Scammers impersonate NJ MVC in phishing text scheme demanding fake traffic payments
TRENTON, N.J. — A wave of SMS phishing scams has hit New Jersey residents this week, with cybercriminals impersonating the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission in fraudulent messages threatening license suspensions and financial…
Two Los Angeles Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Collecting Ransom Payments for Brutal Kidnap-for-Ransom Conspiracy
LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles men were sentenced today to federal prison terms for collecting ransom payments for a criminal conspiracy in which multiple victims were kidnapped near the United…
UK calls on NATO leaders to use SWIFT payments system to hurt Russia
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on leaders of NATO member countries on Friday to use the SWIFT international payments system to damage Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of…
Ukraine central bank bans payments to Russia, Belarus
KYIV – Ukraine’s central bank has banned payments to entities in Russia and Belarus as well as operations involving both nations’ currencies, the regulator said on Friday, a day after Russia launched…
Explainer-Could Russia be frozen out of international payments?
By Tom Bergin LONDON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has stepped up pressure for tougher economic sanctions on Moscow, including potentially shutting the country out of SWIFT – the world’s main international…
Ukraine urges countries to cut Russia off from SWIFT payments system
KYIV – Ukraine’s foreign minister on Thursday urged countries to ban Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system – one of the toughest non-military sanctions the West could impose – to…
Tax Collector Sentenced for Stealing Tax Payments and Filing False Tax Returns
PITTSBURGH, PA – A Beaver County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 12 months and one day in prison followed by three years of supervised release on her conviction of…
Tax Collector Sentenced for Stealing Tax Payments and Filing False Tax Returns
PITTSBURGH, PA – A Beaver County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 12 months and one day in prison followed by three years of supervised release on her conviction of…
Half of payments in Caracas performed in U.S. dollars – study
CARACAS – Half of payments for food, medicine and services in Venezuela’s capital Caracas are made using dollars, according to a report published on Tuesday by two local consulting firms. The study…
Brookfield in talks to buy First Abu Dhabi Bank’s payments arm in $1 billion deal – Bloomberg News
– Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc is in talks to buy the payments business of UAE’s biggest lender First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The unit, called Magnati,…
Cineworld gets extension on payments to former Regal shareholders
– Cineworld has reached an agreement to delay final payments to disgruntled former shareholders of its U.S. division Regal, the theatre chain said on Friday, as the debt-laden British company seeks to…
Russian lender TCS picks payments firm BPC for Philippines expansion
MOSCOW -TCS Group Holding, which runs Russia’s largest online bank, Tinkoff, will partner with payment solutions provider BPC in the Philippines as it pushes ahead with expansion into Asian markets, the two…
Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Department Of Labor Of $732,000 In Disability Payments
Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that George Utley (56, Oklahoma City, OK) has pleaded guilty to receiving stolen government property (Department of Labor disability benefit payments). Utley…
Crypto firm Fireblocks buys payments tech platform for $100 million
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK – Fireblocks, an infrastructure provider for cryptocurrencies, has acquired First Digital, a stablecoin and digital asset payments technology platform. Fireblocks and First Digital said on Wednesday they…
Owner Of Blair Pharmacy Sentenced to a Year and a Day in Federal Prison for Providing Illegal Payments to Independent Marketers to Induce Them to Refer Business to His Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced Matthew Edward Blair, age 48, of Timonium, Maryland, to a year and a day in federal prison, followed by 18 months…
In-debt Cineworld seeks to delay payments to former Regal shareholders
By Juliette Portala and Pushkala Aripaka – Debt-ladden Cineworld is in talks to delay payments to former “dissenting” shareholders of its U.S. division Regal, the British chain said on Tuesday, to bolster…
Boston Marathon Bomber Received Hundreds In COVID-19 Relief Payments
Ailan Evans on January 6, 2022 Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev received $1,400 in COVID-19 relief funds during the latest round of federal stimulus, according to court documents. Tsarnaev received the $1,400…
Criminals Stole Almost $100 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Payments, Secret Service Says
The U.S. Secret Service announced Tuesday that criminals used fraudulent COVID-19 relief applications and other means to steal nearly $100 billion in pandemic benefits. “The Secret Service currently has more than 900…
Top Harvard Professor Found Guilty Of Lying About Payments From China
A prominent Harvard professor was found guilty Tuesday of lying about his ties to China, The Wall Street Journal reported. Charles Lieber, a scientist in Harvard University’s chemistry and engineering departments, was…
Owner of Blair Pharmacy Pleads Guilty to Providing Illegal Payments to Independent Marketers to Induce Them to Refer Business to His Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland – Matthew Edward Blair, age 48, of Timonium, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to payment of illegal remunerations to encourage independent marketers to refer federal health care related business to Blair’s…
‘Terrible Message To Send’: Trump’s DHS Acting Secretary Rips Biden For Potential Migrant Payments
Samantha Renck on November 10, 2021 Former Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf discussed the potential $450,000 payments to migrants separated under the Trump administration, why President Joe…
Biden to Pay $450,000 To Illegal Immigrant Families Separated At Border: REPORT
The Biden administration is considering paying illegal immigrant families who were separated at the border under former President Donald Trump’s policies up to $450,000 per person, The Wall Street Journal reported on…
Social Security Payments To See Largest Increase In 40 Years
Americans who receive Social Security benefits will see the largest increase in their payments in 40 years, according to the Social Security Administration. According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), next year’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)…
Chicago Woman Charged With Filing False Income Tax Returns To Fraudulently Obtain Refunds and Stimulus Payments
CHICAGO —A Chicago woman has been indicted on federal criminal charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining the personal identifying information of deceased individuals and using it to file for tax refunds and stimulus…
Acting U.S. Attorney Ellison C. Travis Announces $16,506,360 Award to Enhance Crime Victim Services and Compensation Payments
Acting U.S. Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that the Middle District of Louisiana received $16,506,360 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs and its component, the Office for Victims of…
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