Who is Sam Bankman-Fried, the onetime crypto mogul convicted of fraud?

11/03/2023

NEW YORK—A few years after graduating from college, Sam Bankman-Fried grew worried he was not taking enough risks. So the son of two Stanford Law School professors quit his Wall Street job and in 2017 started a…

Ex-NBA player sentenced to 10 years in prison in $4M health care fraud

08/05/2023

NEW YORK — A federal judge sentenced former first-round NBA draft pick Terrence Williams to 10 years in prison Thursday, saying he used his people skills to entice others to aid his $5 million health care fraud…

6 clearance processors in NBI Mactan satellite office accused of defrauding agency P300,000

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Six processors assigned at a satellite office of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in a mall in Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan were accused of defrauding the agency through its ‘first-time job seeker’ policy.…

Quiboloy sanctioned by US Treasury Dep’t over corruption, human rights abuse

Jean Mangaluz - Reporter / @JMangaluzINQ 12/10/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, televangelist and spiritual advisor to former president Rodrigo Duterte, was sanctioned by the United States (US) Department of Treasury over alleged human rights violations and corruption. This sanction is in line…

NBI to public: Verify if firms are legit before investing in them

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/26/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation Cebu District Office (NBI Cebdo) is reminding people who would want to invest in companies especially corporations to verify their activities to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).…

DSWD-7 to public: Beware of of scammers using agency’s name

Futch Anthony Inso 05/03/2022

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has warned the public against unscrupulous individuals who distribute forms to be filled out for the distribution of financial assistance. Leah…

FBI releases ‘Wanted’ poster for Quiboloy

Inquirer.net 02/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines — After indicting him and several others for sex trafficking, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a “Wanted” poster for Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) Church.…

Trump loyalists mount last stand in Washington

Agence France Presse 11/15/2020

WASHINGTON – Thousands of die-hard Donald Trump supporters rallied for a last stand Saturday in Washington, chanting “four more years” and blaming fraud for an election defeat that will force the president to vacate the White House after…

‘No evidence’ of lost or changed votes: US election officials

11/13/2020

Washington, United States—Senior US federal and state election officials said Thursday, November 12, 2020, that there was “no evidence” that votes were lost or changed, or voting systems corrupted, in the presidential election. The officials, responsible for…

Doctor bought ‘magical’ lamp but no genie

11/03/2020

Two fraudsters who allegedly duped a doctor into buying an Aladdin-style wish-granting lamp for £71,842 ($92,374.80) and even conjured up a fake genie have been arrested in India. Laeek Khan approached police in the northern state of…

Cebu City hospital: No fraud involved in COVID-19 claim

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A hospital in Cebu City denied allegations that some of their officers and employees were involved in fraudulent activities involving public funds. Perpetual Succour Hospital Inc. (PSHI) in Cebu made this pronouncement after…

8 PhilHealth officials, 4 hospital workers face complaint over ‘fraudulent’ COVID-19 claim

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Paul Lauro 10/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 12 individuals, including public officials and medical practitioners, are now facing complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas over allegations of fraud involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

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