Saturday, September 5, 2026

Femi Ajanaku

July 21, 2026

Husband pays ‘hired killer’ $1,720 advance to murder his wife, mother-in-law

The aggrieved husband wanted his wife killed because she planned to file for divorce.

Photo used to illustrate divorce
July 21, 2026

Agricultural firm Scoular to pay over $10 million to resolve foreign bribery case

Scoular employees communicated about shipments and bribes. In total, Scoular authorised bribes of more than $400,000 and avoided fees and costs of more than $6.5 million.

Scoular Company
July 20, 2026

Bank CFO jailed 36 months in U.S. prison for fraud scheme

Mr Luneke defrauded Bank of the Valley, obtaining two loans totalling approximately $4,320,000.

Bank of the Valley, Stearns Bank
July 20, 2026

UK govt fines Southern Water £7 million for sewage pollution

The prosecution came almost exactly five years after Southern Water received a record £90 million fine for nearly 7,000 illegal sewage discharges.

Southern Water
July 20, 2026

LS Cable & System USA agrees to pay $4 million to resolve PPP loan fraud allegations

LS Cable & System USA has agreed to pay $4 million to the United States to resolve allegations of false claims for payments under the Paycheck Protection Programme loans.

LS Cable & System USA
July 20, 2026

U.S. census official sentenced to prison for bribery, fraud

The contract was worth millions of dollars. In exchange for steering the contract and modifications, Ms Jones received kickbacks from YMJ Consulting and the subcontractor.

U.S. Census Bureau building
July 20, 2026

Rockland Congruity to pay about $3 million over PPP loan fraud

As part of the settlement, Rockland admitted that in March 2021, it received a $1,709,099 second-draw PPP loan.

STASH OF DOLLARS
July 18, 2026

German lawmaker resigns after backlash for having baby through surrogacy

The 46-year-old politician and his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), had backed a ban on surrogacy.

Jens Spahn. [PHOTO CREDIT: ZDF]
July 18, 2026

Mother of Henry Nowak’s killer jailed for removing weapon from murder scene

Mr Digwa was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years for Mr Nowak’s murder.

Kiran Kaur and Henry Nowak
July 17, 2026
Brenda Fricker