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EFCC Docks Couple For Alleged Fraud In Uyo.

The Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, arraigned one Gabriel Chizoba Ikpenwa and his wife, Lillian Nkechi Ikpenwa before Justice Archibong Archibong of Akwa Ibom State High Court, Uyo, for fraud. The couple was arraigned alongside a Cooperative Society, Easycash Multipurpose, owned by the first […]

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Treasury Sanctions Nigerian Cyber Actors for Targeting U.S. Businesses and Individuals

WASHINGTON – Today, in a coordinated action with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against six Nigerian nationals for conducting an elaborate scheme to steal over six million dollars from victims across the United States. The individuals designated today targeted U.S. businesses and

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Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli agree to plead guilty in college admissions scam

(CNN)Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in connection to their role in the college admissions scam, the US Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts said. Loughlin, 55, and Giannulli, 56, had been accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into

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Nearly 800 reports of people defrauding UK furlough scheme

HMRC sifting through claims employees asked to work despite getting state job retention pay The government has received nearly 800 reports of suspected fraud of its job retention scheme, launched less than a month ago. The tax authority, HMRC, which is responsible for overseeing the furlough scheme under which the government pays 80% of the

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CORONA VIRUS: RECESSION IN NIGERIA LIKELY, AN EMPLOYER’S DUTY OF CARE

Recession is coming and it may be Nigeria’s worst in several years. This means by the time the lockdown is finally lifted;many companies would struggle to achieve targets this year. By International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s estimation, Nigeria’s economy is expected to shrink by 3.4 percent this year and the nation of 200 million people could

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TIPS FROM GF FORENSICS ON FRAUD AND SECURITY ISSUES RELATING TO COVID-19

As the world is engulfed and shaken by the Corona virus and its attendant effects. One would wonder how most countries of the world on lock down would manage the trauma post covid 19 as the sick are increasing, people are bogged down with fear of catching or not catching the infection and trying to

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