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U.S. toxicology lab agrees to pay $27M to settle kickback allegations
An American toxicology company agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations that it billed the country’s federal health insurance program with unnecessary urine drug tests.
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FBI has charged the founder of Zort with bribing LA sheriffs to extort victims
The FBI affidavit reveals that Iza allegedly used fake warrants and intimidation tactics to exploit his victims.
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Australian police have seized $6.4 million from the alleged owner of an encrypted platform
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced they had seized AUD 9.3 million (US$6.36 million) in cryptocurrency as part of an operation targeting the assets of the alleged mastermind behind Ghost, an encrypted communication platform used by organized crime groups around the world to coordinate their illegal activities.
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Four individuals have been arrested as Europol takes action against a ransomware group
The European crime agency announced the arrest of four suspects and the seizure of infrastructure linked to the ransomware group LockBit in an operation involving 12 countries.
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Man stabbed to death in block of flats in east London
A man, 50, has been found stabbed to death in a corridor of block of flats ineast London.
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An East London drug dealer who bragged about being ’like Pablo Escobar’ has been arrested
A prolific drug gang leader who compared himself to notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar has been arrested.
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Triple stabbing in Clapham leaves one dead and two in hospital
One person has died and two have suffered injuries after an early morning triple stabbing attack in Clapham.
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Boy, 8, shot in the face while ’hunting rabbits’ on a nearby farm
An eight-year-old boy shot and killed near a farm in Cumbria was allegedly hunting for rabbits at the time of the shooting.
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Police reveal images depicting how Britain’s most wanted man might look today
One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives who has been on the run for 20 years may be living in the Australian outback.
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E-commerce fraud is rising globally
Fraud is involved in around 20 percent of the world’s online sales each year, netting criminals trillions of dollars, according to a report from a national security research group.
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Angel Rodriguez settles $12 mill fraud case with SEC
Angel Rodriguez has settles a $12 million fraud case filed against him by the SEC.
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Son of Chris Eubank ‘raped girl, 16, while she was too drunk to stand’, court hears
The son of boxing star Chris Eubank raped a 16-year-old girl on a pebble beach while she was too drunk to stand up, a court has heard.
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Man dies in east Bristol after stabbing
One man arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender as officers hunt suspected attacker
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An Irish crime boss has confessed to using a trick to conceal a cache of guns
A boss of an organised crime gang and two of his key members have admitted a trick to create a fake arms cache in a bid to help him secure a lighter prison sentence.
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Man jailed for money laundering and drug supply
A Jersey resident has been jailed for two years and six months for supplying drugs and money laundering.
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Welsh teenager jailed for assaulting trans woman and sharing terrorist documents
Alex Edwards, 19, sentenced to five years and four months in jail as judge says he has ‘entrenched mindset of hatred’
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Men charged with drug smuggling remanded in custody
Four men accused of trying to smuggle £200m worth of cocaine into the UK have been remanded in custody.
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New murder investigation launched into the shooting of banker found dead on his doorstep
Alistair Wilson was shot in Nairn in the Scottish Highlands in November 2004 and his killer has never been found despite "strenuous efforts" to find the person responsible
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Triple murder suspect is both the son and brother of the victims
The suspect in a triple murder case, where the victims were found dead in a tower block in Luton, is both the son and brother of the deceased.
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Man convicted in ’landmark’ female genital mutilation conspiracy trial
A former PhD student has been found guilty of conspiring to commit female genital mutilation in a case described as a "landmark."
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Cardiff police officer found guilty of sexually abusing a girl under 13
John Stringer, 42, was suspended by Gwent Police when the force first became aware of the allegations against him.
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Paedophile raped woman on the side of busy road in front of passing drivers
Matthew Pugh waited until his victim was intoxicated from drink and drugs before raping her at the side of a busy road in front of motorists in an "utterly degrading" attack
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Ex-Met Police officer charged with rape and assault
Mark Tyrrell, 55, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. It is claimed he met the alleged victim during the course of his policing duties.
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Website operators promised fraudsters quick profits if they subscribed to illegal services
Three men have pleaded guilty to running a website enabling criminals to circumvent banking anti-fraud checks.
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UK jails four Nigerians for forging over 2,000 marriage documents
A U.K. court sentenced four Nigerians to a total of 13 years in prison for their roles in an organized crime ring that forged more than 2,000 marriage certificates and other documents to help Nigerian immigrants in the United Kingdom secure residency permits.