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Telegram CEO Held Over Alleged Failure to Stop Crime on App

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Pavel Durov, the chief executive officer of Telegram, has been detained in France over claims that the messaging service failed to properly fight crime on the app, including the spread of child sexual abuse material. The 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire was …

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Crimes Against Customers: Part 3 – Technology Crimes

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This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Insurance compliance is serious business. Falling out of compliance can have real consequences for everyone from insurance agencies, carriers, MGAs, and MGUs, to individual producers, adjusters, and dually licensed broker-dealers.

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Crimes Against Customers: Part 1 – Financial Crimes

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This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Insurance compliance is serious business. Falling out of compliance can have real consequences for everyone from insurance agencies, carriers, MGAs, and MGUs, to individual producers, adjusters, and dually licensed broker-dealers.

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Norcross Defense Team Pans Racketeering Case as ‘Crime Thriller With No Crime’

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Lawyers for New Jersey insurance executive and political power broker George Norcross III say the state’s 111-page indictment against him and others for alleged racketeering is a “crime thriller with no crime.” ” In calling for dismissal of the charges, Norcross …

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Justice Deptartment Launches Whistleblower Program Aimed at Corporate Crime

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Justice Department on Aug. 1 debuted its first-ever whistleblower program offering monetary awards to tipsters who report certain types of corporate misconduct, an effort designed to ratchet up the pressure on companies who face allegations of wrongdoing. The …

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Hollywood Car Stunts Turn Into Real Crimes With Street Takeovers

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California, the birthplace of hot rod culture and televised police chases, is cracking down on a surge in deadly street takeovers. Often organized through social media, these chaotic events — also known as sideshows — have transformed quiet streets into …

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Man Admits Shootings That Damaged Electrical Substations in the Dakotas

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AP) — A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to federal crimes for shootings at electrical substations and an oil pipeline in the Dakotas that caused $1.7 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) million in damages. Cameron Monte Smith pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District …

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