By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau — A viral Facebook post falsely claiming that kindergarten through third-grade students would begin attending half-day classes due to budget issues has prompted government officials to issue strong denials and warnings about the rise of misinformation in Palau. The post, made under the name “Concerned Mother 680,” alleged that the […]
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Police begin fraud probe of Oceania Football Confederation
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Police’s serious fraud office has begun an investigation into former leading figures in the Oceania Football Confederation in response to a complaint by world governing body FIFA. The fraud office confirmed the investigation Thursday after inquiries by New Zealand’s Fairfax Media. Fairfax reported that one of the people […]
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Woman pleads guilty to fraudulently using IDs of kids in American Samoa
PAGO PAGO, 24 JNUARY 2020 (SAMOA NEWS) — A 39-year old Samoan woman, residing in Tacoma, Washington, who allegedly used identities of children living in American Samoa and Samoa to obtain federal benefits, has pled guilty to three felony charges in connection with a seven-year benefit fraud scheme. Iliganoa Theresa Lauofo appeared this week before […]
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Bangladeshi caught with $86K, 2nd passport, 2 different work permits
Law enforcement officers from Labor and Human Trafficking offices apprehended a Bangladeshi national at the Palau International Airport departing to Bangladesh with over $86,000 dollars, a different passport and two Palau work permits from two different companies. Ripoh Miah aka Ripon Shuiyan aka Ripon Bhuyan was charged on two counts of Travel Document Fraud, both […]
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Ex-insurance exec gets 6 months in college admissions scam
BOSTON— A former California insurance executive was sentenced to six months in prison for paying $450,000 to get his son and daughter admitted to the University of Southern California as fake athletic recruits. Toby MacFarlane, 56, of Del Mar, California, was sentenced in Boston’s federal court Wednesday after pleading guilty to fraud and conspiracy in […]
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Flaw in the Bank of Guam system as transactions on false check proceed
The recent case of alleged fraud using the check deposit system of Bank of Guam ATM has pointed towards the bigger flaw in the BOG systems where a check of lower value can be deposited by entering a higher amount leading to transfer of money without a preventive mechanism. Last month Clifton Soalablai who was […]