Mexican Cartels Expanding Their Control Over The US Heroin Market
American law enforcement has a new Public Enemy No. 1 among illegal drugs: It’s called heroin.
Mexican Businessman, Others Face US Charges In $100 Million Laundering Scheme
A Mexico-based businessman has been arrested in the United States on charges that he and five others engaged in a scheme to fraudulently obtain tax refunds from the Mexican government and launder over $100 million.
Methodist Pension Board Bars Investment In 5 Israeli Banks
The pension fund for the United Methodist Church has blocked five Israeli banks from its investment portfolio in what it describes as a broad review meant to weed out companies that profit from abuse of human rights.
Meta Sues Israeli Surveillance Firm for Harvesting Data on 600,000 Users via Fake Accounts
Facebook’s parent company Meta is suing to ban Israeli surveillance company Voyager Labs from using Facebook and Instagram, alleging that the firm scraped the data of 600,000 users without their knowledge via tens of thousands of fake accounts, according to a report in The Guardian. The lawsuit states that Facebook deleted 38,000 fake profiles set…
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Meta Insiders Caught Selling Account Access to Hackers
An account hijacking and bribery scam at Meta has led to the firing or discipline of more than a dozen employees or contractors over the last year, The Wall Street Journal reported. Workers were allegedly accepting thousands of dollars in bribes from hackers to gain access to accounts on Facebook or Instagram. Among the fired…
DetailsMet Council Insurance Broker Gets 18 Months for $9M Fraud
Another co-conspirator in the scheme that stole approximately $9 million from New York’s Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty was sentenced to prison.
Met chief Sir Mark Rowley targets 1,000 worst sex predators in London
Targeting the 1,000 most dangerous predatory men in London to stop them committing crimes against women and children will be the “big prize” for the Met this year, Sir Mark Rowley said as he vowed to bring more rapists and sex offenders to justice. The Met Commissioner said he wanted to use the “best science…
DetailsMessy Web of Ties, Some To Trump, In Turkish Mogul’s Case
A high-flying Turkish-Iranian businessman is busted in Miami, accused of laundering money for Iran.
Messy Divorces and Dishy Lawsuits: Season 2 of ‘My Unorthodox Life’ Will Have It All
WHEN THE NETFLIX reality series ‘My Unorthodox Life’ first premiered in July 2021, the world was introduced to fashion and modeling mogul Julia Haart. At the time, Haart was CEO of Elite World Group, a media and talent agency billed as one of the best in the modeling world. While Haart already fit the bill…
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Messianic Jewish leader charged with sexual assault gives opening prayer at Keller school board meeting
On Monday, the board of Keller Independent School District introduced that evening’s prayer leader as “Rabbi Griffin.” A man wearing a suit and kippah then approached the podium and recited the priestly blessing in Hebrew. “Grant us, Adonai, your mind tonight so we can be a blessing to our community, to our children,” he continued.…
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