FRAUD

President labels B410 affaire as Guatemala’s worst tax scam

Published on: August 19, 2024
16:11

Guatemala City, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) President Bernardo Arevalo described on Monday the B410 case (a structure that deprived State coffers of at least US$38 million) as the worst tax scam committed in Guatemala.

Three Algerian presidential candidates charged with fraud

Published on: August 7, 2024
12:19

Algiers, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Accused of buying signatures to endorse their right to aspire to the presidency of Algeria in the elections of next September, the Prosecutor's Office of this country requested today the arrest of three pre-candidates.

European Parliament supports reinforcement of electronic payments

Published on: April 23, 2024
13:19

Brussels, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) The plenary session of the European Parliament on Tuesday endorsed a new regulatory package that supports the strengthening of electronic payments.

Shohei Ohtani’s former translator Ippei Mizuhara turns self in

Published on: April 12, 2024
18:06

Washington, Apr 12 (Prensa Latina) Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, is in federal custody after voluntarily surrendering to police friday, one day after being charged with stealing more than $16 million over two years from the LA Dodgers superstar to pay off gambling debts to an illegal sportsbook.

Brazilian police accuse Bolsonaro of vaccine card fraud

Published on: March 19, 2024
14:32

Brasilia, Mar 19 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Police (PF) of Brazil charged former President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) for falsifying data on vaccines against Covid-19, in vouchers of his own and other people around him.

Police respond to bomb threat at home of Judge in Trump fraud trial

Published on: January 11, 2024
15:45

Washington, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Authorities responded to a bomb threat at the home of the judge overseeing former President Trump’s New York civil fraud case Thursday, just hours closing arguments are expected in the trial.

More than 50 Chilean businessmen arrested in million-dollar fraud

Published on: December 15, 2023
09:44

Santiago de Chile, Dec 15 (Prensa Latina) The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Investigative Police (PDI) of Chile arrested 51 business persons accused of causing the largest tax fraud in the country's history, as was announced here.

UFERCO indicts two former Honduran presidents for fraud

Published on: October 12, 2023
14:04

Tegucigalpa, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) A Honduran Specialized Prosecution Unit against Corruption Networks (UFERCO) reportedly indicted two former Presidents, Porfirio Lobo and Juan Orlando Hernández, for fraud in the Pandora II case.

Italy demands extradition of mobster captured in Greece

Published on: August 8, 2023
10:16

Rome, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The Public Prosecutor's Office in the southern Italian city of Naples is awaiting the extradition of mobster Vincenzo La Porta from Greece, where he was captured after being located by Greek police after an 11-year search, according to a report on website of the Corriere del Mezzogiorno newspaper on Tuesday.

Federal agents arrest 27 people for fraud in Puerto Rico

Published on: July 21, 2023
07:46

San Juan, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, U.S. Secret Service agents arrested 27 people in Puerto Rico linked to a fraud scheme for aid distributed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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