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An Aspiring National Democratic Congress NDC parliamentary candidate for Anlo constituency in the Volta Region, Amelia Amemate popularly known as Dela Goldheart has been accused of Fundraising fraud. According one Mordey Stephen, the popular social media feminist launched an appeal for funds on behalf of a young man in need …

A man claiming to be an agent for the Ghana Education Service has been arrested by the Police at the Free Senior High School (SHS) placement centre in Accra. Deputy Coordinator for the Free Senior High School programme, Nana Afrah Sika Mensah in an interview with Citi News said the young man …

The Giyani Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Limpopo sentenced two former South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) officials on Tuesday to an effective five years in prison for disability grant fraud. Solani Agnes Baloyi, 56, and Jacob Manamela, 64, committed the fraud in January 2015 while working at the Sassa …

Two Nigerians, Gbemisola Akinrinade and Adebowale Adiatu, have been arrested by the Canadian police for allegedly enriching themselves with the proceeds from the sales of valid flight tickets to unsuspecting customers. According to Canada Today, the suspects fraudulently sold more than 250 airline tickets at a value of more than $500,000 in …

A self-professed phone trader, Mustapha Hamidu, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly selling packed broken tiles as phones. He has been charged with two counts of attempting to commit crime and defrauding by false pretence. Hamidu, who is also known as Abulley, appeared before the court presided …

Lamor Whitehead, a flashy Brooklyn pastor who was robbed months ago during church service, was charged on Monday, Dec. 19, with fraud, extortion, and lying to federal authorities. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Mr. Whitehead solicited money from victims, including a retired parishioner, through threats or false promises of enriching them, …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has apprehended two top executives of two companies in the Eastern Region for allegedly producing and distributing products with a falsified and altered excise tax stamp of the Authority. The two were the directors of J. H. Riches Company, situated in Nkurakan and producing and …

The arrest of Nigerian pop star, Dbanj on Tuesday night over allegations of fraud has stirred conversations around celebrities, who supposedly should be role models, indulging in fraudulent activities, thus damning their potential role, which is to motivate the Nigerian youths to be better. Unfortunately, Dbanj is not the only …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission has arrested Singer Oladapo Oyebanji alias D’banj, according to a popular Nigeria news portal, PremiumTimes. He was arrested and detained Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. Premium Times …

A Manhattan, New York jury has found two Trump Organization companies guilty on multiple charges of criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records connected to a 15-year scheme to defraud tax authorities by failing to report and pay taxes on compensation for top executives.   The Trump Corporation and Trump …