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World 28 Mar 2025 | 12:25 AM

Brazil prosecutor general decides not to charge Bolsonaro for vaccine records fraud

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet decided not to charge former President Jair Bolsonaro with fraud in his vaccination records, asking the Supreme Court to throw out the case, a document showed on Thursday.

Technology 29 Mar 2025 | 12:10 AM

Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit over disclosure of Twitter stake

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday rejected billionaire Elon Musk's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming he defrauded former Twitter shareholders by waiting too long to disclose his initial investment in the social media company, now known as X.

World 28 Mar 2025 | 09:47 PM

Haitian ex-mayor guilty of US visa fraud linked to torture

BOSTON (Reuters) - A former Haitian mayor was convicted on Friday of U.S. charges that he had lied about having led a brutal campaign to kill and torture his political opponents in order to secure a green card allowing him to reside in the United States.

Nation 27 Mar 2025 | 07:20 AM

Bukit Aman: Online fraud rises 36.9%, costing RM19mil from Jan 1 to March 24

KUALA LUMPUR: Online purchase fraud cases soared by 36.9% from Jan 1 to Monday (March 24) compared with the same period last year, with 2,328 cases recorded, resulting in losses exceeding RM19mil.

South Korea 26 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

Govt responsible for foreign adoptions fraud, finds inquiry

The country's truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption programme rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipula­ted children's backgrounds and origins.

South Korea 26 Mar 2025 | 05:50 AM

South Korea truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions

SEOUL: South Korea's truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption programme rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated children's backgrounds and origins.

Nation 22 Mar 2025 | 06:26 AM

Five Malaysians charged with ‘pump and dump’ investment fraud in the US

PETALING JAYA: Seven individuals from Malaysia and Taiwan have been charged in connection with a large-scale "pump and dump" investment fraud scheme, resulting in US authorities seizing over US$214mil in illicit gains.

Nation 22 Mar 2025 | 09:18 AM

Police investigating two fraud cases in Johor involving losses over RM64,000

JOHOR BARU: Police here are investigating two separate fraud cases involving a phone scam and an online gold purchase scam leading to losses over RM64,000.

Nation 19 Mar 2025 | 09:39 AM

Former banker charged with money laundering, fraud related to purchase of shares

KUALA LUMPUR: A former banker was charged at two Sessions Courts here today with six counts of money laundering and fraud related to the purchase of shares amounting to RM808,000, in 2013. Lau Min Thung, 43, pleaded not guilty after all the charges against him were read out before Judges Norma Ismail and Suzana Hussin on Wednesday (March 19).

Markets 19 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

SC charges former head of dealing with fraud

The Securities Commission (SC) charged Lau Min Thung yesterday at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for offences relating to securities fraud and money laundering.

Vietnam 18 Mar 2025 | 03:38 AM

Vietnam developer proposes 15-year rescue for bank at heart of giant fraud, documents show

HANOI: The bank at the centre of Vietnam's biggest financial fraud has received a central bank bailout amounting to five per cent of the nation's 2024 economic output, which a local white knight hopes to repay in 15 years, documents seen by Reuters show.

Vietnam 21 Mar 2025 | 08:11 AM

Crackdown on counterfeits as Vietnam authorities battle rising e-commerce fraud

HANOI: With just a smartphone or tablet, consumers can now shop for their favourite products virtually anywhere.

Singapore 13 Mar 2025 | 07:07 AM

Up to S$1mil bail offered to three men charged with fraud in Singapore case linked to Nvidia chips

SINGAPORE: Bail has been offered to three men allegedly linked to computer servers exported to Malaysia that might contain Nvidia chips.

Thailand 12 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

Senior cop ‘Big Joke’ sacked over illicit gambling, fraud

ONE of the country's most high-profile police officers has been sacked over his alleged involvement in illegal gambling and financial fraud.

China 7 Mar 2025 | 09:17 AM

China, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos are now jointly combating telecom fraud in Thai-Myanmar border region: FM

China has joined forces with Thailand, Myanmar and Laos to crack down on telecom fraud in the Thai-Myanmar border region, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday.

China 4 Mar 2025 | 01:48 PM

More than 620 Chinese fraud suspects repatriated

BEIJING: More than 620 Chinese suspects in Myawaddy, Myanmar, have been repatriated in a crackdown on cross-border telecommunications fraud jointly launched by China, Myanmar and Thailand, China's Ministry of Public Security said on Monday (March 3).

Nation 14 Mar 2025 | 05:56 AM

Immigration nabs four Bangladeshis for suspected fraud

PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department has arrested four suspects for offering fraudulent immigration services to foreigners in a special operation in Kuala Lumpur and Bandar Bukit Raja, Selangor on Wednesday (March 12) and Thursday.

Football 5 Mar 2025 | 06:07 PM

Fraud case designed to wreck Platini's chance of FIFA top job, lawyer says

ZURICH (Reuters) - French footballing great Michel Platini was accused of fraud to torpedo his chances of becoming the head of world soccer's governing body FIFA, his lawyer told a Swiss court on Wednesday.

Nation 13 Mar 2025 | 12:59 AM

MACC to review NRD procedures after 16 birth registration fraud arrests

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will analyse processes within the National Registration Department (NRD) following the arrest of 16 individuals suspected of being involved in bribery related to birth registration.

Technology 13 Mar 2025 | 07:30 AM

Singapore prosecutors say US server fraud case involves $390 million of transactions

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore prosecutors told a court on Thursday that a case in which Singapore-based firms have been accused of fraudulently supplying U.S. servers to Malaysia involves transactions worth $390 million.

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