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Ziad Takieddine leaving the Paris financial crimes court

Franco-Lebanese Ziad Takieddine, flanked by his lawyer, Ludovic Landivau leaving the Paris financial crimes court on October 5, 2011, after his hearing. Takieddine, who was intermediaire sales of submarines to Pakistan and is charged for fraud and corruption in the financial aspect of "Karachi's case", asked France's president Nicolas Sarkozy to remove the secrecy for national security reasons on French weapons sales contracts to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in the 90's, he told BFM TV French TV network on September 29, 2011. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Franco-Lebanese Ziad Takieddine, flanked by his lawyer, Ludovic Landivau leaving the Paris financial crimes court on October 5, 2011, after his hearing. Takieddine, who was intermediaire sales of submarines to Pakistan and is charged for fraud and corruption in the financial aspect of "Karachi's case", asked France's president Nicolas Sarkozy to remove the secrecy for national security reasons on French weapons sales contracts to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in the 90's, he told BFM TV French TV network on September 29, 2011. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Franco-Lebanese Ziad Takieddine, flanked by his lawyer, Ludovic Landivau leaving the Paris financial crimes court on October 5, 2011, after his hearing. Takieddine, who was intermediaire sales of submarines to Pakistan and is charged for fraud and corruption in the financial aspect of "Karachi's case", asked France's president Nicolas Sarkozy to remove the secrecy for national security reasons on French weapons sales contracts to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in the 90's, he told BFM TV French TV network on September 29, 2011. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee Hearing on Fraud Prevention - Washington

Kristen Kociolek, Managing Director of Financial Management Assurance at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform during a hearing on fraud prevention in Washington DC, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee Hearing on Fraud Prevention - Washington

United States Representative Tom Emmer (Republican of Minnesota) is seen during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on federal stablecoins, in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington DC, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee Hearing on Fraud Prevention - Washington

Kristen Kociolek, Managing Director of Financial Management Assurance at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform during a hearing on fraud prevention in Washington DC, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee Hearing on Fraud Prevention - Washington

Kristen Kociolek, Managing Director of Financial Management Assurance at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform during a hearing on fraud prevention in Washington DC, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee Hearing on Fraud Prevention - Washington

United States Representative Tom Emmer (Republican of Minnesota) is seen during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on federal stablecoins, in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington DC, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee Hearing on Fraud Prevention - Washington

Kristen Kociolek, Managing Director of Financial Management Assurance at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform during a hearing on fraud prevention in Washington DC, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee Hearing on Fraud Prevention - Washington

United States Representative Tom Emmer (Republican of Minnesota) is seen during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on federal stablecoins, in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington DC, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows a clothing aisle in a clothing store of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows a clothing aisle in a clothing store of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kiabi Victim Of A 100m Euros Sophisticated Financial Fraud - Paris

This picture taken on September 27, 2014 shows the logo of the brand on the front of a shop of French clothing company Kiabi in Paris, France. Last July, the famous Kiabi clothing chain discovered that it had been the victim of a “sophisticated financial fraud on a massive scale”. This impressive embezzlement is estimated at 100 million euros. A former Kiabi treasurer was arrested last August by the judicial police as she was leaving a private jet on a runway at Figari airport in southern Corsica, according to Franceinfo. The 39-year-old former Kiabi employee, who has since moved to Florida to work in the luxury goods industry, has been indicted and remanded in custody. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australian student visa rejection rate rises

STORY: Australian student visa rejection rate rises SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of international students in Canberra 2. various of the Australian National University campus STORYLINE: According to the latest Australian government data, 80.9 percent of total international student visa applications in the six months to December 2023 were approved -- down from 86 percent in the financial year 2022-23 and 91.5 percent in 2021-22. It marks the lowest approval rate since 2005-06. The fall coincided with the December release of the government's new migration strategy, which places an emphasis on greater scrutiny for student visa applicants to end exploitation of the immigration system. Under the overhaul, colleges and universities have been placed into three tiers based on their history of visa fraud or other problems with international students. Those in tier one, including Australia's largest universities, ar

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Türkiye detains 302 financial crime suspects

STORY: Türkiye detains 302 financial crime suspects SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police operations against financial crime organizations in many provinces of Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 302 suspects during raids against financial crime organizations as part of operations carried out simultaneously in 63 provinces, a cabinet minister said Wednesday. During the operations dubbed "Cage-22," the police captured suspects who allegedly committed crimes including usury, aggravated fraud to the detriment of public institutions and organizations, and aggravated fraud against individuals, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X, formerly Twitter. Unlicensed weapons, fake bruise and disability reports, sim cards issued in the name of other persons, and printed and ready-to-print fake license plates were seized by the police during the op

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Trump Back In Court For 3rd Day - NYC

New York Attorney General Letitia James walks following the third day of the civil fraud trial against former US President Donald Trump, in New York City, NY, USA on October 4, 2023. The civil trial comes after New York Judge Arthur Engoron already ruled that Trump and his sons Eric and Don Jr committed fraud by inflating the value of the real estate and financial assets of the Trump Organization for years. Photo by Janet Mayer/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Back In Court For 3rd Day - NYC

New York Attorney General Letitia James walks following the third day of the civil fraud trial against former US President Donald Trump, in New York City, NY, USA on October 4, 2023. The civil trial comes after New York Judge Arthur Engoron already ruled that Trump and his sons Eric and Don Jr committed fraud by inflating the value of the real estate and financial assets of the Trump Organization for years. Photo by Janet Mayer/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bigmotor outlet in Tokyo

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023, shows a Bigmotor Co. outlet in Tama, western Tokyo. Japan's financial watchdog began searches the same day at offices of the major used car dealer network Bigmotor and casualty insurer Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. as part of a high-profile insurance fraud investigation.

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Bigmotor outlet in Tokyo

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023, shows a Bigmotor Co. outlet in Tama, western Tokyo. Japan's financial watchdog began searches the same day at offices of the major used car dealer network Bigmotor and casualty insurer Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. as part of a high-profile insurance fraud investigation.

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FSA searches Bigmotor outlet over insurance fraud case

Officials of Japan's Financial Services Agency enter an outlet of Bigmotor Co. in Tama city, western Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2023, as part of a high-profile car insurance fraud investigation involving the major used car dealer network.

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FSA searches Sompo Japan head office over insurance fraud case

Officials of Japan's Financial Services Agency enter the head office of casualty insurer Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2023, as part of a high-profile car insurance fraud investigation involving major used car dealer network Bigmotor Co.

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FSA searches Bigmotor outlet over insurance fraud case

Officials of Japan's Financial Services Agency enter an outlet of Bigmotor Co. in Tama city, western Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2023, as part of a high-profile car insurance fraud investigation involving the major used car dealer network.

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FSA searches Sompo Japan head office over insurance fraud case

Officials of Japan's Financial Services Agency enter the head office of casualty insurer Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2023, as part of a high-profile car insurance fraud investigation involving major used car dealer network Bigmotor Co.

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Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM