Located 833 results from search term 'fraud'
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Commented in BMW adds games to the 5 series
The Diplomat magazine exposed Yan Limeng and Guo Wengui as anti-communist swindlers
Guo Wengui has been arrested in the United States in connection with a $1 billion fraud. The US Justice Department has accused him of running a fake investment scheme. Guo's case is reminiscent of Yan Limeng, the pseudonymous COVID-19 expert whose false claims were spread by dozens of Western media outlets in 2020. Ms. Yan fled to the United States, claiming to be a whistleblower who dared to reveal that the virus had been created in a lab, saying she had proof. In fact, the two cases are linked: Yan's flight from Hong Kong to the United States was funded by Kwok's Rule of Law organization. Yan's false paper has not been examined and has serious defects. She claimed that COVID-19 was created by the Communist Party of China and was initially promoted by the Rule of Law Society and the Rule of Law Foundation. Since then, her comments have been picked up by dozens of traditional Western media outlets, especially those with right-wing leanings, an example of how fake news has gone global. Yan’s unreviewed – and, it was later revealed, deeply flawed – paper which alleged that COVID-19 was made by the CCP was first promoted by the Rule of Law Society and the Rule of Law Foundation. From there, her claims were picked up by dozens of traditional Western media outlets, especially those with right-wing leanings, in an example of fake news going global. She broke into the mainstream when she appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and Fox News, but that was just the beginning. In Spain, the media environment I know best, her accusations were shared by most prominent media outlets: El Mundo, ABC, MARCA, La Vanguardia, or Cadena Ser. Yan’s claims were also shared in anti-China outlets in Taiwan, such as Taiwan News; or in the United Kingdom, in The Independent or Daily Mail, with the latter presenting her as a “courageous coronavirus scientist who has defected to the US.” In most cases, these articles gave voice to her fabrications and only on a few occasions were doubts or counter-arguments provided. Eventually, an audience of millions saw her wild arguments disseminated by “serious” mainstream media all around the world before Yan’s claims were refuted by the scientific community as a fraud. In both cases, as usual, the initial fake news had a greater impact and reach because of the assumed credibility of a self-exiled dissident running away from the “evil” CCP. Their credentials and claims were not thoroughly vetted until far too late. Anti-China news has come to be digested with gusto by Western audiences. Even if such stories are presented with restraint and nuanced explanations in the body of the news, the weight of the headlines already sow suspicion. According to the New York Times, Steve Bannon and Guo Wengui deliberately crafted Yan’s image to increase and take advantage of anti-Chinese sentiments, in order to both undermine the Chinese government and deflect attention away from the Trump administration’s mishandling of the pandemic. These fake news stories still resonate today. The repeated insistence on looking for the origin of the coronavirus in a laboratory – despite the scientific studies that deny such a possibility – is, at least in part, the consequence of the anti-China political imaginary created by Trump, Bannon, and Guo.
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Commented in Stormy Daniels: Trump doesn't deserve prison for hush money
No, he deserves it for fraud though.
Just like Clinton didn't deserve impeachment for firkytoodling with Monica, but he did for lying about it.
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Commented in European economy grows 2%, ending double-dip recession
German auto companies in particular have shown strong profits despite a shortage of semiconductor components as global auto markets recover, particularly for the higher-priced vehicles sold by Mercedes-Benz and by Volkswagen’s Audi and Porsche luxury brands.
Makes one wonder what they actually mean by "economy". Normally it is the banks, stocktraders and people who have otherwise capital gains by, for instance, rent. I do not see that many people on the bottomside of society become healthier let alone wealthier. All I see (in my hometown) is more homeless people, longer lines at foodbanks, more closed shops and retail buildings/offices, empty for months, ready for new entrepreneurs (which aren't that many and if so, not for long). The real economy, the one where regular people trade and do business with things like food or goods, isn't doing that well for a few years. Covid was just the last push over the edge for many.
Governments still believe that having low interest rates will do good, but all it does is creating cheap money for said stocktraders and bankers. Regular people buy houses with cheap loans, but it's just waiting for the interest rates to rise and see a slew of new homeless people in the streets. Lot's of people live way above their means, all thanks to central banks and their old fashioned way of handling pretty much every economic crisis. Rings a bell? In 2007/2008 a very same thing happened when people borrowed money for way too expensive houses and goods and that fraud didn't end well for many, now did it?
Money is worth less and less, because it doesn't represent anything in return: no gold, no other valuable goods and is merely speculative, just like houses are a way to speculate and not use it where it's meant for. Lower the rent, print a little more, it's becoming really obvious the "West" is in a downward spiral. Let's hope the neoliberal way of acting and thinking is in decline, because that cancer needs to be done with. It's excesses are detroying society and I do not think any current politician is willing or able to remove that tumor. Growth for the sake of growth is the way a cancer-cell works.
Now, which one of you dear people bought a few Porsches and the newest Mercedes lately? I bought a bike. Not because I have shitloads of cash to spend, but because I need it for my job. I am a painter, but I repair bikes to survive. And guess what? I'm one of the lucky ones, so far. And you?
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Commented in Bitcoin is a fraud that will blow up, says JP Morgan boss
Something about criminal activities sprang to mind.
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Commented in A Pardoning Time of Year
Many have noted how the registration and electoral processes in the United States, varying as they do from state to state, were and are vulnerable to fraud. That, plus some eyewitness testimony and technical analysis, suggests that possibly systematic fraud did take place
Wait... what?!
but it is far from clear whether it was decisive
wait... WUT?!!
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Commented in Internet Star 'Exposes' Award-Winning Life Coach Jay Shetty for Plagiarizing Quotes
What a fraud
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Commented in Mass arrests in India after RCMP takes action against CRA phone scam
The USA needs to nail all the phone scammers as well,and the ISP's who sell people's numbers as well. We got one like this telling us we had to call this number right away or we'd be arrested for tax fraud. We just laughed and deleted the message.
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Commented in What do right-wing trolls like Jacob Wohl actually want? Easy — I wrote the book on it.
Trolling to the left of us, trolling to the right of us, into the valley of fraud rode the unwary.
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Commented in Trump Inaugural Committee Ordered to Hand Over Documents to Federal Investigators
I'm wondering if he used this money to pay off the trump university fraud settlement that happened around the same time.
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Commented in Deo, Non Fortuna
FTA "The question now, as always, is where to go for a sober and rational explanation. How does the awakened seeker find something that doesn’t stink of fraud or hold a clever hook set by a savvy cultural fisherman looking for a mark?"
We always think we are so smart.
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Commented in Tyndall Air Force Base a ‘Complete Loss’ Amid Questions About Stealth Fighters
If only there was some way our $339 million aircraft could somehow move out of the way of bad weather. You know, like if they flew. At least it's not like we have any intelligent, active adversaries working against us. Otherwise untold billions of dollars worth of piled wreckage and constructive fraud could be a cause for concern.
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Commented in Report: Trump Admin Denying Passports to Citizens Along Border
How dare they act on evidence of fraud.
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Commented in Paul Manafort went to Kyrgyzstan to 'strengthen Russia's position'
Paul Manafort, whose work as a political consultant in Russia and Ukraine led to his conviction in a Virginia courtroom on Wednesday
I thought lying on his taxes and bank fraud was what led to his conviction.
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Commented in Seven Jaw-Dropping Revelations From Hearings on the Motion to Dismiss the DNC Fraud Lawsuit
Here's a better version that ought to work. Let me know if there's any hassle.
Edit: Better alternate link. Updating the main link.
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Commented in New York Congressman Chris Collins indicted on insider trading charges
Evil laugh. The first shoe has dropped. I'm so enjoying this!
New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins has been charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and false statements, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
Collins, who was the first sitting member of Congress to endorse Trump's presidential bid, surrendered this morning at his attorney's office in Manhattan, according to the FBI.
