Well-known rhinocerous breeder among 6 arrested in South Africa over  million rhino horn trafficking scheme

Well-known rhinocerous breeder among 6 arrested in South Africa over $14 million rhino horn trafficking scheme

Six people, including a well-known rhinocerous breeder, have been charged in South Africa in connection to an international rhino horn trafficking network after a seven-year investigation, officials announced Tuesday.  The suspects are accused of smuggling 964 horns worth $14.1 million to illegal markets in Southeast Asia. They face charges of fraud, theft and violating a…

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Ukraine says defence sector corruption scheme uncovered | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine says defence sector corruption scheme uncovered | Russia-Ukraine war News

Anticorruption agencies arrest four suspects after government forced to backtrack on push to strip them of autonomy. Ukrainian authorities have detained several officials over a “large-scale corruption scheme” in the defence sector, just days after lawmakers restored the independence of the country’s two main investigative bodies. The National Anti-Corruption Agency (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption…

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Three current and former Louisiana police chiefs are federally charged in alleged visa fraud scheme

Three current and former Louisiana police chiefs are federally charged in alleged visa fraud scheme

Three current and former Louisiana police chiefs, a U.S. marshal and a businessman have been federally charged with participating in an immigrant visa fraud scheme, prosecutors announced Wednesday. A federal grand jury in Shreveport returned a 62-count indictment against the five people on July 2, Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook for the Western District…

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Africa Launches First Card Scheme for Cross-Border Payments

Africa Launches First Card Scheme for Cross-Border Payments

TLDR Africa has launched its first pan-African payment card system, PAPSSCARD, aiming to cut dependence on foreign card networks The PAPSSCARD is a joint venture by Afreximbank, the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), and Mercury Payment Services (MPS) PAPSSCARD will be usable across national borders, reducing the cost of intra-African trade and payment transactions…

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