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Former EU foreign policy chief detained in anti-fraud probe

The EU's former foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has been detained by Belgian police as part of an anti-fraud investigation. Stefano Sannino, a top EU civil servant, was also taken into questioning on Tuesday.

Europe News

German municipal worker arrested for stealing €1m from parking meters

In southern Germany, a municipal employee and his wife are suspected of diverting large sums of money from parking ticket machines over a long period.

Italy

Man accused of dressing as dead mother in scam to collect her pension

The 56-year-old former nurse is reportedly under investigation in northern Italy in a case that has been dubbed the "Mrs Doubtfire scandal".

Health news

Doctor arrested in Portugal for prescribing Ozempic to fake diabetics

According to police, the scheme involved issuing prescriptions to people who wanted to lose weight by pretending to be diabetic in order to receive state subsidies.

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Tech News

AI can impersonate humans in public opinion polls, study finds

‘We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people,’ said the lead author of a new study from Dartmouth University.

The Food Detectives

Is your olive oil real or fake?  How the Food Detectives can fight fraud using DNA tests

In partnership with the European Union & the Watson Project

Europe’s top food safety experts are joining forces to crack down on fraud. Euronews follows them in our special series The Food Detectives. In Episode 6, we meet the team fighting counterfeit olive oil with a portable DNA testing kit in Italy.

United Kingdom

Chinese fraudster jailed in the UK over multi-billion crypto scam

Zhimin Qian, 47, defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China before trying to launder the illegal cryptocurrency proceeds by buying property in the UK.

The Food Detectives

Can Douro valley wine achieve perfect clarity?

In partnership with the European Union & the Watson Project

Europe's top food safety experts are joining forces to crack down on fraud. Euronews is following them in this special series called The Food Detectives. In Episode 5, we meet the Portuguese team aiming for perfect clarity in Douro valley wine.

The Food Detectives

The Food Detectives: how to spot fake honey

In partnership with the European Union & the Watson Project

Europe’s top food safety experts are joining forces to crack down on fraud. Euronews follows them in this special series, The Food Detectives. In Episode 4, we meet the team fighting fake honey in Spain.

Europe in Motion

Under attack: Which EU countries suffer the most IT incidents?

Threats to businesses range from IT service outages to data destruction or corruption, as well as the disclosure of confidential information.

The Food Detectives

Honest cheese & transparent beer: Fresh tech from The Food Detectives

In partnership with the European Union & the Watson Project

Europe's top food safety experts are joining forces to crack down on fraud. Euronews is following them in this special series called The Food Detectives. In Episode 3, we meet the Finnish team making farm products you can trust.

Business

UK fraudster to plead guilty in NY court for massive fine-wine scam

A British businessman accused of defrauding investors through a bogus fine-wine lending scheme is expected to plead guilty in Brooklyn federal court next week.

Business

Chinese woman convicted in UK over €6bn Bitcoin fraud

Zhimin Qian, 47, defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China before trying to launder the illegal cryptocurrency proceeds by buying property in the UK.

Money

UK says ‘high-tech push’ saved over €550 million in public fraud

Results from early tests show that a new AI fraud prevention tool could slash the time to identify fraud risks by 80 per cent.

The Food Detectives

The Food Detectives: Hounding the meat cheats

In partnership with the European Union & the Watson Project

Europe's top food safety experts are joining forces to crack down on fraud. Euronews is following them in this special series called The Food Detectives. In Episode 2, meet the team beating fraud from the farm to the butcher.

Culture news

LimeWire outbids Ryan Reynolds to acquire Billy McFarland's Fyre Fest

LimeWire, the early-2000s illegal peer-to-peer file-sharing and pirating platform, which resurfaced in 2022 as a crypto company, has been revealed as the winning bidder on eBay for the infamous Fyre Fest brand - the brainchild of convicted fraudster Billy McFarland. Good luck to them.

The Food Detectives

The Food Detectives: Does a fish need a passport?

In partnership with the European Union & the Watson Project

Europe's top food safety experts are joining forces to crack down on fraud. Euronews is following them in this special series: The Food Detectives. In Episode One, we meet the team fighting fishy deals in fishing.

Work

Too good to be true? How to spot fake job scams

LinkedIn is advising prospective job seekers to be aware of scams on the platform ahead of a post-summer hiring surge.

Economy

Trump removes Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud dispute

Last week, Cook emphasised she wouldn't leave her post after the US president called for her resignation on social media, linked to an accusation from one of his officials that she committed mortgage fraud.

USA

Florida woman arrested over treating thousands while posing as nurse

The county sheriff who announced her detention called it "one of the most disturbing cases of medical fraud we’ve ever investigated".