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Hong Kong prisons officer charged with fraud over HK$1.5 million in loans

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Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency has charged a 49-year-old correctional services officer with fraud after he allegedly deceived a credit union and three financial institutions into granting him 17 loans totalling more than HK$1.5 million (US$193,050). Jivcons Man Wai-kit, an assistant officer at the Correctional Services Department (CSD), was charged with 17 counts of fraud and…

Trump pardons former Tennessee lawmaker imprisoned in campaign fraud scheme

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President Trump has pardoned a former Republican Tennessee lawmaker who was two weeks into a 21-month prison sentence for an illegal campaign finance scheme that he pleaded guilty to in 2022, before he tried unsuccessfully to take back his plea. Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey announced the pardon in a social media post Tuesday evening….

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Tennessee’s ‘Romance Scam Prevention Act’ targets rising dating app fraud against seniors

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — In 2023, Tennesseans over the age of 60 lost a collective of $43 million due to scams, according to a Federal Trade Commission report. The reports say this is an 18% increase from the previous year. The origin of a lot of these scams? Dating apps. Now, Tennessee lawmakers are looking to…

Scammers targeting Hong Kong school staff, 1 victim lost HK$130,000: police

Scammers target Hong Kong school staff, with 1 victim losing HK$130,000

Cs news4 months ago01 mins

Hong Kong police recorded more than 10 scam cases targeting school employees last month, with one victim defrauded of HK$130,000 (US$16,700). The force’s Anti-Deception Coordination Centre revealed on Friday more than 10 scam cases involving school staff across the city in February. Most of the victims were older than 50 years, and one lost HK$130,000….

Scammers targeting Hong Kong school staff, 1 victim lost HK$130,000: police

Cs news4 months ago01 mins

Hong Kong police recorded more than 10 scam cases targeting school employees last month, with one victim defrauded of HK$130,000 (US$16,700). The force’s Anti-Deception Coordination Centre revealed on Friday more than 10 scam cases involving school staff across the city in February. Most of the victims were above 50 years old, and one of them…

Adan Manzano, Super Bowl reporter found dead in New Orleans hotel, had sedative drug in his system, police say

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The television reporter who died in New Orleans while on assignment to cover the Super Bowl had a sedative drug in his system, a police detective testified in court this week. Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old anchor and reporter for Telemundo in Kansas City, Missouri, was found dead in his hotel room in the New Orleans…

Amdocs Launches AI Apps on Snowflake Marketplace

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Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX), a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, today announced a collaboration with Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, designed to assist small and mid-sized businesses, as well as enterprises, prevent fraud, non-payment and customer churn. By using the Amdocs AI-powered applications, available on Snowflake Marketplace, data-driven teams are able…

Trio arrested as Hong Kong cracks down on Kai Tak Sports Park ticket touts

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Hong Kong police have arrested three people for attempted fraud after they allegedly touted tickets to the opening ceremony of Kai Tak Sports Park, originally worth HK$10, for up to HK$2,000 (US$257). Superintendent Wong Yick-lung, of the force’s Kowloon East regional headquarters, said on Tuesday two of the arrestees did not have the required electronic…

Missouri woman to plead guilty in brazen plot to sell Graceland

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A Missouri woman said Tuesday she is pleading guilty to a federal charge accusing her of concocting a brazen plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale. During a change of plea hearing, Lisa Jeanine Findley told a federal…