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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Dubai bank is behind British businessman's 30-year jail sentence, family claims

A Dubai bank is instrumental in the long-running detention of the 71-year-old British businessman Ryan Cornelius who is serving a 30-year sentence that will keep him in jail until he is 84, his brother-in-law claims. Recent accounts show the Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), which claims to be the trailblazer in championing Islamic values in banking, is on course to make more than $2bn in profit this year.
World news
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Enoch Burke's refusal to answer judge leaves questions about sources of income hanging in the air

Sacked teacher says he is 'entirely reliant on charity of others' after money seized
Law
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Is Shabana Mahmood's plan to seize the jewels of asylum seekers a joke? | Zoe Williams

Proposal to seize refugees' jewellery to cover accommodation undermines permanent-citizenship prospects and Britain's role as a sanctuary, echoing Denmark's seldom-used 2016 measure.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Sydney fortune teller' allegedly ran $70m fraud by telling clients she saw a billionaire in their future

A Sydney fortune teller, Anya Phan, is accused of leading a nearly $70 million money‑laundering and loan‑fraud syndicate targeting vulnerable Vietnamese clients.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

UK seizes 12m Jurassic dinosaur fossils from money-laundering suspect

Jurassic dinosaur fossils, London apartments, and Chinese artworks worth over £27m were seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act from a Singapore-based businessman.
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Prosecutors seize yachts, luxury cars from man accused of running Cambodia cyberscams

BANGKOK Prosecutors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore seized hundreds of millions of dollars in assets belonging to a Cambodian businessman whom the U.S. accuses of heading a global scam syndicate. It's the latest in a string of investigations and asset seizures that began when American prosecutors charged Chen Zhi, the founder of Cambodia's Prince Holding Group, with running a large-scale cyber-scam network whose operations span countries including the U.S., the U.K. and Palau.
US news
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Gangland bagman asks for more free legal aid in battle with Cab over Dublin home

In July, the High Court granted Patrick Lawlor and his wife, Leonie, free legal aid to challenge Cab's case against them A convicted bagman for an organised crime gang has asked the High Court for more free legal aid in order to have a quantity surveyor value his home as he fights a Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) bid to seize the property.
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fromIndependent
1 month ago

Woman central to 3.5m cyber fraud loses Supreme Court bid to appeal over cash seized by CAB

Khan and her husband Khurram played a major role in a multi-million euro international fraud and used companies in Ireland to launder the criminal cash
Miscellaneous
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

US claims it has seized $700 million of Nicolas Maduro's assets

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the seizure of assets worth $700 million from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, including mansions, cars, planes, and jewelry.
US politics
NYC startup
fromNew York Post
6 months ago

Illicit spa owner busted with $600K stuffed inside giant teddy bear during NJ prostitution raid

A New Jersey spa owner was arrested for prostitution and money laundering, leading to a historic cash seizure during an undercover police operation.
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