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Powerful Cardinal Resigns Amid Financial Scandal – 24 September 2020
The powerful head of the Vatican’s saint-making office, Angelo Becciu, has resigned suddenly and renounced his rights as a cardinal. This is due to being implicated indirectly in a financial scandal involving the Holy See’s investment in a London real estate deal, that has lost millions of euros in fees paid to middlemen.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/powerful-cardinal-resigns-amid-financial-scandal-11600984068
‘Mastermind’ imported drugs via dark web – 22 September 2020
Dov Tenenboim has pleaded guilty to using cryptocurrency over the dark web to purchase illicit substances and running a sophisticated wholesale and retail drug business.
https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6936741/mastermind-imported-drugs-via-dark-web/?cs=9397
CSIRO contractor in crypto scam – 21 September 2020
A CSIRO contractor has been sentenced over fraudulent behaviour, after he used the organisation’s servers and supercomputers to carry out cryptocurrency mining. The AFP found he had used CSIRO technology to mine an estimated $9400 in cryptocurrency.
https://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/csiro-contractor-in-crypto-scam-173682077
Australians lose $300,000 in rental scams during COVID – 21 September 2020
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Scamwatch has received 560 reports of rental scams so far this year. This is a 56% increase as scammers target people looking for a rental property during COVID by offering fake properties and tricking people into transferring money without inspecting the property.
https://www.savings.com.au/home-loans/australians-lose-300-000-in-rental-scams-during-covid
