Fraud

Former fight attendant Dallas Pokornik, 33, spent four years using a fake ID card to fly round the world for free, court heard15:30, 22 Jan 2026Updated 15:36, 22 Jan 2026View 4 ImagesDallas Pokornik is alleged to have posed as a pilot like…

The past year has been traumatic for many of the volunteer tech warriors of what was once called the United States Digital Service (USDS). The team’s former coders, designers, and UX experts have watched in horror as Donald Trump rebranded…

Six people have been arrested this morning after the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) launched a massive investigation into a social housing company. Home REIT - which owned thousands of homes intended for homeless and vulnerable people - is…

When they decided to take on age verification in their latest season, Industry cocreators Konrad Kay and Mickey Down didn’t anticipate the issue would become such a political football.“It was in the ether of British politics, but it wasn't…

Brian Barrett: I just this week was looking back at some of our earliest DOGE reporting and reminded of what a crazy couple of months that was. So just as a reminder for folks who were slumbering through the first half of the year, A, I'm…

I don’t want to admit it, but I did spend a lot of money online this holiday shopping season. And unsurprisingly, some of those purchases didn’t meet my expectations. A photobook I bought was damaged in transit, so I snapped a few pictures,…

The Chinese-language artificial intelligence app Haotian is so effective that it’s made millions of dollars selling its face-swapping technology on Telegram. The service integrates easily with messaging platforms like WhatsApp and WeChat…

South Korean crypto entrepreneur and prosecuted fraudster Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a US federal judge in the Southern District of New York on Thursday.Kwon cut a solemn figure as he entered the courtroom, his head…

Leah Feiger: So it's a really good question actually, and it's one that I've thought about for quite some time. I think if it's not annoying, I want to read this quote from Scott Kupor, the director of OPM and the former managing partner at…

“It’s a PR campaign, obviously,” claims Joshua Naftalis, a former prosecutor, now a partner at law firm Pallas Partners. “It’s a no stone left unturned strategy.”To date, Bankman-Fried has not filed a formal pardon application, a White…