Fraud

Spain

TAXATION

Shakira must face criminal trial for alleged tax evasion in Spain

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/26/22

At issue is where the Colombian singer was liable to pay taxes

Spain

MONARCHY

One probe into former Spanish king Juan Carlos to be dropped

The Nomad Today 2/8/22

The Spanish authorities have opened three investigations into the father of King Felipe VI since 2020

Entrepreneurs

ANTI-FRAUD STRATEGY

Self-employed activities monitored by Spanish Treasury due to cash use

The Nomad Today 2/3/22

The Spanish Tax Agency still considers cash "closely linked" to the grey economy

Economy & Business

TAX FRAUD

Spanish Tax Agency focuses new anti-fraud plan on cryptocurrencies

The Nomad Today 2/2/22

The objective of the Treasury is to tax the capital gains derived from this type of operations with virtual currencies

Economy & Business

PHISHING

Fraud alert: Scam messages impersonating Spain's Caixabank

The Nomad Today 1/24/22

In the body of the message, the sender tells the clients that they must click on a link and access the bank's (fake) website to activate a new security system

World

SERIAL SCAMMER

Fake Franciscan friar jailed in France for fraud

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/23/21

The scammer had even been jailed on several occasions for the ruse, but continued to play the same role nonetheless

World

FRAUD INVESTIGATION

President of Norwegian parliament steps down amid scandal

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/19/21

Hansen claims to have misunderstood the rules - which appear to have caught out a number of Norwegian politicians

World

RUSSIA

Putin's United Russia party wins elections despite smaller vote share

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/21/21

Meanwhile, observers and the opposition continued to speak of election fraud

Finland

CRIME

Finland police create special task force to fight online banking fraud

The Nomad Today 9/17/21

The total criminal damages in Finland amount to about seven million euros, the police say

World

ANDREJ BABIS

Czech police recommend charging prime minister in fraud case

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/1/21

Babis was investigated by police for allegations that he stole almost 2 million euros worth of EU subsidies.

Finland

FRAUD

Parliament suspends auditor general following embezzlement scandal

The Nomad Today 4/8/21

Tytti Yli-Viikari has not yet been dismissed from her post and the suspension is still officially pending the outcome of the criminal investigation.

Finland

POLICE INVESTIGATION

Parliament to suspend auditor general on suspicion of embezzlement

The Nomad Today 3/31/21

The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) has initiated a preliminary investigation into the operations of the National Audit Office.

World

US ELECTION

Members of Congress call on FBI to open criminal probe into Trump

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/5/21

In the two months since the US presidential election, Trump has refused to admit that he lost the election to president-elect Joe Biden, a Democrat.

World

US ELECTION

Biden inches closer to win as Trump rails against 'fraud'

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/6/20

"We have no doubt when the count is finished, Senator Harris and I will be declared the winners," Biden said on Thursday, referring to Kamala Harris, his running mate. "Democracy is sometimes…

World

US ELECTION

Trump proclaims himself the winner, denounces "major fraud"

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/4/20

Ballots are still being counted in a number of key swing states and the race for the White House is tight .

Finland

IMMIGRATION SCAM SUSPECTED

"Sanal Edamaruku spoiled our dream of a better life in Finland"

The Nomad Today 7/11/20

Prameela Devi claims to have been a victim of human trafficking by Sanal Edamaruku, a prominent Indian citizen who heads the Rationalists International organization in Helsinki.

Finland

Helsinki SDP politician charged with social security fraud

The Nomad Today 2/25/20

Samia Hagi Muse denied the accusation: "This is the first time I have heard about the whole thing."

Finland

Fake cops caught when they tried to steal 50,000 euros

The Nomad Today 2/13/20

The suspects asked by phone the bank codes of an elderly couple.

Finland

Number of crimes committed by foreigners increased

The Nomad Today 2/11/20

In 2019, foreign nationals committed 23,672 offences, which is more than 1,000 more than the year before. The proportion of foreign suspects has risen significantly in cases of robbery (50%) and…

Finland

Police alert: don't be scammed when selling through Tori.fi

The Nomad Today 10/21/19

Frauds have recently been suffered by people selling for example technology items such as mobile phones and computers.