Tag: Crime
Ah Long San, Singapore’s most notorious loan shark, has died – here are 5 things about his life of crime
Ah Long San ran a money-lending syndicate that raked in about S$500,000 monthly during the nineties.
Mollie Tibbetts’ death is being used to push debunked ideas about illegal immigration and violent crime
The police say Cristhian Bahena Rivera, a Mexican immigrant arrested on charges of first-degree murder in the death of an Iowa college student, is in the US illegally. But despite widespread claims, data shows unauthorized immigrants commit crimes at lower rates than native-born citizens.
‘The worst day of the Trump presidency’: Manafort’s conviction and Cohen’s plea deal land within striking distance of the Whit...
The White House was rocked by two monumental developments on Tuesday. Paul Manafort was convicted on eight counts related to financial fraud, and Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to tax evasion, bank fraud, and campaign finance violations.
Chris Brown was arrested on a felony battery charge after a concert in Florida
Chris Brown was arrested Thursday following a concert in Palm Beach, Florida, on an outstanding felony battery charge. He was later released on $2,000 bail, CBS News reports.
The IRS just launched an international coalition to investigate cryptocurrency tax crime
The coalition, called the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5), includes government agencies from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was formed in an effort to curb crypocurrency-related tax crimes and money laundering.
The entire police force of a Mexican town has been arrested after a candidate for mayor was murdered
Fernando Angeles Juarez, mayoral candidate in the town of Ocampo in the Mexican state of Michoacan, was shot dead last week. The town's 28 police officers were arrested on suspicion of involvement in his death, which was the third death in the region in eight days.
2 charts show that crime has dropped as immigration rises in the US
The Trump administration is not backing down on its "zero-tolerance" immigration policy, arguing that an influx of immigrants would lead to more crime in American cities. Research debunks this claim.
Burglars got away with breaking into billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Beverly Hills mansion after leading police on a car chase
Burglars tried to break into Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' Beverly Hills mansion. After a 25-minute car chase, they successfully evaded the police.
A Florida man impersonated a Saudi prince for decades, cheating investors out of millions of dollars
Anthony Gignac, who had five aliases including Khaled Al-Saud, pleaded guilty to identity theft and fraud, after living a lavish lifestyle. Gignac has pretended to be a Saudi royal for decades, and has reportedly been charged numerous times. He now faces up to 20 years in prison.