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🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Yang Mun-seok, who lost his parliamentary seat, decides not to appeal

Former Democratic Party lawmaker Yang Mun-seok confirmed he will not pursue an appeal regarding his lost parliamentary seat due to a conviction for loan fraud.

Mar 18 • 05:58 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

85 Billion Won Fraud Group Arrested for Abuse of Non-Face-to-Face Jeonse Loans... 88 People Indicted

A group of 88 individuals has been arrested for defrauding approximately 8.5 billion won through fraudulent jeonse loan agreements aimed at vulnerable housing groups in South Korea.

Mar 16 • 02:18 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Indrek Parrest: proven fraud leaves loan claims unfulfilled

Indrek Parrest discusses how proven fraud allows borrowers to contest loan claims in civil court, but requires significant initiative from victims.

Mar 12 • 12:33 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Yang Mun-seok found guilty of 'loan fraud,' losing his parliamentary seat... Election law case sent back for review

Yang Mun-seok, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, has lost his parliamentary seat following a conviction for loan fraud, although the Supreme Court has sent back the election law violation case for further review.

Mar 12 • 05:58 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Husband of police delegate arrested for using Civil Police car was already being investigated for fraud, loan sharking, and threats

Renan Rachid Silva Vieira, the husband of a Minas Gerais police delegate, was arrested for using a police car and was already under investigation for multiple crimes including fraud and loan sharking.

Mar 11 • 22:22 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Kärt Pormeister: On Loan Scams and Legal Paradoxes

Kärt Pormeister discusses the plight of loan fraud victims who are left to repay debts they never intended to incur due to scams.

Mar 6 • 11:51 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

INSS detects new irregular credit operated by Master, similar to Credcesta, and finds signs of fraud

The INSS has identified irregular lending practices associated with Banco Master's M Fácil Consignado, indicating potential fraud in loan contracts.

Mar 5 • 07:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Nephew arrested in Bahia after confessing to diverting R$ 156,000 from farmer uncle to make sports bets and pay loan sharks

A public servant was arrested in Bahia after confessing to theft of R$ 156,000 from his uncle's financial reserves to support sports betting and pay loan sharks.

Mar 4 • 14:34 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Lawyer arrested suspected of defrauding BPC loan clients in Ceará

A lawyer in Ceará, Brazil, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding clients by using their signed powers of attorney to obtain unauthorized bank loans.

Mar 2 • 14:39 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Itaquaquecetuba suspends loan agreement with Banco Master after investigation by the Federal Police

The city of Itaquaquecetuba has suspended its agreement allowing municipal employees to secure loans through Banco Master amid a Federal Police investigation into potential fraud.

Mar 2 • 09:59 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Educator loses R$ 42.9 thousand after alleged cellphone cloning in Rio Preto

A pedagogue reported losing R$ 42.9 thousand due to alleged cellphone cloning, involving unauthorized transactions including a PIX transfer and a fraudulent loan.

Feb 25 • 19:03 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Operation targets loan sharking scheme and fraud in consortium in Manaus

Brazilian police conducted a raid on a luxury condominium in Manaus as part of an investigation into loan sharking and consortium fraud that allegedly diverted around R$ 70 million.

Feb 24 • 12:02 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

DF government wants to use public properties as loan guarantees to save BRB, investigated in Master case

The government of the Federal District seeks to use public properties as collateral for loans to rescue the Brasília Bank, which is under investigation for fraudulent activities.

Feb 24 • 01:00 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Major Action by STF in Lucknow, Leader of Loan Gang Arrested... Has Committed Fraud Worth Crores

The STF in Lucknow has uncovered a fraudulent loan syndicate and arrested its leader, Aamir Ehsan, who obtained loans fraudulently amounting to crores of rupees.

Feb 16 • 05:16 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
Crime & Justice

Operation Laundry stopped loan scams for 670 million

Swedish police have halted 670 million kronor in suspected loan fraud as part of Operation Laundry, targeting organized crime.

Feb 9 • 18:01 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Manager conspired to loot bank by scamming millions in gold loans; arrested with accomplice

In a shocking case from Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan, the suspended branch manager of Punjab National Bank and his accomplice were arrested for embezzling millions through fake gold loan accounts.

Feb 6 • 17:41 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

Thanks to this detail, a bank employee thwarted a sophisticated fraud

A bank employee prevented a million-euro fraud just before a 1.5-million-euro loan disbursement, leading to the arrest of two suspects in Hamburg.

Feb 6 • 14:31 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Professor gets scared to discover loans of nearly R$ 230 thousand made in his name: "I was going to spend my whole life paying"

José Erisvaldo Barros, a state school teacher, discovered significant deductions from his paycheck for loans he did not take out, resulting in a monthly deduction of R$ 2,468.61 for 96 months.

Feb 3 • 00:33 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Joan Laporta, accused of an alleged fraud of 91,500 euros to an investor in 2016

Joan Laporta, the president of FC Barcelona, is under investigation for allegedly defrauding an investor of 91,500 euros related to a loan made in 2016 for a strategic plan regarding Reus Deportivo.

Dec 29 • 12:15 UTC

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