White‑Collar & Financial Crime

1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (383+ words) Home » Nation and Beyond » Court frames charges against Navas Kakkat in Rs 200 crore extortion case linked to Sukesh Chandrasekhar The Rouse Avenue Court has framed charges against Navas Kakkat in connection with a Rs 200 crore extortion case linked to Sukesh…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (248+ words) Montevideo, September 15th 2026 - 20:49 UTC Colombian businessman Alex Saab, identified by the US Treasury Department as Nicolás Maduro's principal frontman, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a federal court in Miami to conspiracy to launder money linked to Venezuela's CLAP subsidized food program....

44+ min ago   (245+ words) Twelve people are facing federal fraud charges after an investigation revealed that more than $10 million intended to help low-income families pay for childcare was instead funneled to bogus daycare providers. In a coordinated takedown early Thursday morning, more than 250 federal,…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (662+ words) As part of the plea deal, Alex Saab agreed to cooperate in continuing federal investigations, paving the way for his eventual cooperation against his former protector. He also agreed to forfeit $195 million in criminal proceeds from the corruption scheme. Saab,…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (516+ words) AUSTIN (KXAN) — Federal and state investigators recently concluded a “summer surge” of indictments against more than 160 suspects accused of defrauding a combined $245 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s small business COVID-era loan programs, according to a Monday press…...

45+ min ago   (169+ words) COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A man from Hollywood, Florida was indicted for wire fraud and money laundering after a federal grand jury in Columbia returned a four-count indictment. Lamonica “Monti” Valrie, 66, is believed to be a participant in a scheme that defrauded…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (421+ words) NEW YORK -- Federal authorities charged a dozen people Tuesday for fraudulently collecting more than $10 million in government childcare payments, when the operators had few or even no actual children attending their facilities. The charges, jointly announced in San Diego by…...

27+ min ago   (102+ words) Elkhorn Media Group MCSO warns of scammers impersonating law enforcement VALE — The Malheur County Sheriff’s Office reports that the department has been receiving reports of scam calls and messages from individuals claiming to be Malheur County deputies. MCSO reports, “These…...

26+ min ago   (280+ words) ROME, Ga. – Jennifer O’Neal, a former program specialist for a nonprofit corporation serving abused and neglected children, pled guilty today to stealing nearly $100,000 from the organization. “O’Neal violated her company’s core values, stealing tens of thousands of dollars meant to…...

44+ min ago   (334+ words) Fox News' Chanley Painter reports on the capture of Elaine Angene Escoe, a COVID-19 fraud fugitive, in Jamaica. Escoe is accused of fraudulently obtaining over $32 million in taxpayer-funded COVID-19 relief funds and fled the country in 2025. FBI Director Kash Patel…...