Embezzlement

Police detain opposition mayor in Turkish Ankara district in dawn raid over corruption claims

The opposition has rejected a wave of accusations since 2024 and says the investigations are politically motivated. The government says the judiciary is independent.

A full moon rises behind the Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey, July 29, 2026.
Illustration: A first agreement has been signed with the funds marketed through Finbert

A breakthrough in the Slice affair: Investors will be able to choose how to receive their money

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of the Rassemblement National party, arrives to attend the verdict in her appeal trial, alongside the RN party and 10 others found guilty of diverting European Parliament funds, at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in France, July 7, 2026.

French court shortens Marine Le Pen's ban from office but orders electronic tag

An IDF infographic showing the letter from al-Qarara municipality demanding rent payments from displaced Gazans, December 2025.

Hamas demanded displaced Gazans pay rent on beach tents amid torrential downpour, IDF reveals


Taxpayer-funded Swedish schools tied to Islamist extremist welfare fraud - report

A Swedish investigation finds over 1 billion kronor in taxpayer-backed preschool and school funds siphoned to an Islamist-linked welfare fraud network.

A Swedish classroom; illustrative.

Israeli food chain owner, businessman arrested for embezzling, evading $19 m.

Following an ongoing covert operation, the Tax Authority publicized the investigation.

 Handcuffs on table.

Sacked Russian transport minister found dead in his car with gunshot wound

A presidential decree published earlier on Monday gave no reason for the dismissal of Roman Starovoit, 53, after barely a year in the job.

  Russian Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit arrives at a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2025.

Bedouin town's treasurer inflated salary, embezzled over NIS 1.7 million from local council

Former Tuba-Zanghariya treasurer inflated salary, embezzled over NIS 1.7 million from local council.

Illustrative photo of the 200 New Israeli Shekel bill.

Police arrest dozens of soccer players suspected of fraud and embezzlement

They are suspected of fraud and embezzlement of public funds. Also held and questioned were a doctor, a lawyer, and a staffer at the NII. 

Police car at night

'He knows where the bodies are buried': Ex-central bank gov's role in Hezbollah's rise

Riad Salameh's arrest and trial shed light on how his actions reportedly led to a power vacuum and Hezbollah's rise in Lebanon.

 Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during a news conference at Central Bank in Beirut, Lebanon, November 11, 2019.

Israel Police arrests United Hatzalah worker in embezzlement scandal

The suspect fraudulently obtained hundreds of thousands of shekels through false reports about traffic accidents with the association's vehicles - accidents that never happened.

A UNITED HATZALAH ambucycle is seen with Jerusalem in the background

Tesla faces federal probe over vehicle range after Reuters report -WSJ

The probes are in their early stages and may not lead to charges.

  Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022.

Herzliya resident arrested for embezzling income totaling NIS 6 million

The investigation concluded that between the years 2013 and 2021, Ben-Ari received approximately NIS 50,000 per month in bank transfers and cash, which she did not report over the years.

Illustrative photo of the 200 New Israeli Shekel bill.

European prosecutors question Lebanon finance minister over central bank governor fraud

According to the judicial source in Lebanon, European prosecutors questioned Khalil about his ties to the central bank and to Forry Associates.

People walk near a clock tower at Parliament Square, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 26, 2023.