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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Porsche seized in operation against million-dollar gambling scheme and illegal weight-loss pens in the interior of SP

A Porsche was seized and a woman arrested in a police operation targeting an illegal gambling and weight-loss drug scheme in Rio Claro, São Paulo.

Mar 19 • 21:17 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
Crime & Justice

Two pharmacies closed immediately due to suspected fraud scheme

Two pharmacies in Stockholm have been closed due to their involvement in a fraud scheme that has led to significant financial losses for the health care system.

Mar 19 • 09:47 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

General Delegate of the Civil Police of Alagoas is investigated for suspected link with Paraíba's 'exams mafia'

The General Delegate of the Civil Police of Alagoas, Gustavo Xavier do Nascimento, is under investigation for alleged connections to a criminal scheme known as the 'Exams Mafia' in Paraíba.

Mar 18 • 21:03 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Civil Police dismantles million-dollar soybean adulteration scheme at the Port of Santos

The Civil Police in Santos has dismantled a criminal group involved in a million-dollar scheme to adulterate soybean intended for export at the Port of Santos.

Mar 18 • 18:05 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Irregularities in INSS: Federal Police seizes cars valued at R$ 2 million and R$ 237 thousand in cash; see list

The Federal Police seized cash and luxury items in an operation targeting a criminal scheme involving irregular deductions from pensions.

Mar 17 • 16:58 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Crime & Justice

Call Center Scheme: Criminal Gang Allegedly Defrauded Investors of Millions

A group of five individuals stands trial in Frankfurt for allegedly defrauding investors of over six million euros through a fraudulent call center scheme linked to drug trafficking and weapon sales.

Mar 17 • 14:35 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Civil Police carry out operation against multi-million theft scheme of sugar and soy in trains in the interior of SP

The Civil Police of Brazil have launched an operation targeting a criminal ring involved in the theft of soy and sugar shipments from trains in São Paulo.

Mar 17 • 11:26 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
Crime & Justice

Testimony in Interrogation: The Murder of the Mother Would Finance a Contract Killing on the Father

A young couple is accused of murdering and dismembering the man's mother to fund a murder-for-hire scheme targeting the father, with their trial now underway.

Mar 16 • 19:42 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Federal Police report on alleged criminal scheme involving federal deputy cites conversations with singer Wesley Safadão and family

The Federal Police of Brazil has implicated federal deputy Júnior Mano in a scheme involving the manipulation of parliamentary amendments and illegal campaign financing, revealing his communications with singer Wesley Safadão and his family.

Mar 14 • 14:25 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Two more transgender women arrested suspected of applying 'love scam'; understand

Two transgender women in Brazil were arrested for allegedly extorting a man after a prearranged meeting, as part of a criminal scheme known as the 'love scam'.

Mar 13 • 16:13 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Who is Zé Carioca, designer accused of leading a scheme of 3D printed weapons

Lucas Alexandre Flaneto de Queiroz, known online as 'Zé Carioca', has been identified as the alleged leader behind a criminal organization producing and selling 3D printed firearms in Brazil.

Mar 13 • 08:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

PMs provided security for traffickers of the Comando Vermelho and escorted them to the hospital, says Federal Police

Military police in Rio de Janeiro were involved in a scheme supporting criminal factions, providing protection and escorting traffickers in daily situations, according to a federal investigation.

Mar 12 • 12:39 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Scheme for illegal sale of driver's licenses in Tocantins involved six doctors and a psychologist, police say

Brazilian police dismantled a criminal organization involved in the illegal issuance of driver's licenses, arresting six medical professionals and one psychologist.

Mar 12 • 01:05 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man convicted in RJ for million-dollar scam against INSS is arrested in gypsy camp in ES

A man convicted of defrauding Brazil's social security system was apprehended in a gypsy camp in Espírito Santo after causing significant financial damages.

Mar 11 • 20:23 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation targeting faction scheme in prison executes warrants in MS and 3 other states

An operation named "Pigeon Without Wings" was launched by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Mato Grosso do Sul to dismantle a criminal faction involved in drug trafficking and corruption.

Mar 11 • 14:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Federal Police arrest suspect of leading international trafficking scheme of Brazilians for sexual exploitation

The Brazilian Federal Police have arrested a woman suspected of leading a criminal organization that trafficked Brazilian women abroad for sexual exploitation.

Mar 10 • 13:35 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

More than 20 people are arrested in scheme of 'Finan' cars and stolen and cloned motorcycles in Uberlândia and region

A police operation in Brazil has resulted in the arrests of at least 21 individuals involved in a criminal organization stealing and cloning vehicles.

