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Four arrested in insurance fraud plot with bizarre twist
Nationwide cases of insurance fraud cost the United States about $40 billion a year, according to the FBI. This week in California, four people were arrested in an alleged insurance fraud plot with ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 hours ago -
Super Micro Computer Stock Crashes, Wall Street Concerns Grow
Shares of the Nvidia customer have crashed since its accounting firm, Ernst & Young, resigned.Business - Inc. - November 1 -
Elon Musk Plots His Final Moves for Trump
With less than two weeks until Election Day, the richest person in the world is throwing himself into the effort to elect the former president.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Footballer denies plot to smuggle £600k cannabis
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and two women are told they will stand trial in May during a court hearing.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Rapper Lil Durk arrested in murder-for-hire plot
Rapper Lil Durk -- whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks -- has been arrested in a murder-for-hire plot, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.Top stories - ABC News - October 25 -
'Cult' members jailed over coroner kidnap plot
An "anti-establishment cult" entered a courtroom having conspired to kidnap a coroner.Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
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Russia Is Accused of Terrorism in Alleged Incendiary-Device Plot
Lithuania said an operation to send explosives by mail shouldn’t go unanswered.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 5 -
Sneak peek: The Plot to Eliminate Alyssa Burkett
All new: A toxic couple orchestrates an elaborate plan to kill a mother. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, Nov. 16 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Hospital to try and recoup £95K from fraud nurse
A hearing will determine if Tanya Nasir will have to pay back any of the nursing wages paid to her.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
Voter Fraud Isn’t As Bad As You Think
Widespread cheating at the polls is a myth. So what are election deniers really after?Top stories - The New York Times - October 22 -
Veterans Dept. Investigating Acadia Healthcare for Insurance Fraud
Several federal agencies are investigating whether the large chain of psychiatric hospitals held patients without medical justification.Health - The New York Times - October 18 -
Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online
Pro-Trump groups have spent years building election denial networks that, combined with Big Tech’s hands-off approach and continued foreign interference, have created a toxic information ecosystem.Tech - Wired - October 29 -
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 -
No, Counting Votes for Several Days Is Not a Sign of Fraud
While the presidential winner was once usually known on election night, closer races and more mail voting have made it harder to make the call as quickly.Business - The New York Times - October 30 -
Trio charged over suspected international PPE fraud
The trio, including a husband and wife, are charged after a National Crime Agency investigation.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Trump sparks concern with claims of fraud in Pennsylvania
Former President Trump is sowing doubt about the election results in Pennsylvania less than one week before Election Day, making explosive and misleading claims about fraud in the commonwealth. The ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
BBC Verify on claims of Pennsylvania voter fraud
Claims have been spreading on social media alleging voter fraud in Pennsylvania - BBC Verify examines them.Top stories - BBC News - November 1 -
Netflix Europe offices raided in tax fraud probe
The raid is part of an investigation in France and the Netherlands that began in November 2022.Top stories - BBC News - November 5 -
Arizona’s Kari Lake Is Already Claiming Election Fraud
The night before the election, Senate candidate Kari Lake of Arizona, a former TV anchor turned election truther, thanked her supporters for voting early—something she has long railed against.Tech - Wired - November 5 -
Trump's claim of 'massive cheating' in Philadelphia rejected by officials
BBC Verify investigates claims spreading online questioning the integrity of the US election.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Pennsylvania Becomes Focus of Claims of Election Fraud on X
More than 60 percent of posts discussing election fraud on X on Tuesday focused on the state, according to an analysis of about 25,000 posts.Tech - The New York Times - November 6 -
Election fraud? Claims disappear after Trump victory
The steady drumbeat from the GOP pushing false claims of widespread election fraud has largely gone silent in the wake of President-elect Trump’s victory. Trump has never acknowledged his loss in ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Indian government employee charged in foiled murder plot in New York
The Justice Department announced criminal charges against an Indian government employee in connection with a foiled plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
US charges Indian official over thwarted New York assassination plot
Move comes just days after Canada and India expel diplomats over killing of Sikh activistBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
U.S. Charges Indian Official in New York Assassination Plot
The United States and Canada have worked together to investigate what they say is the Indian government’s campaign against Sikh separatists.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
Ex-Indian government agent plotted assassination on U.S. soil, DOJ says
The Justice Department has accused an Indian government employee of directing the assassination attempt of a Sikh separatist leader in New York City.Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
Ex-Indian government employee charged in US assassination plot
The Justice Department announced charges against a former Indian government employee in the murder plot against dual U.S.-Canadian citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a prominent Sikh separatist. In a ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
India Aids U.S., but Is Stern With Canada, Amid Murder Plot Accusations
In both cases of plans targeting Sikh separatists, suspicions of New Delhi’s involvement have arisen. That has put India in a tight diplomatic position.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
U.S. Charges Iranian Revolutionary Guards Official in Assassination Plot
The failed plot to kill Masih Alinejad, a human-rights activist, had already led to murder-for-hire charges against members of an Eastern European criminal organization with ties to Iran.Top stories - The New York Times - October 22 -
Iranian general charged in alleged plot to kill New York-based journalist
Federal prosecutors said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general Ruhollah Bazghandi orchestrated a failed plot to kill a New York-based Iranian journalist in 2022.Top stories - ABC News - October 22 -
Iran Revolutionary Guard officer charged in plot to kill American author in US
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment against four Iranian officials Tuesday for their alleged involvement in a murder-for-hire targeting Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad. Among ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Iranian general charged in plot to murder US-based dissident journalist
Justice department says eight were charged ‘for their efforts to silence and kill a US citizen because of her criticism of the Iranian regime’. A general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
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How an English extremist with a Hitler tattoo hid in plain sight – and plotted to kill
Callum Parslow’s extreme beliefs were known to police when he stabbed an Eritrean man, but what lay behind his journey from bedroom fanaticism to attempted murder. When neo-Nazi terrorist Callum ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Canada alleges Indian minister behind plot to target Sikh separatists
Parliamentary committee told of Narendra Modi ally’s alleged role in campaign of violence and threats. The Canadian government has publicly alleged that India’s home affairs minister, Amit Shah, ...World - The Guardian - October 30