Despite having been found liable for decades of #fraud, the #TrumpOrganization & #SaudiArabia developer #DarGlobal are looking to open the latest #Trump hotel in the Maldives.

Dar Global plans to build a $1B Trump Plaza project in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah as Trump's family business expands in the Gulf, the company said in Sept.

The project will be the second Trump-branded development in the kingdom after the launch of Trump Tower Jeddah last year, Dar Global said.

#law #Constitution #emoluments

Rep #EricSwalwell (D-CA), one of Trump’s most vocal critics in the #House, said Thurs that he was being targeted by the #Trump admin after news reports that he had been referred to the #DON for a potential #criminal investigation.

An accusation that Swalwell had committed #mortgage & #tax #fraud was made on Wednesday by #BillPulte, director of the #FHFA. Pulte, a Trump crony, has made similar allegations against Trump’s other perceived enemies.

#law #RevengePolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/us/politics/trump-mortgage-fraud-eric-swalwell.html?smid=url-share

Rep #EricSwalwell (D-CA), one of Trump’s most vocal critics in the #House, said Thurs that he was being targeted by the #Trump admin after news reports that he had been referred to the #DON for a potential #criminal investigation.

An accusation that Swalwell had committed #mortgage & #tax #fraud was made on Wednesday by #BillPulte, director of the #FHFA. Pulte, a Trump crony, has made similar allegations against Trump’s other perceived enemies.

#law #RevengePolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/us/politics/trump-mortgage-fraud-eric-swalwell.html?smid=url-share

The episode marks the latest example of #BillPulte using what is typically a low-profile position in the federal bureaucracy to enhance his own standing & gain the attention of #Trump. He’s prompted #mortgage #fraud investigations of prominent #Democrats who are some of Trump’s best known antagonists, including Sen #AdamSchiff of California, #NYAG #LetitiaJames & California Rep #EricSwalwell.

#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap

From earthquakes to cyberattacks, caution runs deep in Japan — even in its grammar. Learn how language reflects the nation’s “better-safe-than-sorry” mindset. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/14/language/cyberattacks-cybercrime-japan-vocabulary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #cybersecurity #fraud #asahi

The U.S. Justice Department announced the creation of a “Scam Center Strike Force” to combat a surge in cryptocurrency‑investment fraud by transnational criminal organizations operating out of Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/asia-pacific/crime-legal/scam-center-strike-force/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #us #southeastasia #fraud

Police in Kyoto have arrested a former officer and a woman on suspicion of defrauding an elderly dementia patient. The former officer is a board member of a group that works with police to assist dementia patients. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-arrested-elderly-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #dementia #fraud #elderly

An Chinese alleged racketeer linked to a hugely lucrative scam hub in Myanmar, who spent over a decade on the run from Chinese authorities, has been extradited from Thailand to China, according to Thai police. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/asia-pacific/crime-legal/chinese-scam-kingpin-thailand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #myanmar #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia #fraud

A declared military crackdown has left some destruction at a major scam compound in Myanmar, satellite images show, but most buildings are still standing in pictures taken up to Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/asia-pacific/crime-legal/myanmar-scam-centers-standing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #myanmar #organizedcrime #gangs #fraud

@briankrebs

Thanks for sharing this (truly, thank you).

Folks..... THIS. Right here.

This is why I know so much about scams — from my time working at Meta.

Interestingly enough, when I first told people I worked for Meta and exposed all the horrible things we were doing, that fact was celebrated on the Fediverse. It was often even trending there.

But when I started talking about the scams I knew about — including the ones coming onto the Fediverse to warn people — suddenly, working for Meta was seen as a character flaw.

#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Threads #WhatsApp #Scam #Fraud

https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/08/faecebook/#too-big-to-care

This is why I never ever ever recommend Facebook to senior citizens, let alone the general populace. Great topic @pluralistic.

#fraud #enshittification #greed #predation

Internally, #Meta has made plans to reduce the #fraud on the platform, but the effort is being slow-walked because the company estimates that the most it will ultimately pay in fines worldwide ads up to $1 billion, while it currently books $7 billion/year in revenue from fraud. The memo announcing the anti-fraud effort concludes that #ScamRevenue dwarfs “the cost of any regulatory settlement involving scam ads.”

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https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/08/faecebook/#too-big-to-care

This is why I never ever ever recommend Facebook to senior citizens, let alone the general populace. Great topic @pluralistic.

#fraud #enshittification #greed #predation

Internally, #Meta has made plans to reduce the #fraud on the platform, but the effort is being slow-walked because the company estimates that the most it will ultimately pay in fines worldwide ads up to $1 billion, while it currently books $7 billion/year in revenue from fraud. The memo announcing the anti-fraud effort concludes that #ScamRevenue dwarfs “the cost of any regulatory settlement involving scam ads.”

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Myanmar's military said it was demolishing nearly 150 buildings in a crackdown on a notorious internet scam compound bordering Thailand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/asia-pacific/crime-legal/myanmar-junta-scam-buildings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #myanmar #fraud #organizedcrime #forcedlabor #starlink #thailand #southeastasia

"Mark Zuckerberg has always been an awful person, but – as Sarah Wynn-Williams demonstrates in her book – he was once careful, worried about the harms he would suffer if he harmed us. Once we took those consequences away, Zuck did exactly what his nature dictated he must: destroyed our lives to increase his own fortune." - @pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/08/faecebook/#too-big-to-care

#Meta #fraud #enshittification #capitalism #regulation

New guest post on my blog: Csaba Szabo plays cat and mouse with a paper mill
https://deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-inner-workings-of-paper-mill.html
#fraud #publishing