Mar 10 • 12:58 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

High Danger: How a Gang Leader Escaped from Prison and Commanded a Scheme with Her Family in MT

Angélica Saraiva de Sá, a gang leader serving a 99-year prison sentence for murder, escaped from prison and continued orchestrating criminal activities with her family.

Mar 5 • 18:48 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

23-Year-Old Arrested Suspected of Leading Scheme to Hack Public and Corporate Systems

A 23-year-old man was arrested in Brazil for allegedly leading a criminal scheme to hack public and private organizational systems.

Mar 5 • 16:49 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
Crime & Justice

Global phishing platform shut down; Latvian companies suffer losses of over 317,600 euros

Latvian police have initiated a criminal investigation into a major phishing scheme that resulted in losses exceeding 317,600 euros for local companies.

Mar 5 • 05:39 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Forensic Examination by the Federal Police on Daniel Vorcaro's Phones Reveals Details of a Criminal Scheme Driven by Corruption

The Federal Police of Brazil unveiled a criminal scheme involving Daniel Vorcaro, highlighting multiple cores of corruption following an examination of his mobile phones.

Mar 5 • 00:13 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

The man who deceived millions and became a legend: The dark empire of Sergey Mavrodi – Criminal with a Greek name

Sergey Mavrodi, known for creating the largest financial pyramid scheme in post-Soviet history, is both a controversial figure celebrated by some and reviled by many.

Mar 1 • 18:28 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Alleged Tren de Aragua criminal gang members charged in ATM robberies across New England

Two alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang have been charged in connection with a series of ATM robberies across New England, utilizing malware in their scheme.

Feb 27 • 02:31 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Promises, ghost commission and operational nuclei: understand the embezzlement of R$ 650 thousand from social projects

A criminal scheme involving a network of politicians, public servants, and private companies embezzled over R$ 650,000 intended for social projects in Palmas, Brazil.

Feb 26 • 18:11 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation Vassalos: see connections of the Coelho family with the scheme of embezzlement of amendments, bidding fraud and money laundering

Operation Vassalos investigates a criminal scheme involving bribes, bid fraud, and money laundering connected to former Senator Fernando Bezerra Coelho and his family.

Feb 26 • 16:52 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Federal Court in Paraíba condemns criminal group for scheme to insert fake R$ 200 notes into the market

A Federal Court in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, has sentenced three men for their role in a scheme to circulate counterfeit R$ 200 notes in commercial establishments in Campina Grande and nearby cities.

Feb 25 • 18:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Scam of the Fake Lawyer: Criminal Poses as TJ Employee in Alleged Property Purchase in AC

Criminals are impersonating lawyers from the Acre Court of Justice to defraud residents through a WhatsApp scheme.

Feb 25 • 10:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The National Court exempts CaixaBank from responsibility in the money laundering scheme of the Chinese mafia

The National Court of Spain has cleared CaixaBank of any criminal liability in a case regarding money laundering linked to the Chinese mafia after investigating for nearly eight years.

Feb 24 • 04:15 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation Hidden Carbon 86: police requests early sale of gas stations, planes, and other assets seized in investigation

The Piauí Civil Police is seeking to sell assets seized during Operation Hidden Carbon 86, which investigates a R$ 5 billion money laundering scheme linked to a criminal faction.

Feb 20 • 15:57 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

PHOTOS: The tax evasion wine scheme: entrepreneur who smuggled packaged wine from Portugal left the courtroom with 30,000 euros

An entrepreneur involved in a wine smuggling scheme from Portugal has been fined 30,000 euros during a court session in Tallinn.

Feb 20 • 07:30 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Brazen Fraud Exposed at the Louvre - Criminal Gain Up to 10 Million Euros

French police have arrested nine individuals suspected of involvement in a ticket fraud scheme operating within the Louvre Museum, with estimated losses totaling around 10 million euros over the past decade.

Feb 15 • 19:31 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

MPF cites that a group led by the former head of the Civil Police of RJ exploited the 'murder market' and gave 'free rein' for executions

The Federal Public Ministry alleges that a group led by former Civil Police chief Rivaldo Barbosa operated a scheme of systematic obfuscation and control of homicide investigations in Rio de Janeiro.

Feb 13 • 20:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Woman arrested in Assis suspected of being part of a billion-dollar scheme linked to a Chinese organization and the PCC

A 45-year-old woman was arrested in Assis, São Paulo, as part of Operation Dark Trader, which investigates a billion-dollar money laundering scheme involving a Chinese criminal organization and Brazil's First Command of the Capital (PCC).

