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Anti-corruption expert wife cleared of laundering proceeds of lawyer husband’s £1.3m alleged fraud

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Anti-corruption expert wife, 41, is cleared of laundering proceeds of Commonwealth Secretariat lawyer husband’s £1.3million alleged fraud Melissa Khemani, 41, cleared of laundering £61k between October 2018-2019  Her husband Joshua Brien, 47, allegedly defrauded Commonwealth Secretariat He is also accused of failing to inform his new employer of reason he was sacked Brien appeared in court via … Read more

Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyer says it would be ‘insane’ to try to defend election fraud claims

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Donald Trump lawyer Bruce Castor said it would be ‘insane’ to dispute the legitimacy of the 2020 election in his impeachment defense – after the president split with his former legal team over that very subject. ‘Injecting that into a case that is already a winner would be idiotic,’ Castor said.  ‘It would be insane to … Read more

BT in the dock as £530m Italian fraud trial begins

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BT on trial for £530m Italian fraud scandal: Communications giant accused of inflating revenues and concealing losses By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 25 January 2021 BT will be in the dock today as a long-awaited trial over its £530million accounting scandal begins in … Read more

Gerald Smith’s lifestyle was based on fraud… so why has he STILL not paid taxpayers back? 

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The mansion was far from the only property that Gerald — or Dr Gerald Smith to give him his full name — owned Eighteen years ago police knocked on the door of a £12 million mansion in Jersey. ‘Gerald,’ shouted the woman who opened it. ‘The police are here again.’ As officers searched the premises, … Read more

Misinformation about election fraud plummeted 73 percent a week after Twitter banned Trump

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Online misinformation about the presidential election plummeted after President Donald Trump was suspended from Twitter and several other social media platforms. Claims of election fraud dropped 73 percent after the ban, according to a new report from research firm Zignal Labs, from 2.5 million mentions to 688,000. The fastest and biggest decline was on Twitter, … Read more

British hedge fund tycoon hit with £1.5bn fraud charge

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British hedge fund tycoon hit with £1.5bn fraud charge by Danish authorities By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:21 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 22:38 GMT, 7 January 2021 A British hedge fund tycoon has been charged with fraud by Danish authorities relating to one of the biggest financial heists ever seen. … Read more

Trump launches new claims of ‘fraud’ as Republican fears grow that they will lose Georgia

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President Donald Trump cried out voter fraud as the Georgia Senate run-off races look more favorable to Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff as Tuesday night progressed.   ‘Looks like they are setting up a big “voter dump” against the Republican candidates,’ Trump wrote. ‘Waiting to see how many votes they need?’ the president tweeted around … Read more

Earl Spencer’s ex-security chief urges police to investigate BBC journalist Martin Bashir for fraud

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Earl Spencer’s former security chief has reportedly complained to police over the faking of his bank statements which were used by Martin Bashir to gain an interview with Princess Diana. Alan Waller’s lawyer is said to have written to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick to request an investigation into ‘very serious concerns’ over … Read more

Georgia election official holds furious takedown of Donald Trump’s election fraud claims

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The Washington Post published the full transcript of the call between Donald Trump and Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, which has led to calls for Trump to face a criminal probe, accused by two House Democrats of conspiracy to interfere in elections. On the call on Saturday January 2 were Trump, his chief of staff … Read more

Bank chiefs face grilling from MPs over HBOS Reading fraud scandal

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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and Lloyds boss Antonio Horta-Osorio face grillings from MPs over HBOS scandal By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 January 2021 Andrew Bailey and Antonio Horta-Osorio face a grilling from MPs over the aftermath of the HBOS Reading … Read more