# Vietnam’s finance ministry warns about crypto trading risks

# Vietnam’s finance ministry warns about crypto trading risks

“# Vietnam’s finance ministry warns about crypto trading risks ” Vietnamese financial authorities have warned the public about the risks of cryptocurrency investment as the industry is not regulated in Vietnam, local news agency Thanh Niên reports Wednesday. The Ministry of Finance of Vietnam stated, “Vietnam has not adopted any legislation related to the issuance,…

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#Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland: I lied to investors

#Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland: I lied to investors

“#Fyre Festival organizer Billy McFarland: I lied to investors” If only he’d had enough time, Fyre Festival could’ve been criminally fun.  In a new jailhouse interview, incarcerated party organizer Billy McFarland admitted that he lied to the investors who put millions into funding his notorious 2017 luxury retreat failure — but blamed an impossible timeline…

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#United Airlines to pay .5M to settle mail contract probe

#United Airlines to pay $49.5M to settle mail contract probe

“#United Airlines to pay $49.5M to settle mail contract probe” United Airlines agreed to pay $49.5 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to fraud on Postal Service contracts for transportation of international mail, the US Justice Department said Friday. “United defrauded the US Postal Service by providing falsified parcel delivery information over…

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# Austrian regulators call for stricter crypto regulations amid rising fraud

# Austrian regulators call for stricter crypto regulations amid rising fraud

“# Austrian regulators call for stricter crypto regulations amid rising fraud ” Austrian regulators are calling for stricter crypto laws amid a spate of elaborate investment scams involving cryptocurrency and digital assets. According to a Bloomberg report of Friday, Austria’s Financial Market Authority has revealed that more than 60% of all reported financial fraud in…

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#Letitia James, SEC sue to shut down ‘fraudulent’ Coinseed crypto platform

#Letitia James, SEC sue to shut down ‘fraudulent’ Coinseed crypto platform

“#Letitia James, SEC sue to shut down ‘fraudulent’ Coinseed crypto platform” New York Attorney General Letitia James filed suit Wednesday to shut down the cryptocurrency platform Coinseed for allegedly defrauding thousands of investors, including by charging hidden trading fees and selling “worthless” digital tokens. James said Coinseed traded cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin without registering as…

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#NYC DOE accused of stalling fraud probe at Queens HS

#NYC DOE accused of stalling fraud probe at Queens HS

“#NYC DOE accused of stalling fraud probe at Queens HS” Eighteen months after the city launched a probe of academic fraud at Maspeth High School, investigators have yet to interview the school’s leaders — stalling completion of the case, The Post has learned. A group of fed-up Maspeth teachers came forward in August 2019 with…

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#Does the Long Island Rail Road have a mafia problem?

#Does the Long Island Rail Road have a mafia problem?

“#Does the Long Island Rail Road have a mafia problem?” Five current and former MTA employees — including the sons of two convicted mob figures — now face federal conspiracy charges for alleged overtime fraud. Do the the feds need to probe for mafia infiltration of the Long Island Rail Road unions? The indictment is…

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#Fraudster refuses to give up Bitcoin password worth M

#Fraudster refuses to give up Bitcoin password worth $60M

“#Fraudster refuses to give up Bitcoin password worth $60M” German prosecutors have confiscated more than 50 million euros ($60 million) worth of bitcoin from a fraudster. There’s only one problem: They can’t unlock the money because he won’t give them the password. The man was sentenced to jail and has since served his term, maintaining…

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