Mega-Dem donor Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of crypto fraud, faces 110 years behind bars. Let’s review the 40% of Congress that got money from him ☞ Not the Bee
“SBF created a crypto token that people could invest in, then used those investor funds as collateral to borrow billions of dollars that he couldn’t pay back, and continued the Ponzi scheme until the whole thing crashed.”
Think You’re Messaging an OnlyFans Star? You’re Talking to These Guys ☞ VICE
“I’m based in Pakistan right now. I know a lot of chatters here who speak English well. We also have chatters from India and the Philippines.”
Malaysia – Public Bank issues ‘mooncake scam alert’ ☞ The Star – Malaysia
“This comes after reports of online mooncake scams in Singapore, which saw at least 27 victims lose about S$325,000 (RM1.11mil) in August alone.”
Court upholds Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike ☞ ABC News
“Avenatti was arrested in New York as he was about to meet with Nike lawyers to press his demands. The same day, federal prosecutors in California charged him with stealing from clients.”
Professor fired for ‘incompetence’ and ‘false results’ after 6 studies were retracted on topics like systemic racism and lynching ☞ TheBlaze
“The New York Post also noted Stewart’s online CV, which boasted $3,666,031 in grants from major organizations and taxpayer-funded entities.”
South Africa: More Than 120 Allegedly Fake Doctors Arrested ☞ All Africa
“Phaahla said that unregistered doctors are able to bypass the system by either accepting cash payments or operating within the practices of registered doctors in the private sector.”
India – Coromandel Train accident: Fraudulent claim on body makes Odisha sound alarm ☞ Times of India
“She saw some of the photographs of the unidentified bodies. She picked up one and claimed it was her husband. We contacted Baramba police under whose jurisdiction she stays. The police reverted in an hour saying her husband is alive. She started running when we reprimanded her. Her intention was to claim compensation.”
AI clones teen girl’s voice in $1M kidnapping scam ☞ New York Post
“An Arizona mom claims that scammers used AI to clone her daughter’s voice so they could demand a $1 million ransom from her as part of a terrifying new voice scheme.”
Yoshino, Le Bernardin targeted by Tock reservation scammer ☞ New York Post
“Reportedly, reservations — which are currently booked a month out — were being sold in a closed group called Little Red Book on a Chinese version of Twitter, by someone using the name Winters Wang, among other aliases.”
Homeowners Lose Millions to ‘We Buy Houses’ Investors ☞ Governing
“Homeowners who sell to investors without listing their properties on a multiple listing service typically receive less than half the value they would by using traditional methods.”