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The county judge moved $46,500 through his own kitchen and called it a loan repayment

KP George ran Fort Bend County while a jury was deciding whether he had washed his own campaign money through his own checking account. On June 16, they decided.

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The FBI warned her twice. She kept washing the money anyway.

Laura Frantz of Saluda, South Carolina, was sentenced to federal prison this week for moving money stolen through business email compromise. The FBI says they warned her more than once. She kept the account open anyway.

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The man at the airport had a phone full of women who thought he loved them

A Friday arrest at a Casablanca airport closes one door on a transnational romance scam machine that allegedly laundered millions through love. The women who sent the money are still figuring out what they lost.

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One hundred and forty-five bank accounts, and a phone call that said "your money isn't safe"

The Justice Department says two men from the Los Angeles suburbs built a money laundering machine out of fake IDs, shell companies, and a phone script. The script started with the words "your account has been compromised."

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The procurement card was for office supplies. The charges were at FedEx Forum on a Saturday.

A federal indictment unsealed Monday accuses Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk Tami Sawyer of running personal expenses through procurement cards belonging to her staff. The charges name the bars, the basketball games, and the friend's PayPal account.

The Daily Brief

The teller unblocked the card. The ATM in Medellín did the rest.

Elena Ruiz · 3d ago

The wire went out on a Tuesday. The house went with it.

Mark Tell · Jun 12

A money exchange in East Ham, a phone in a kitchen, and £190 million looking for a door

Mark Tell · Jun 11

The mixer had a car's name. The money had no name at all.

Nico Reyes · Jun 11

A nineteen-year-old, a Rolls-Royce, and 185 Bitcoin that belonged to someone else.

Nico Reyes · Jun 10

The books said growth. The ledger said laundry. Bengaluru learned the difference.

Mark Tell · Jun 8

The check-in desk was the border. Emma worked the border.

Mark Tell · Jun 8

The invoice was real. The bank account belonged to someone else.

Mark Tell · Jun 4

A Geneva relationship manager vouched for the brother. The money moved for thirteen years.

Mark Tell · Jun 4

The man who made empty companies look profitable enough to live in Singapore

Mark Tell · Jun 3

The man in Malta thought he was in love. He was a deposit slip.

Mark Tell · May 30

The visitor fee was ten dollars. That was the business.

Mark Tell · May 30

The call came from the Home Secretary. It came from cell block 8, Rohini Jail.

Mark Tell · May 30

The jeweler made championship rings. The indictment says he also melted grandmothers.

Mark Tell · May 27
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