FRAUD

May 09 2026CRIME

Tax Preparer Faces Court Order After Fraud Charges

A federal judge in Florida has handed down a default judgment and permanent injunction against a tax‑service owner who repeatedly filed false returns for clients. The court found that the preparer had fabricated deductions, misrepresented income by inventing business losses, and used home‑energy cre

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May 08 2026CRYPTO

From Rug Pull to Rule Enforcer: The Unusual Comeback of a Crypto Figure

A major crypto failure doesn’t always ruin reputations. In fact, it can sometimes lead to a new career. One trader, known as 0xSisyphus, lost $60 million in a failed project called AnubisDAO back in 2022. The money vanished, victims got nothing back, and no one faced legal consequences. Yet instead

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May 07 2026POLITICS

Georgia’s Election Battle: Who Really Controls the 2020 Ballots?

A judge recently said the FBI can keep over 600 boxes of 2020 election ballots taken from Georgia’s election center during a January raid. This decision came after Fulton County, home to most of Atlanta, asked for the ballots back. County lawyers argued the FBI’s search relied on weak evidence and b

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May 06 2026TECHNOLOGY

AI chatbots playing doctor? Pennsylvania draws the line

Pennsylvania just filed a lawsuit against Character. AI, a company that lets users create and chat with AI personalities. The state says some of these characters were pretending to be real doctors—complete with fake credentials and license numbers. One character named Emilie claimed to be a psychiat

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May 05 2026CRYPTO

Kraken Faces $25 Million Claim Over Custody Scam

Kraken’s parent company, Payward Inc. , has filed a new lawsuit against former custody partner Etana and its CEO, alleging that more than $25 million of client money was misused. The claim comes as Etana is battling Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has been accused of running a “Ponzi‑style” operation. Acc

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May 05 2026TECHNOLOGY

How Undercover Tech Journalism Exposed Meta’s Harmful Practices

Reuters recently earned a Pulitzer Prize for uncovering how Meta’s platforms—Facebook and Instagram—profited from risky AI chatbots and shady ads. Their investigation relied on leaked internal documents and clever undercover methods, like creating fake user profiles to test the platforms’ hidden fea

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May 05 2026FINANCE

Trouble Brewing Behind Medpace’s Sweet Promises

Back in February 2026, Medpace shocked investors by missing its own book-to-bill target. Instead of reaching the expected 1. 15x ratio, the company reported just 1. 04x. That might sound like a small difference, but in the financial world, it was a big deal. The news triggered a sharp 15. 9% drop in

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May 04 2026CRIME

Crypto Scam Crackdown: 276 Arrests, $701M Seized

A worldwide police team made big moves against crypto fraud. In a joint effort by Dubai, the United States and China, 276 people were taken into custody and nine fraud hubs were shut down. These sites had tricked Americans into losing millions by selling fake cryptocurrency investments. The operati

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May 03 2026POLITICS

Canada Plans to Remove Crypto ATMs Over Fraud Concerns

"The first Bitcoin machine opened in a Vancouver coffee shop over a decade ago, and now Canada is looking to shut them all down. Canada operates the most crypto ATMs per person in the world, with nearly 4, 000 machines across the country. In its latest economic brief, Ottawa announced a plan t

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May 02 2026CELEBRITIES

Kathy Hilton learns the hard way: AI tricks don't belong in your kitchen

Kathy Hilton, best known for her reality TV life, recently shared a cautionary tale about trusting the wrong online advice. She tried a viral Jell-O diet, convinced by AI-generated videos featuring celebrities she trusted. Hilton wasn't alone in her mistake—scammers used digital impersonations of Op

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