Fraud
More Illegal Sites Running Online Abortion Pill Scams
Aug. 4, 2022 — Many women seeking abortion pills online have unknowingly been ordering the pills from one of many fake clinics making false claims, pharmacy experts report. While some online sites are licensed and legitimately connect consumers with the pills, the illegal sites may sell either counterfeit or expired pills or deliver no pills … Read more
‘Skinfluencers’ Promote Risky Beauty Hacks on TikTok
March 11, 2022 — A young woman is having her lip swabbed with an unknown substance, smiling, on the TikTok video. Seconds later, another young woman, wearing gloves, pushes a hyaluron pen, a needle-free injector for dermal fillers, against the first woman’s lips. In the next cut, the first woman is smiling, happy. “My first … Read more
Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty on 4 of 11 Charges in Fraud Trial
Jan. 4, 2022 — A federal jury convicted Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the blood testing startup Theranos, on four of 11 charges of fraud on Monday, according to The Wall Street Journal. During the 15-week trial, Holmes testified in her defense and showed regret for missteps. She said she never intended to mislead anyone … Read more
Moving Past Theranos: What Is Possible With Blood Analysis?
Oct. 25, 2021 — Once valued at over $9 billion dollars, it seemed like Theranos was going to change the world of routine blood testing. Their claim was revolutionary: Using blood from a finger prick, they could run over 200 different tests. With a trip to a local pharmacy, someone could get testing done without … Read more
‘I felt like a fraud over steroid cream addiction’
Elin Wade, from Swansea, had hallucinations while using topical steroids and has called for more support for people reacting to skin treatments. She suffered bad reactions after using creams prescribed for an eczema flare-up. “I went from being a perfectly healthy 25-year-old woman to being a 29-year-old injecting incredibly potent drugs into my system just … Read more
U.S. Charges Six Russian Intelligence Officers With Hacking
WASHINGTON—Federal prosecutors unsealed charges against six Russian intelligence officers accused of engaging in some of the most destructive cyberattacks of recent years, including operations that knocked out Ukraine’s energy grid, exposed emails from the French president’s party and damaged global systems in the costly 2017 NotPetya attack. The prolific hacking unit within Russia’s military intelligence … Read more
Republic TV TRP fraud busted, Mumbai Police set to quiz Arnab Goswami
In a press conference held on Thursday, Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh told reporters that the city police are probing a scam involving manipulation of TRPs. He identified three channels, namely Fakt Marathi, Box Cinema, and Republic-TV which are reportedly involved in distorting the apparatus used by BARC to rate television channels. The TRP … Read more
Kyrgyzstan Opposition Says It Seeks to Seize Control of Former Soviet Republic
Political opposition forces in Kyrgyzstan said they were seeking to seize power and form a new government after taking control of state buildings in the capital following elections that international monitors said were marred by allegations of voter fraud. President Sooronbai Jeenbekov fled the presidential palace early Tuesday after demonstrations rocked the capital of this … Read more
U.S., EU Sanction Belarus in Coordinated Western Action
The U.S. and European Union imposed sanctions against Belarus officials on Friday, part of a coordinated effort by Western allies to censure the authoritarian regime over accusations of political repression and rigging elections. The EU reached an early morning deal to advance a sanctions package against more than three dozen Belarusian individuals deemed responsible for … Read more