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Hong Kong and mainland police have arrested 22 people in a crackdown on a cross-border money-laundering syndicate, which they said had handled HK$740 million of suspected crime proceeds. SAR officers said they earlier received intelligence, and found some suspicious bank accounts to have handled HK$270 million dollars linked to fraud cases involving 43 victims over…
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Abroad, successive U.S. administrations shoulder a shared legacy of ruinous wars and failed nation-building. At home, the years since 9/11 have seen the curtailing of civil liberties for some communities, an expansion of mass surveillance and the deepening of political divisions.
The trial will examine the origins and fallout of terrorist attacks that ripped through the French capital nearly six years ago, killing 130 people and rattling the national psyche.
Michael Ackerman pleaded guilty to wire fraud, and also spent ill-gotten funds on private security guards.
Oh, sure, yes, absolutely. The rule in the U.S. is that an “investment contract,” meaning “the investment of money in a common enterprise with a reasonable expectation of profits to be derived from the efforts of others,” is a security, and generally can’t be…
Controversial Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye better known as Bobrisky has berated broke men making advancing at him on social media. According to the 30-year-old Nigerian Barbie via his verified Instagram, he is uninterested in any relationship that does not involve money as he ‘did not come to Lagos to count bridge’. Bobrisky also slammed people…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has expressed its desire to partner with the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on exploring several financing options in the capital market for the corporation. This is coming after NNPC announced plans to get listed in the capital market and sell its shares to the public following the recent signing…
M-Pesa, the mobile money platform of Safaricom has officially reached 50 million active users across Africa. This makes it the most popular mobile money platform in the continent, and Africa’s largest fintech, according to Business Insider Africa. Launched in 2007, the Kenya invented company has expanded its partnerships with an aim to boost remittances which…