Feb 13 • 17:54 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Tax Evasion Ring: Criminal Charges for 'Front Men'

Eleven individuals, including ten Greeks and one foreign national, face felony charges for their involvement in a tax evasion scheme using 'front men' to create companies, accumulate debts, and subsequently dissolve them to start new ones.

Feb 13 • 15:03 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police investigates false peneira scam and finds 11 adolescents living in irregular accommodation in the interior of SP

Police in Guaíra, SP, discovered 11 adolescents involved in a fraudulent scheme promising professional football opportunities, leading to the establishment of a criminal investigation.

Feb 13 • 13:36 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Civil Police combats clandestine internet network, drug trafficking, and extortion in Cachoeiras de Macacu

The Civil Police launched Operation Taxação 2 to dismantle a criminal scheme of drug trafficking, extortion, and illegal internet provision in Cachoeiras de Macacu, Brazil.

Feb 12 • 15:45 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Chinese criminal gang allegedly recruited Navy members for sham marriages and base access

Eleven individuals have been charged for participating in a marriage fraud scheme tied to a Chinese criminal gang that exploited U.S. military members for sham marriages to facilitate immigration benefits.

Feb 12 • 00:28 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
Crime & Justice

Former Tajikistan official has 92,000 euros and real estate confiscated in Riga

Latvian authorities have confiscated 92,000 euros and real estate assets from a former high-ranking Tajikistan official linked to a criminal financial scheme.

Feb 11 • 09:01 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Five charged after 100kg of cocaine allegedly found in timber planks

Police have charged five men for allegedly hiding 100 kilograms of cocaine valued at $14 million inside timber planks in a criminal scheme spanning NSW and Queensland.

Feb 11 • 01:24 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation arrests those accused of applying a scam to launder money in a scheme that moved R$ 15 million

Police in Brazil have arrested four individuals accused of being involved in a money laundering operation that handled R$ 15 million over two years, using scams in an educational platform.

Feb 10 • 12:18 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Crime & Justice

They punctured tires and snatched cash: How a gang operated in Attica

A criminal gang operating in Attica was dismantled after police tracked their scheme of targeting individuals immediately after cash withdrawals.

Feb 9 • 18:35 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The 'honey trap' to tourists in Madrid: dates with women and abusive bills in a bar in the city center

The National Police in Madrid has dismantled a criminal organization that deceived foreign tourists using a honey trap scheme, where women seduced victims through dating apps and coerced them into paying inflated bills at a central bar, fraudulently obtaining around 23,000 euros.

Feb 5 • 23:02 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

'Loan Shark Franchise': Targets of Operation Charged Interest of Up to 25% Per Day and Have Links with Colombians

Fourteen individuals were arrested in connection with a million-dollar loan shark scheme, which operated under a criminal franchise model and threatened victims with interest rates as high as 25% per day.

Feb 5 • 15:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Councilman from Uberaba and 17 others indicted for embezzlement of over R$ 1 million, concludes Civil Police

The Civil Police of Minas Gerais have indicted 18 individuals, including councilman Almir Pereira da Silva, for a criminal scheme that resulted in an estimated loss of R$ 1.16 million to the public administration in Uberaba.

Feb 4 • 15:07 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Operation arrests eight suspects in truck theft and concealment scheme in the interior of SP

The Civil Police of São João da Boa Vista arrested eight individuals involved in a criminal organization specializing in the theft, alteration, and concealment of trucks during Operation Final Route.

Feb 3 • 15:53 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

DF Police Targets São Paulo Gangs Suspected of Impersonating Lawyers

The Civil Police of the Federal District launched an operation investigating two criminal organizations from São Paulo involved in a fraudulent lawyer scheme, resulting in two victims and a loss of at least R$ 80,000.

Feb 3 • 13:56 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Million-dollar losses and raids: the FNTT targets an illegal car import scheme

An investigation, code-named 'Nimmersatt', focuses on a criminal network involving Lithuanian nationals able to smuggle severely damaged cars from the USA to the EU and sell them illegally.

Feb 2 • 09:52 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Aldama used Portuguese companies he controlled to return funds to Spain

The criminal organization transferred 73.9 million euros to Portugal, Colombia, and China to repatriate embezzled funds, with luxury assets like a Ferrari and properties in Spain involved in the scheme.

Jan 5 • 02:51 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Crime & Justice

Another corruption scandal will shake Ukraine? NABU and SAP revealed a scheme in the Verkhovna Rada

NABU and SAP have uncovered a criminal organization involving current members of the Verkhovna Rada, who regularly received illegal benefits in exchange for their votes.

Dec 27 • 15:14 UTC

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