Report: Chinese Police Kill Dissident Journalist
A group of police officers in China beat freelance Chinese journalist Sun Lin so badly in his home on Nov. 17 that he died hours later, as reported by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Nov. 21.
A group of police officers in China beat freelance Chinese journalist Sun Lin so badly in his home on Nov. 17 that he died hours later, as reported by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Nov. 21.
Eight members of an international phishing ring, involved in trading kits designed to fake government websites in Malaysia, Australia, and the United States, were arrested in Malaysia, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) stated on Monday.
Vladimir Stefanov, a Lithuanian businessman with ties to the regime of Equatorial Guinea, is being indicted over arms dealing and laundering more than 91 million euros (US$99.55 million). The criminal case against Stefanov was launched after an OCCRP investigation.
A diamond for cocaine, a trefoil for marijuana, and a battery for ecstasy. These were some of the emojis used by a Chilean gang busted in the south-central city of Concepción to promote various illegal substances they had on sale. The gang members were arrested on Wednesday, reported the Prosecutor's Office.
Italy has convicted 207 people who have close connections to the infamous 'Ndrangheta mafia clan from Calabria, in a historic maxi trial that concluded on Nov. 20. Those convicted included politicians and members of law enforcement.
Chinese officials said Tuesday that Myanmar authorities have handed over 31,000 telecom network fraud suspects, all of whom are Chinese nationals, to China since police agencies of both countries launched a crackdown on online fraud in September.
Citizenship by investment (CBI), colloquially known as a “golden passport,” allows criminals to hide their money in the country of their choice, while simultaneously shielding them from extradition and prosecution, a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report found.
While dealing with the Russian invasion, Ukrainian authorities also deal with crime within their own ranks. The country’s anti-graft bodies said Monday that they had identified an organized group accused of misappropriating 62 million Ukrainian Hryvni (US$1.72 million) from the state.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Tuesday charged a New York-based entrepreneur and his companies with making fraudulent misrepresentations in securities offerings to investors who paid tens of millions in hopes of obtaining permanent residency status.