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Punjab National Bank Continues Internal Investigations Into $2B Diamond Heist Scandal

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India’s Punjab National Bank (PNB) is conducting an internal investigation into an alleged $2 billion fraud, vowing to come down on anyone involved in the crime. “We They both have denied the allegations against them, and left the country before the fraud was uncovered. In February, PNB announced that it had discovered $1.8

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PNB’s Diamond Fraud Could Hit $2B In Cost

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The scandal surrounding India’s state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) is getting bigger — in fact, a source says it could hit the $2 billion mark. The size of the fraud has now gone (up)…and the same is likely to go even higher,” the CBI said in the court filing. Most of these documents are not yet recovered.

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Employees Fear Retaliation In Calling Out Corporate Fraud, Report Finds

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While most corporations are hesitant to admit it, fraud initiated by a company’s own employees is quite common — and incredibly expensive. Research earlier this year found corporate fraud to be at record-high levels. Though difficult to detect, internal fraud has a massive impact on the bottom line. Fear of Retaliation.

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Leader Of Russian Cybercrime Ring Pleads Guilty

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Infraud was created in 2010 by Svyatoslav Bondarenko, 34, of Ukraine, to promote and grow interest in the Infraud Organization as the premier destination for purchasing retail items with counterfeit or stolen credit card information online, the Justice Department alleged in the indictment. In April, a joint study by the U.S.

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India Issues Warrants For Punjab Bank Heist Jewelers

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Non-bailable warrants have been issued for the two central figures in an alleged $2 billion scam at state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB). The allegations, which go as far back as 2010, involve the firms receiving fraudulent letters of undertaking (LoUs) from the Brady House branch, which allowed them to then borrow money from overseas banks.

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Preventing consumer e-commerce fraud in the age of EMV

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After years of lagging behind many other developed nations, the US market is rolling out EMV technology. While the transition is still in process, and has in many cases been a bumpy, road to adoption, it will go a long way towards tackling some of the most common types of fraud. The shift to e-commerce CNP fraud.

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Report: FinCEN Files Reveal Billions In Suspicious Money Flows

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Since 2010, prosecution has been delayed by 18 banks for anti-money laundering, according to BuzzFeed. Standard Chartered moved cash for a Dubai business that was later accused of laundering cash on behalf of the Taliban. Between 1999 and 2017, FinCEN flagged more than $2 trillion in suspicious transactions.

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