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Germany's Slow Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum Recovery: Systemic Issues and Call for Reform
Former German prosecutor Brorhilker criticizes the slow recovery of billions of euros lost to Cum-Ex and Cum-Cum tax schemes due to insufficient inter-agency cooperation, lack of specialized expertise, and data stored abroad; she calls for a central authority to combat financial crime.
Germany's Slow Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum Recovery: Systemic Issues and Call for Reform
Former German prosecutor Brorhilker criticizes the slow recovery of billions of euros lost to Cum-Ex and Cum-Cum tax schemes due to insufficient inter-agency cooperation, lack of specialized expertise, and data stored abroad; she calls for a central authority to combat financial crime.
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48% Bias Score
Court Halts Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement, Leaving Business Owners in Limbo
A Texas court temporarily blocked enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership reporting requirement, but the Treasury Department is appealing, leaving businesses uncertain about their filing obligations.
Court Halts Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement, Leaving Business Owners in Limbo
A Texas court temporarily blocked enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership reporting requirement, but the Treasury Department is appealing, leaving businesses uncertain about their filing obligations.
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44% Bias Score
Moscow Woman Loses Apartment in Suspicious Low-Value Auction
A Moscow woman, Elena Shapoval, lost her apartment at a drastically undervalued auction after accumulating debt from a 2007 foreign currency mortgage; the auction's legitimacy is under investigation by the Investigative Committee due to suspicious circumstances.
Moscow Woman Loses Apartment in Suspicious Low-Value Auction
A Moscow woman, Elena Shapoval, lost her apartment at a drastically undervalued auction after accumulating debt from a 2007 foreign currency mortgage; the auction's legitimacy is under investigation by the Investigative Committee due to suspicious circumstances.
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56% Bias Score
AI-Driven Investment Scams Surge on Social Media
AI-powered investment scams are proliferating on social media, using fake websites, celebrity endorsements, and promises of unrealistic returns to defraud victims of millions of euros; in December alone, Meta's ad library showed over 400 active ads linked to suspicious sites.
AI-Driven Investment Scams Surge on Social Media
AI-powered investment scams are proliferating on social media, using fake websites, celebrity endorsements, and promises of unrealistic returns to defraud victims of millions of euros; in December alone, Meta's ad library showed over 400 active ads linked to suspicious sites.
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48% Bias Score
Canada's Weak Response to Financial Crime Jeopardizes National Security
Canada's fall economic statement proposes increasing financial penalties for financial crimes fortyfold and creating a new task force, but these measures are insufficient to address systemic issues, jeopardizing its national security and trade relations with the U.S.
Canada's Weak Response to Financial Crime Jeopardizes National Security
Canada's fall economic statement proposes increasing financial penalties for financial crimes fortyfold and creating a new task force, but these measures are insufficient to address systemic issues, jeopardizing its national security and trade relations with the U.S.
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60% Bias Score
NY Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to $145 Million Fraud
New York tax preparer Rafael Alvarez pleaded guilty to filing tens of thousands of false tax returns, costing the government $145 million over a decade; he faces up to eight years in prison and must pay restitution.
NY Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to $145 Million Fraud
New York tax preparer Rafael Alvarez pleaded guilty to filing tens of thousands of false tax returns, costing the government $145 million over a decade; he faces up to eight years in prison and must pay restitution.
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52% Bias Score
Thuringia Phone Scams: €4.5 Million in Losses by November 2024
By the end of November 2024, phone scams in Thuringia, Germany, caused approximately €4.5 million in losses, exceeding the €4.4 million total for 2023; 3200 cases were reported in 2024, with scammers succeeding in 500.
Thuringia Phone Scams: €4.5 Million in Losses by November 2024
By the end of November 2024, phone scams in Thuringia, Germany, caused approximately €4.5 million in losses, exceeding the €4.4 million total for 2023; 3200 cases were reported in 2024, with scammers succeeding in 500.
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16% Bias Score
FTX Executives Receive Reduced Prison Sentences for Good Conduct
Former FTX executives Ryan Salame and Caroline Ellison received reduced prison sentences due to good conduct, with Salame's release date moved to March 1, 2031, and Ellison's to July 20, 2026, highlighting the impact of inmate behavior on sentence length.
FTX Executives Receive Reduced Prison Sentences for Good Conduct
Former FTX executives Ryan Salame and Caroline Ellison received reduced prison sentences due to good conduct, with Salame's release date moved to March 1, 2031, and Ellison's to July 20, 2026, highlighting the impact of inmate behavior on sentence length.
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40% Bias Score
Russia Creates Platform to Combat Money Laundering via Data Sharing
The Bank of Russia is creating a platform to share data on suspicious individual transactions with all credit institutions to combat money laundering, aiming to make using banks in such schemes economically unviable; banks largely support this initiative, but concerns about potential misidentificati...
Russia Creates Platform to Combat Money Laundering via Data Sharing
The Bank of Russia is creating a platform to share data on suspicious individual transactions with all credit institutions to combat money laundering, aiming to make using banks in such schemes economically unviable; banks largely support this initiative, but concerns about potential misidentificati...
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40% Bias Score
Apple Employees Indicted in Matching Gift Program Fraud Scheme
Six former Apple employees were indicted for defrauding Apple's matching gift program of $152,000 by falsely claiming donations to two sham charities; this is one of several cases highlighting a vulnerability in corporate matching gift programs.
Apple Employees Indicted in Matching Gift Program Fraud Scheme
Six former Apple employees were indicted for defrauding Apple's matching gift program of $152,000 by falsely claiming donations to two sham charities; this is one of several cases highlighting a vulnerability in corporate matching gift programs.
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36% Bias Score
Rogue Builder Jailed for £1.6m Home Improvement Fraud
A West Midlands rogue builder, Adam Jones, was jailed for three years and nine months for defrauding homeowners of £1.6 million through Advannnced Construction Ltd. between April 2021 and June 2023; he used their payments to fund a lavish lifestyle, leaving victims with incomplete or defective work.
Rogue Builder Jailed for £1.6m Home Improvement Fraud
A West Midlands rogue builder, Adam Jones, was jailed for three years and nine months for defrauding homeowners of £1.6 million through Advannnced Construction Ltd. between April 2021 and June 2023; he used their payments to fund a lavish lifestyle, leaving victims with incomplete or defective work.
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36% Bias Score
Canada to Sharply Increase Anti-Money Laundering Penalties
The Canadian government plans to increase penalties for anti-money-laundering failures by up to 40 times, raising the maximum fine for banks to $20 million per violation, following pressure to address financial crime and the TD Bank case.
Canada to Sharply Increase Anti-Money Laundering Penalties
The Canadian government plans to increase penalties for anti-money-laundering failures by up to 40 times, raising the maximum fine for banks to $20 million per violation, following pressure to address financial crime and the TD Bank case.
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36% Bias Score
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