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Iran hard-liners urge election ban on top rivals
Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two prominent presidential contenders — a moderate former president and a protege of ...
Swiss: 1,500 money-laundering cases last year
Unpaid fees lead to safe deposit caches of suspicious paintings and expensive jewelry. A foreign client's offshore deposits turn up possibly forged ...
World grapples with rise in cyber crime
International law enforcement agencies say the recent $45 million dollar ATM heist is just one of many scams they're fighting in an unprecedented wave ...
Italy court upholds Berlusconi tax fraud verdict
Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction and four-year prison sentence were upheld on the first appeal Wednesday in a case that could ...
French man found in cockpit of US plane guilty
A French man accused of gaining access to the cockpit of a plane at a major U.S. airport by impersonating an airline employee has pleaded guilty to ...
Editor arrested after report claiming voter fraud
A journalist for an Iranian news website says its editor has been arrested after reporting that there is an audiotape of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ...
Zimbabwe PM's party: Voters' lists being inflated
Zimbabwean state election officials are dramatically inflating the numbers of electors on new voters' lists months ahead of crucial polls, Prime ...
UK prosecutors charge 5 in film-related tax fraud
British prosecutors say five people are being charged with conspiracy over an apparent bid to exploit tax rules designed to boost the U.K.
UK man convicted of selling fake bomb detectors
A millionaire businessman who sold fake bomb detectors that were based on a novelty golf ball finder to countries including Iraq was convicted Tuesday ...
Montenegrin opposition rally, claim election fraud
More than 5,000 opposition supporters have rallied in Montenegro claiming their leader was cheated of victory in this month's presidential ballot in ...
Irish politician charged with fraud over expenses
An Irish politician repeatedly accused of ethical lapses was charged with six counts of fraud Friday following a police investigation into his expense ...
French execs accused of breast implant swindle
The computer records were scrubbed, inspectors said there was no mention of industrial silicone in quality-control documents, and an employee at the ...
A glance at Kremlin's top foe, Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny, an obscure adviser to a provincial governor just four years ago, shot up to become the Kremlin's public enemy No.1. The web-savvy ...
Dutch company linked to horse meat fraud bankrupt
A meat processing plant and wholesaler suspected of mixing undeclared horse meat with beef was declared bankrupt Tuesday by one judge and the owner ...
Ex-Credit Suisse exec pleads guilty in NYC
A former Credit Suisse executive has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in New York City after his extradition from the United Kingdom. U.S. citizen and ...
Ex-Credit Suisse exec pleads not guilty in NYC
A former Credit Suisse executive has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges in New York City after his extradition from the United Kingdom. U.S.
UK energy firm SSE fined for misleading customers
Britain's energy regulator has fined electricity supplier SSE PLC 10.5 million pounds ($15.9 million) for consistently misleading customers about its ...
Chief justice a victim of credit-card fraud
Chief Justice John Roberts has been a victim of credit-card fraud. A Supreme Court spokeswoman said someone got hold of one of Roberts's credit card ...
Saddam-linked legal adviser jailed for fraud
A flamboyant but unqualified lawyer whose clients included deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in jail for fraud.
US businessman gets 15 years in Dubai fraud case
A Dubai court has convicted an American businessman for fraud and sentenced him to 15 years' imprisonment after a nearly five-year legal battle that ...