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Vessel documentation fraud lurks online, says Coast Guard

October 17, 2017
A new scam is targeting boat owners looking to save a little time online, but it’s costing them hundreds of dollars: Websites offering documentation renewal services for a fee.

Russia fines Telegram for not giving backdoor access

October 17, 2017
Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court fined the Telegram messaging app 800,000 rubles ($14,000) for refusal to provide information to the Federal Security Service (FSB) for message decoding, the court’s spokesperson Yulia Bocharova told RAPSI.

10th Venezuelan guilty in $1 billion PDVSA bribery scheme

October 14, 2017
A partial owner of several Florida-based energy companies pleaded guilty today to foreign bribery charges for his role in a scheme to corruptly secure contracts from Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA).

South Korean court extends detention of ex-president Park

October 13, 2017
A South Korean court on Friday decided to extend the detention of impeached President Park Geun-hye who has been in custody and stood trial over corruption charges including bribery.

Ukraine fines two companies UAH 23 million for collusion at dredging tender in 2015

October 13, 2017
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has filed Ligos UA (Mariupol, Donetsk region) and Ukrzviazokhydrobud (Odesa) totally UAH 23 million for collusion resulted in the misrepresentation of the results of the tender to buy dredging works at the Yuzhny seaport (Odesa region) announced in August 2015.

Bellamy's Australia pays penalty for alleged continuous disclosure breach

October 12, 2017
ASX-listed company Bellamy's Australia Limited, a major Australian food and beverage company, has paid a penalty of $66,000 after ASIC issued an infringement notice for an alleged failure by Bellamy's to comply with its continuous disclosure obligations.

Agro-fishery products smuggling in South Korea rises sharply

October 12, 2017
The amount of agricultural and fishery products smuggled into the country has risen sharply in recent years, with nearly half of them coming from China.

Taiwan fines Qualcomm $774 million for antitrust violations

October 12, 2017
The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission said it would fine Qualcomm T$23.4 billion ($774.14 million) for anti-trust violations of its chip technology.

SEC files charges in snack company investment scam

October 12, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged three individuals who defrauded investors in a company that falsely claimed to be developing a caffeinated chocolate snack and nearing an acquisition by Monster Energy or Coca-Cola Co.

CEO of armored vehicle company convicted of defrauding U.S.

October 11, 2017
A federal jury convicted the owner and chief executive officer of an armored vehicle company for his role in a scheme to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with armored gun trucks that did not meet ballistic and blast protection requirements set out in the company’s contracts with the United States.

Former employee of Canadian Pacific Railway guilty of damaging ex-employer’s computer network

October 11, 2017
Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Gregory G. Brooker of the District of Minnesota announced the conviction of a former employee of Canadian Pacific Railway for causing intentional damage to Canadian Pacific’s computer network.

TEPCO to pay $4.5 million for Fukushima disaster

October 10, 2017
A Japanese court has ordered the government and the Fukushima nuclear plant operator to pay 500 million yen ($4.5 million) to thousands of former residents who demanded damages for their livelihoods lost in the 2011 nuclear crisis.
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