returned a fumble 33 yards for a touchdown and Kyren Williams rushed for 76 yards and two more scores in the Los Angeles Rams’ 20-15 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders

Sports - ABC News - October 20

Elden Ring Official Art Books Are B1G1 50% Off At Amazon - Get Both For Only $59

The Lands Between is one of the largest and best-designed open worlds in games, so it's not surprising that Elden Ring's scenery fills the pages of not one, but two art books. Both Elden Ring ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 24

SMU cornerback taken off field in an ambulance, but returns to sideline before end of win over Pitt

SMU cornerback AJ Davis was taken off the field in an ambulance to a hospital after a special teams play late in the first half of the No. 20 Mustangs’ game against No. 18 Pittsburgh

Sports - ABC News - November 3

TSMC denies U.S. is probing the company after report suggests blacklisted Huawei is using its chips

TSMC has denied a report that the U.S. is investigating its dealings with Huawei, following news that one of its chips has been found in a Huawei product.

Business - CNBC - October 23

FBI warns of election-related fraud schemes

The FBI warned this week of multiple types of election-related fraud schemes perpetrated by scammers targeting American voters in the lead-up to Election Day. The bureau said Tuesday that scammers ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Speed of cricket balls could stump housing scheme

Developers and Sport England disagree over the risk from cricket balls to future residents.

Uncovering the mysterious side of art pricing. ‘Everyone’s trying to make money’

Galleries don't always display prices, making the art world mysterious, or possibly even "shady," according to some insiders.

Business - CNBC - October 17

LeBron's fourth-quarter run uncovers Kings' early-season weakness

Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James' 16-point fourth-quarter frenzy exposed the Sacramento Kings' early-season defensive woes.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27

Remains of man whose death was recorded in 1197 saga uncovered in Norway

Researchers say skeleton retrieved from well is likely to be that of man ‘cast headfirst’ into it by besiegers of castle. In 1197, an ancient saga relates, a body was flung into a well by the ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Pompeii archaeologists uncover ancient tiny house with elaborate frescoes

Archaeologists in Pompeii uncovered an ancient tiny home filled with elaborate artwork that has remained largely intact for thousands of years.

‘Witches’ Marks’? Curses? Medieval Etchings Uncovered at Manor House

A discovery of etched symbols and writing at a British Manor House has experts examining their possible meaning.

World - The New York Times - October 31

How Researchers Are Using Geospatial Technology to Uncover Mexico's Clandestine Graves

Thousands of hidden graves contain the bodies of the disappeared all across Mexico. Using drones, hyperspectral imaging, and other technologies, scientists and members of the public are uncovering ...

Tech - Wired - November 1

MTV EMAs: Eight bits of gossip we uncovered on the night

Everything we learned on the red carpet and behind the scenes of the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy

Art police and Pisa prosecutor say 38 people being investigated, with about 2,100 fake artworks seized. Italian police have dismantled a Europe-wide forgery network suspected of producing ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy

Italian authorities say they have dismantled a network of European art forgers who made fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them with the help of complicit auction houses

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Art forgery ring involving fake Banksys, Warhols, uncovered in Italy

Italian authorities say forgers tried to sell fake Picasso, Modiglianis and others with help of complicit auction houses.

European fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy

Italian authorities say they have dismantled a network of European art forgers who made fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them with the help of complicit auction houses

Entertainment - ABC News - 2 days ago

UK leader tells Interpol meeting world must 'wake up' to threat from people-smugglers

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will double funding for Britain’s border security agency and treat people-smuggling gangs like terror networks

World - ABC News - November 4

Starmer gives speech about ‘severity’ of illegal migration threat at Glasgow’s Interpol meeting – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch works on shadow cabinet appointment. Starmer told the Interpol general assembly that that UK increasing its funding for Interpol projects by £6m this year.. He said this would ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

28% of credit card users are still paying off last year's holiday debt. How to get this season’s tab under control

Americans tend to overspend during the holiday shopping season and this year will be no different, experts say.

Business - CNBC - October 21

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