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  • INTERPOL-UNODC global summit ends with call to action against fraud surge

    Interpol

    VIENNA, Austria - The Global Fraud Summit has closed with calls for stronger global cooperation to tackle what is one of the fastest-growing types of crime, affecting millions of individuals and businesses around the world. Driven by rapid technological advances, fraud has evolved into an increasingly sophisticated and highly organized global enterprise. Technology was a central focus of discussions during the two-day (16 and 17 March) event, with tools such as generative AI, including deepfake videos, images, audio and chatbots, making it easier for criminals to impersonate trusted people and defraud victims.

  • Latvia: 20 suspects detained over €1.5 million IT procurement fraud

    European Public Prosecutor's Office

    (Luxembourg, 18 March 2026) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has dismantled an organised crime group involving public officials suspected of wrongdoing in public procurement procedures for the acquisition of IT systems by state institutions. Twenty suspects were detained yesterday, including public officials. A total of 57 house and company searches were carried out yesterday with the support of Europol, the Economic Crime Combating Department and other Latvian law enforcement agencies. A substantial amount of evidence was seized, including from the State Digital Development Agency.

  • MAS Issues Prohibition Orders against former Relationship Managers, Mr Wang Qiming and Mr Liu Kai

    MAS

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued Prohibition Orders (POs) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 (FSMA) against Mr Wang Qiming and Mr Liu Kai, former relationship managers, who were convicted of charges connected to the major money laundering case of August 2023. Given the gravity of their misconduct, MAS has issued a 16-year PO against Mr Wang Qiming and a 7-year PO against Mr Liu Kai.

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