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Californian car rental company drives nationwide crime tourism


Californian car rental company drives nationwide crime tourism

LOS ANGELES (TND) — Federal and local authorities uncovered a criminal tourism ring operating under the guise of a car rental business. Prosecutors warned criminals who come into the country and steal from Americans. “Anyone who thinks they can come into our country, exploit our freedoms and steal from the American people should think again,” […]

Californian car rental company drives nationwide crime tourism


Californian car rental company drives nationwide crime tourism

LOS ANGELES (TND) — Federal and local authorities uncovered a criminal tourism ring operating under the guise of a car rental business. Prosecutors warned criminals who come into the country and steal from Americans. “Anyone who thinks they can come into our country, exploit our freedoms and steal from the American people should think again,” […]

Californian car rental company drives nationwide crime tourism


Californian car rental company drives nationwide crime tourism

LOS ANGELES (TND) — Federal and local authorities uncovered a criminal tourism ring operating under the guise of a car rental business. Prosecutors warned criminals who come into the country and steal from Americans. “Anyone who thinks they can come into our country, exploit our freedoms and steal from the American people should think again,” […]

Singapore’s $110,000-a-month villa market comes to a standstill


Singapore’s 0,000-a-month villa market comes to a standstill

Luxury bungalows in Ridout Park and Holland Park in Singapore, Saturday, April 29, 2023. Photographer: Lionel Ng/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) By Low De Wei and Faris Mokhtar (Bloomberg) — Business in Singapore’s luxury real estate sector is drying up as one of the country’s biggest money laundering scandals weighs on the market. Sales of luxury bungalows are […]

Report: Telegram founder Paul Durov arrested at French airport


Report: Telegram founder Paul Durov arrested at French airport

The founder of the messaging app Telegram, Paul Durov, who had an arrest warrant against him, was arrested by French authorities at an airport outside Paris, CNN reported. According to CNN affiliate BFMTV, officials from the French Customs Anti-Fraud Office arrested the French-Russian billionaire on Saturday evening after he arrived at Bourget Airport on a […]

Police search Andrew Tate’s home in Romania after new allegations involving minors emerge


Police search Andrew Tate’s home in Romania after new allegations involving minors emerge

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Masked police in Romania raided the home of controversial internet influencer Andrew Tate early Wednesday morning as he awaits trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. Romania’s anti-organized crime agency DIICOT said it was currently searching four houses in Bucharest and Ilfov […]

Charlotte car dealership owner and sales manager plead guilty to money laundering


Charlotte car dealership owner and sales manager plead guilty to money laundering

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – The owner of a Charlotte car dealership and a sales manager have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced that John Martin, 50, of Charlotte, pleaded guilty on Friday and Vincent Jefferson Jr., 47, of Fort Mill, South […]

California ring charged with stealing $300,000 worth of cryptocurrencies from Queens man


California ring charged with stealing 0,000 worth of cryptocurrencies from Queens man

The owner of a Queens auto repair shop lost his $300,000 retirement savings after a California man stole his bitcoins – and used the money to buy a diamond pendant, a Rolex and a Mercedes-Benz, authorities said. The 61-year-old victim had 5.75 bitcoins worth $92,000 in a digital blockchain “wallet” when it was allegedly stolen […]

Irish woman arrested for suspected rent theft in Ulster, linked to cross-border crime


Irish woman arrested for suspected rent theft in Ulster, linked to cross-border crime

ULSTER COUNTY, NY (WRGB) — According to the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, a woman was arrested in July 2024 for the alleged theft of a rental car in Ulster Town, which led to a joint investigation by a transnational criminal group. Kathleen McCarthy, 35, of Ireland, was accused of driving a rental car that had […]

2 tobacco shops in Watertown violate the law by opening


2 tobacco shops in Watertown violate the law by opening

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – The state is accusing two Watertown tobacco shops of laundering money and violating the law by reopening. Officials say the state will try again to close them. A week ago, four tobacco shops in Watertown were closed after the state said it seized illegal marijuana from the stores. Within a […]