Under Switzerland’s draconian banking secrecy law, even revealing that someone holds an account at a Swiss bank can lead to up to five years in prison. But what if that information is in the public's interest to know?
As pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in Lebanon, Syrian security forces were directed to keep communication devices away from “the leaders,” Assad regime documents show.
Many victims who lost money to scammers say the gateway into the nightmare was a fake advertisement or article in which a trusted household name supposedly promoted an investment scheme. What they saw was a lie. Now, celebrities whose images and reputations are stolen to promote scams are calling for action.
November 4, 2010
Police said that the central emphasis of the police's work has shifted in recent years to the fight against organized crime.
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