Retired teacher in Jempol loses RM140,000 in phone scam

Retired teacher in Jempol loses RM140,000 in phone scam

JEMPOL: A retired teacher lost nearly RM140,000 in a phone scam after being accused of tampering with electricity meters. Jempol police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook said the 68-year-old woman’s ordeal started on Aug 28 when she received a call from a woman claiming to be a Tenaga Nasional employee. “The caller accused the victim … Read more

Rs 382 cr tax notice unveils Aadhaar, PAN misuse scam in Thane involving multiple bank accounts

Rs 382 cr tax notice unveils Aadhaar, PAN misuse scam in Thane involving multiple bank accounts

A real estate agent from Thane’s Diva was taken aback upon receiving an income tax notice accusing him of transactions totalling Rs 382 crore, reported TOI. He soon discovered that he was a victim of a large-scale financial scam involving fraudulent bank accounts and shell companies established in his name for money laundering, according to … Read more

FATF Says India’s Gems, Jewellery Sector Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing

FATF Says India’s Gems, Jewellery Sector Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing

Last Updated: September 20, 2024, 23:25 IST India is currently the world’s second largest consumer of gold, the largest importer, and the largest exporter of gold jewellery. (Representational image via AP) The global body recommended that India should include “deeper” qualitative and quantitative data and typologies from domestic and international sources on the money laundering … Read more

Sukesh Chandrasekhar dedicates ‘Sajni’ song to Jacqueline Fernandez from ‘Laapataa Ladies’ in new letter from jail: ‘My heart beats for only one person…’ |

Sukesh Chandrasekhar dedicates ‘Sajni’ song to Jacqueline Fernandez from ‘Laapataa Ladies’ in new letter from jail: ‘My heart beats for only one person…’ |

Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who is currently in prison for a Rs 200-crore money laundering case, has written another letter to actress Jacqueline Fernandez. In the letter, he sweetly calls her his Baby Girl and dedicates the song ‘Sajni’ from Kiran Rao’s ‘Laapataa Ladies‘ to her. He also gave her a painting as a gift.In his recent … Read more

TD Bank shakes up leadership amid scandal around anti-money-laundering program

TD Bank shakes up leadership amid scandal around anti-money-laundering program

TD Bank Group, which is mired in a money-laundering scandal in the U.S., said Raymond Chun will replace chief executive Bharat Masrani, who is retiring next year. Chun, who stepped into the role of head of Canadian personal banking last December, will become chief operating officer on Nov. 1 before taking over the top job … Read more

Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal was party to ‘criminal conspiracy’, says CBI

Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal was party to ‘criminal conspiracy’, says CBI

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was “party to the criminal conspiracy” of the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy since the beginning, the CBI has alleged in its latest supplementary charge sheet in the case. Concluding its probe with the submission of the fifth and final charge sheet in the case, the Central Bureau … Read more

The battle over Iran’s terror financing – POLITICO

The battle over Iran’s terror financing – POLITICO

An even bigger problem, the western diplomats said, is that several countries in the region, including Bahrain and Libya, have locked arms with Lebanon in opposing international regulators’ push for a crackdown, making it all but impossible to effectively target Hezbollah’s illicit financing.  FATF declined to comment for this article. The current battle within FATF … Read more

ED investigates Indian links of foreign gambling apps, suspects over Rs 1 lakh cr bets

ED investigates Indian links of foreign gambling apps, suspects over Rs 1 lakh cr bets

The Mahadev scam, which exposed the dark underbelly of India’s illegal online betting apps, did not end with the closure of the shady application, few arrests, and tracing a money trail from Chhattisgarh to Dubai. More than two dozen offshore gaming applications are currently under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for remitting and … Read more

Singaporean previously linked to Newcastle United takeover bid jailed 15 years and nine months

Singaporean previously linked to Newcastle United takeover bid jailed 15 years and nine months

SINGAPORE: A former director of Novena Global Healthcare Group (NGHG) was on Friday (Aug 16) jailed for 15 years and nine months. Nelson Loh Ne-Loon was found guilty on nine charges – four for cheating, three for money laundering and two for forgery. A total of 60 other similar charges were also considered in the … Read more