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GLOBAL CRIME. CLEAR CONTEXT.FOLLOW YOUR CRIME DESK
Original mysteries. Clearly fiction.
Mysteries · Suspense · Short stories0 published stories
The global crime desk
Investigations · Police updates · Case developments14 published stories
Follow the outcome
Charges · Trials · Sentencing · Appeals2 published storiesFollow the money
Scams · Financial crime · Identity theft · Insurance fraud4 published stories
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Ransomware · Online fraud · Data theft · Digital investigations2 published storiesNetworks across borders
Smuggling · Criminal networks · Cross-border operations3 published storiesThe facts, with care
Homicide · Kidnap · Assault · Robbery1 published storiesWhat communities need to know
Warnings · Prevention · Community safety1 published storiesThe system behind the story
Justice policy · Accountability · Victim support0 published storiesContext beyond the headline
Explainers · Timeline · Historical cases1 published storiesTHE CASE DESK
14 published stories · Fiction labelled; factual reports source-linked
AI ILLUSTRATIONCase FilesHistorical case file · July 2017. The AlphaBay and Hansa operations show how the closure of one criminal marketplace can send activity elsewhere—and why investigators worked across borders.
AI ILLUSTRATIONCybercrimeA copy of the data is valuable. Knowing it survived the attack—and can be restored safely—is what makes it useful.
AI ILLUSTRATIONFraudBusiness email fraud exploits familiar routines. The important check is whether the payment request can be verified outside the message itself.
AI ILLUSTRATIONPublic SafetyPhishing turns a message into a request for trust. A separate route to the real organisation can help you assess it without following the sender’s instructions.
AI ILLUSTRATIONOrganised CrimeLangley RCMP reports charges following Project E_PURSUANCE. Allegations include extortion and related violence; no convictions are reported.
AI ILLUSTRATIONFraudPolice allege a company lost NZ$2 million through misuse of internal systems. The September report describes charges, not a court verdict.
AI ILLUSTRATIONFraudA Virginia federal case shows how redirected business payments became a fraud scheme. The Justice Department reports sentences after guilty pleas.
AI ILLUSTRATIONViolent CrimeThe CPS reports prison sentences after guilty pleas in the kidnap and blackmail of a watch dealer. Another defendant awaited sentencing.
AI ILLUSTRATIONCybercrimeInvestigators allege impersonation of US agencies and losses above $7.21 million. The case remains an investigation, not a conviction.
AI ILLUSTRATIONOrganised CrimeEuropol’s 2 October update concerns suspects arrested in Spain, Morocco and France during August and September.
AI ILLUSTRATIONCourtsThe Hawks report an eight-year sentence, with two years suspended, in a case involving losses of about R3.66 million.
AI ILLUSTRATIONFraudA September CPS update reports four years and five months in prison after guilty pleas involving insurance fraud and interference with justice.