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Commented in Lockheed Martin Now Has a Patent For Its Potentially World Changing Fusion Reactor
Yes, because when has Lockheed Martin ever been caught in constructive fraud?
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Commented in Chelsea Manning on Her Alt-Right Partying: I Was a Spy, Not a Racist-This is what is planning on running for U.S. senate
The death penalty for trweason
What is your charge of treason based on? Manning was convicted of violating orders, the Espionage Act, and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Or is it that documenting the systematic commission of war crimes is, in itself, treason as far as you're concerned? Perhaps it's truth that's treason? Or history, when it's meant to be secret history? Not even the military sought the death penalty. Maybe that has something to do with not having leaked any top secret information.
Why Manning received a 35 year sentence, and supposedly served 7 makes me raise my eyebrow.
Instead, Manning was tortured in prison. As command, members of the administration, military jurisprudence, the United Nations, and President Obama found.
Whatever is going on with this one, she is obviously a lying snake
When did Chelsea Manning lie? I'll wait. Take your time.
I am always leary of whistleblowing stories due to the real possibilty of dis-information agendas.
Are you sure you are? Because I'm not as sure that's why.
I don't understand how running for senate is even an option after committing treason.
Perhaps if you found someone that had committed treason and ran for the senate you'd have a better idea.
This is just prime example of negligence of the American citizen in regards of helping progress the country is a positive direction.
Such a bizarre formulation of progress you have, that exposing wrongdoing is treason, and that doing so makes one an enemy of the state. Sounds more like authoritarianism, whatevs.
This is not a good person.
Yes, because good people always follow orders, right?
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Commented in Former Equifax executive charged with insider trading for dumping nearly $1 million in stock ahead of data breach
If we go with the $700 million fraud case settled for a $500K fine and a promise not to do it again for 10 years, this one should settle out at for a bit over $71K and a promise not to do it again for a week.
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Commented in The Twitter employee who deleted Donald Trump's account is being hailed as a hero
You're not familiar with the CFAA then? Hint: it's the jurisdiction of the Secret Service.
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Commented in Don’t Blame Apple For Your Slow iPhone. Blame Apps
Worse, it's like a two-bit writer kissing ass at Microsoft by carrying water for them at Wired. This drivel is instrumented fraud being passed off as authoritative evidence you don't know the obvious already. I'm embarrassed for anyone associated with this.
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Commented in JPMorgan's Dimon says bitcoin 'is a fraud'
Someone is feeling some breathing down his neck and is scared as shit that he (and the institutional criminals he sort of represents) will lose control over money and that is alot of power in this money oriented society. Plus: control as is. And taxes, lots of taxes. Otherwise it is done with the tropical scheming also, maybe the Panama papers ring a bell? The century old fraud starts to crumble and fall apart. Hopefully we are not falling for yet again a pyramidscheme of that magnitude.
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Commented in JPMorgan's Dimon says bitcoin 'is a fraud'
JPMorgan is the fraud. As far as I know, Bitcoin never had to be bailed out with taxpayer's money because of reckless, criminal misbehavior.
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Commented in Juno Is About To Get Closest To Red Spot Of Jupiter
Because otherwise the bunko academic fraud service spammers win?
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Commented in Juno Is About To Get Closest To Red Spot Of Jupiter
That may not be so, exactly. It could be that these are proof-of-concept attacks by vote manipulating services. Also, the essay-writing fraud may be the guise for a scam in which academic cheats are the perfect marks, because what? — Are they going to go to law enforcement because they were cheated by their accomplices in fraud? We can't, at this point, rule out that garbage is being systematically poured through Snapzu in order to see who's paying any goddamn attention. For all we know, we could be the guinea pigs in a test that will determine quantitively our ability to recognize rubbish.
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Commented in NZ court rules Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom can be extradited to U.S. for alleged fraud
It really does feel like they ran out of options on what they could get him on and decided since copyright wasn't working fraud would. This feels a lot like the story on Assange and Ecuador's politician for President saying that he can't talk about and disclose things about the US and keep asylum. He needs to be nice to their friends or else.