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‘Inconceivable’ Autonomy founder unaware of fraud, court told

Mike Lynch, the founder of the software group Autonomy, was a “controlling and demanding individual” of whom it was inconceivable that he was unaware of the fraudulent practices alleged to have been taking place at his company, the high court has heard. The claims are included in the opening submissions of a civil claim brought by Hewlett […]

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Indian billionaire arrested in London over alleged $2B fraud

London (CNN)UK police have arrested India’s billionaire diamond dealer Nirav Modi in London over his alleged involvement in a bank fraud that could be worth $2 billion. Modi was arrested Tuesday on “behalf of the Indian authorities,” according to a statement from London’s Metropolitan Police. His plea for bail was later denied and he was remanded

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Fraud victim given Merc seized from ‘traditional healer’ who scammed him

A Uitenhage man may have lost R330,000 in a black-dollar scam last year – but on Friday he received some retribution when the Port Elizabeth high court ordered that he be given a Mercedes Benz confiscated from the man who scammed him. Rhyno Olivier had given Moses Orimutambira R330,000 in cash on May 11 2018

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Ayobami Convicted over Visa Fraud

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has recorded another successful prosecution in its relentless pursuit to rid Nigeria of visa racketeers. The Commission secured a conviction for one Adedeji Ayobami at a Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, for attempting to procure a United States of America (USA) visa with

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“I was tortured; iron rod was inserted into my private parts. At the end of the day, I fainted and the officers dumped me in the cell. I was revived by other people who were remanded in the cell.”

Omeli Darlington, a former staff member of First Bank of Nigeria, has spoken about how he was implicated in a fraud of N355million, allegedly carried out by staff of First Bank and Olam Nigeria Limited. Speaking during an interview with SaharaTV, Darlington broke down in tears, revealing how as a dispatch rider for First Bank

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Maids Moreton murder accused Benjamin Field admits fraud

A church warden accused of plotting the murders of two pensioners has admitted conning them into believing he was in a “genuine, caring relationship” with them in order to defraud them. University guest lecturer Peter Farquhar, 69, and retired head teacher Ann Moore-Martin, 83, were found dead in Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire. At the Old Bailey,

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Tanitoluwa Adewumi is an eight-year-old US chess champion. He’s also a refugee from Nigeria, whose family fled Boko Haram. More than $180,000 (£130,000) was raised for him after he won New York State’s chess championship. The money means his family will be able to move out of the homeless shelter they’ve lived in for the

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Nigeria may have become an electronic dumping ground

Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that over 75 per cent of electronics devices imported into Nigeria are irreparable and toxic junk. Danbatta stated this on Tuesday in Abuja during the public inquiry on draft guidelines on disaster recovery and draft regulations on e-waste. He said Nigeria had

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Peterborough woman faces multiple charges after cheque fraud investigation

Peterborough woman faces multiple charges after cheque fraud investigation A Peterborough woman is facing charges including theft and possession of stolen property following an investigation. Late last month, officers with the Peterborough Police Service investigated the theft of a cheque which was later signed by an unknown person, then cashed at a Money Mart in

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