Frauds and Swindling

• Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence - David Gentile had been found guilty for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
• How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch - Prosecutors say members of the Somali diaspora, a group with growing political power, were largely responsible. President Trump has drawn national attention to the scandal amid his crackdown on immigration.
• South Africans Were Promised Job, but Ended Up ‘Going to War’ for Russia - The South African government is investigating how more than a dozen men unwittingly ended up on the front line in Russia’s war on Ukraine.