55+ min ago (898+ words) By LifeZette News Staff November 30, 2025 Minnesota officials are contending with extensive fraud across multiple publicly funded programs, with authorities reporting more than $1 billion stolen from initiatives designed to feed children, support the homeless, and provide autism therapy. Federal prosecutors say the fraud spans several years and involves dozens of defendants, many of whom operated within Somali communities in the state. " BREAKING: A group of Minnesota Department of Human Service employees are BEGGING President Trump to send in federal investigators to "HALT FRAUD" in Tim Walz's government STOP THE THEFT! Something dark is going on in Minnesota, and the Somalians aren't helping! " Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 29, 2025 MORE NEWS: Anti-ICE Rioters Trap Officers, Snarl Traffic, and Clash With NYPD in Manhattan [WATCH] According to reporting cited by The New York Times, individuals ran companies that billed Minnesota for millions of dollars in…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (249+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 02:50 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Cyber Crime Unit in Hyderabad has arrested three men for allegedly running a digital arrest racket that swindled a 71-year-old resident out of "1,92,50,070 between November 7 and November 14. An officer from the wing said that the victim was threatened with a fabricated case involving the misuse of his Aadhaar number and was coerced into transferring money to multiple bank accounts after being shown forged documents and a fake ATM card. The arrested men are Pandu Vinith Raj, 24, Thirupathaiah, 40, and Gouni Vishwanatham, 46. The police said, "Vinith Raj acted as an account supplier, while Thirupathaiah and Vishwanatham jointly operated one of the accounts used to collect the victim's deposits." Another suspect, Sandeep also known as Alex, is currently absconding. Officers seized four mobile phones from the arrested trio. Inspector K. Satish Reddy's team, including Sub-Inspector Srikanth and others,…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago (232+ words) A married couple allegedly used hidden cameras and earpieces to swindle a Sydney casino. The pair from Kazakhstan headed straight to the Crown Casino in Barangaroo after landing in Australia in October, NSW Police alleged on Sunday. The 36-year-old woman and her 44-year-old husband bought memberships, and visited the casino several more times in the two months that followed, winning a total of $1,179,412. But the eye-watering wins piqued the attention of casino staff. It will be alleged that the couple used mobile phones to capture images of the table, and deep-seated earpieces to communicate instructions for wagering on card games. Police allege this method allowed them to "ultimately cheat the casino." Both the husband and were arrested at the casino. The couple allegedly carried small, magnetised probes, batteries, and a mobile phone with a fitted attachment allowing the camera function…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago (576+ words) President Trump has set free a private equity executive who served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims. David Gentile, 59, a onetime resident of Nassau County, N.Y., had reported to prison on Nov. 14, and was released on Wednesday, according to Bureau of Prisons records and a White House official who was not authorized to discuss the matter. Mr. Gentile and a co-defendant, Jeffry Schneider, were convicted in August 2024 of securities and wire fraud charges, and sentenced in May. Unlike a pardon, the commutation granted to Mr. Gentile will not erase his conviction. Mr. Schneider, who was sentenced to six years, does not appear to have received clemency from Mr. Trump. In a social media post on Thanksgiving, Alice Marie Johnson, Mr. Trump's "pardon czar,…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago (345+ words) According to the advisory issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crimes, the fraudsters employ highly manipulative tactics. They impersonate officials from agencies including CBI, ED, Customs, TRAI, NIA, and ATS, fabricating official-looking documents such as forged FIRs and non-bailable arrest warrants. Scammers invoke fear through threats of immediate arrest and damage to family reputation, often demanding money under the pretext of "asset liquidation" or "submission to the Supreme Court" to prove innocence. "Their modus operandi revolves around intimidation and emotional manipulation, insisting victims keep the matter confidential and not inform relatives, thereby isolating them," said the DCP Cyber Crimes. "These are criminal schemes designed to exploit fear and trust." The Police advisory stresses that there is no such thing as "digital arrest. Law enforcement agencies do not arrest individuals digitally nor demand money to clear names or issue…...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago (142+ words) A developer pocketed $16 million in 10 days flipping a property to a homeless NGO after officials spent $27.3 million in taxpayer money on a building bought for just $11.2 million. Mayor Karen Bass's office reportedly recommended the... California Homeless Funding Scandal ExplodesA developer pocketed $16 million in 10 days flipping a property to a homeless NGO after officials spent $27.3 million in taxpayer money on a building bought for just $11.2 million Mayor Karen Bass's office reportedly recommended the deal but refuses to answer questions A former state senator running the NGO has been removed as a federal task force investigates where $24 billion in homeless funding went Taxpayers were charged $42 million for one project$31 million over real valueanother example of Democrat corruption and why 47th President Trump is restoring accountability.Join@SGTnewsNetwork Twitter " Truth Social...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago (273+ words) Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, made claims regarding revolutionising blood testing through their technology, and flagship device, Edison. As per the assertions of Theranos, the devices of the biotech startup could diagnose disease with a few drops of blood. The startup was once valued at $9billion. The dwindling of the startup began through a series of journalistic and regulatory investigations reports in 2015 raised doubts regarding the authenticity of claims made by Theranos and Holmes. Holmes was later accused of various counts of fraud, was tried and convicted of several counts. Holmes was sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in prison and is presently serving the sentence in the Federal Prison Camp at Bryan, Texas. From investigations, it was revealed that the company was using commercially accessible equipment supplied by other manufacturers while making claims to investors about using Theranos's proprietary testing…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago (326+ words) A sharp State Bank of India official in Palghar thwarted a massive Rs 111 crore scam by spotting unusual 'million' and 'billion' on a cheque. The forg PALGHAR: An alert State Bank of India official of Jawhar branch in Maharashtra's Palghar district saved over Rs 111 crore of the state govt's PWD department after noticing "billion" and "million" written on a cheque presented to issue a demand draft (DD) to a local contractor The official rushed to the department to verify the credentials and found it to be forged, after which cops on Friday arrested the contractor, who also happens to be president of Jawhar Nagar panchayat, along with the contractual employee of the PWD department.The contractor and the contractual employee were sent to police remand Police are investigating whether if there are more persons involvedin the attempted loot A case under…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago (292+ words) A 73-year-old Malaysian woman was arrested on Nov 24 for her alleged involvement in at least three cases of government official impersonation scam (GOIS). She is the seventh Malaysian to be arrested this month for this scam variant involving the impersonation of government officials purportedly from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) or Ministry of Law. In a statement on Nov 30, the police said they received reports involving scammers posing as officials purportedly from MAS between Oct 8 and Nov 24. Based on the police's preliminary investigations, the woman had allegedly been facilitating the operations of a scam syndicate by collecting cash and gold bars from victims of the impersonation scams. Victims were either told that their bank accounts were linked to money laundering activities or that their personal information had been compromised. They were then told to meet with unknown individuals at…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago (264+ words) SINGAPORE, Nov 30 " A 73-year-old Malaysian woman has been arrested on suspicion of acting as a mule for a scam syndicate that impersonated government officials, with police seizing cash and gold bars worth about S$200,000 (RM640,000) from her. The woman is believed to have been involved in at least three cases where scammers posed as officers from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), The Straits Times reported. The arrest was made on Nov 24 after an alert employee at gold and silver dealer BullionStar on New Bridge Road noticed the woman loitering suspiciously outside the premises and called the police. Officers from the Central Police Division responded and arrested the woman on the same day. According to police, the scam syndicate's modus operandi involved deceiving victims into believing that their bank accounts had been linked to money laundering activities, or that their personal…...