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Key Netanyahu Ally’s Corruption Trial Marks Pivotal Moment in Israeli Politics
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may find himself politically damaged if his former Foreign Minister is convicted of fraud and breach of trust
Racketeering, Smuggling, Sex with Guards: 25 Indicted in Massive Baltimore Prison Scandal
Twenty-five people, including 13 guards, have been busted in a scandal featuring everything from racketeering to smuggling to an inmate impregnating female...
Feds in NY: Russian Mob Ran Celebrity Poker Games
(NEW YORK) — Nearly three dozen people were charged on Tuesday in what investigators said was a Russian organized crime operation that included illegal,...
Argentina: HSBC Helped Launder Money, Evade Taxes
(BUENOS AIRES, Argentina) — Argentina's government on Monday accused the British banking giant HSBC of facilitating money laundering and tax evasion. Tax chief...
57 Charged in Florida Gambling Scandal
Florida's lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a widening scandal of a purported veterans charity that authorities said...
Ex-San Diego Mayor Admits Gambling $1 Billion in Casinos
(SAN DIEGO) — Maureen O'Connor, San Diego's first female mayor acknowledged in federal court Thursday that she took $2.1 million from her late husband's...
Must-Reads from Around the World
A growing number of people are converting to Islam in France, pawnshops in Macau bankroll mainland Chinese gamblers and Fidel Castro makes his longest public...
The Money Cop
Four years on from the financial crisis, new scandals still seem to break out every few months. HSBC, the big British bank, just agreed to a $1.9 billion...
Elites Still Bypassing Measures to Combat Money Laundering
Machines that count huge stacks of cash and are used to identify money laundering are not being used when "very important persons" and "very very important...
Why Dirty-Looking Money Makes Us Spend More
In a finding that gives a whole new meaning to the term “money laundering” researchers found that people are driven to spend old or grimy bills more readily than...
