6 h. ago Italian fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni is acquitted of fraud over claims she falsely implied proceeds from cake sales would go to charity

Speaking to reporters outside a Milan courthouse, the influencer said: 'The nightmare is over. I am very happy to take control of my life and get my life back.'

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7 h. ago Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni cleared of fraud over charity Christmas cake scandal

Social media star says ‘justice has been done’ in cases involving cakes and Easter eggs being promoted as charitable initiativesThe Italian fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni has said “the nightmare is over” after being acquitted on fraud charges in a trial linked to Christmas cake and Easter egg charity initiatives.The social media star, 38, had been on trial in Milan accused of duping consumers in two separate fundraisers – one a Christmas campaign in 2022 promoting pandoro cake, an alternative to the more famous panettone, and the other selling chocolate eggs during Easter campaigns in 2021 and 2022. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni cleared of aggravated fraud charges in Pandorogate trial

Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni has been cleared of aggravated fraud charges in the Pandorogate trial

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52 h. ago Dozens of pets still missing from nightmarish kennels where inspectors found 40 dead dogs

Dozens of pets are still missing from nightmarish kennels where inspectors found 40 dead dogs, as the owner pleads guilty to animal cruelty and fraud charges.

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3 d. ago Scots cop charged with attempted fraud allowed to remain in her job

The detective constable, who cannot be identified due to the ongoing criminal proceedings, was arrested in October but has continued to work on full pay on restricted duties.

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6 d. ago Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi extradited to China after Cambodia arrest

Chen founded the Prince Group, a multinational conglomerate authorities allege served as a front for ‘one of Asia’s largest transnational criminal organisations’Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, who was indicted by the US on fraud and money-laundering charges for running a multibillion-dollar online scam network from Cambodia, has been arrested there and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said.Chen allegedly directed operations of forced labour compounds across Cambodia, where trafficked workers were held in prison-like facilities surrounded by high walls and barbed wire, according to US prosecutors. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak found guilty of abuse of power in latest 1MDB trial

Najib has been in prison since August 2022, when Malaysia’s top court upheld a corruption conviction. He denies wrongdoingJailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been found guilty of abuse of power, in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal related to state fund 1MDB.Najib had been charged with four counts of corruption and 21 counts of money laundering for receiving illegal transfers of about 2.2bn ringgit ($544.15m) from 1MDB. He has consistently denied wrongdoing. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Death toll in South Africa’s latest pub shooting reaches ten

The pub owner faces charges of fraud and operating an illegal liquor outlet

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3 w. ago Prosecutor says 14 Minnesota programs are targeted for fraud and the state is swamped with crime

Five new defendants have been charged in connection with a Minnesota housing services fraud scheme

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3 w. ago Adult star jailed for burning Aston Villa fan with iron in hotel attack

Caprice Brown, who called herself 'Zara' on dating app Badoo, was jailed for nine years after admitting two charges of robbery as well as fraud and assaulting an emergency worker

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