Police in six countries have teamed up to take down a “super cartel” said to be controlling a third of Europe’s cocaine trade, leading to dozens of arrests and large-scale drug seizures, the European Union crime agency announced Monday. Europol said 49 suspects have been cuffed during “Operation Desert Light,” with the latest series of…
A senior figure in organized crime was shot dead Sunday in the northern city of Tirat Carmel, in an apparent underworld hit. Rafi Ben Shalom, 37, was the nephew of notorious mob boss Michael Mor, and is believed by police to have been a key field operative for him. Mor is currently in jail for…
Victims of spyware and a group of security experts have privately warned that a European parliament investigatory committee risks being thrown off course by an alleged “disinformation campaign”. The warning, contained in a letter to MEPs signed by the victims, academics and some of the world’s most renowned surveillance experts, followed news last week that…
WHEN THE NETFLIX reality series ‘My Unorthodox Life’ first premiered in July 2021, the world was introduced to fashion and modeling mogul Julia Haart. At the time, Haart was CEO of Elite World Group, a media and talent agency billed as one of the best in the modeling world. While Haart already fit the bill…
A top government official in the Bahamas slammed new FTX CEO John Ray III for his “extremely regrettable” claims in the heated bankruptcy battle over the imploded crypto company. Bahamas Attorney General Ryan Pinder took aim at Ray after the executive accused the Caribbean country of improperly seizing control of FTX assets in a Delaware…
Balenciaga has filed a $25 million lawsuit against the producers of a controversial ad campaign that included a child pornography court ruling – amid backlash over the luxury brand’s BDSM teddy bears ads, new court papers show. The fashion house brought the suit Friday against production company North Six, Inc. and set designer Nicholas Des…
Further heart-rending, stomach-churning sexual harassment allegations emerged last week about Chaim Halpern, a Charedi rabbi from Golders Green. On Israeli television, a young woman courageously came forward with an alleged recording of Halpern’s advances and efforts at intimidation. Halpern maintains his innocence and says that the recording is someone impersonating him. It has been nearly…
Shakira is reportedly accusing the Spanish prosecutors who sued her for tax fraud of launching a “smear campaign” against her. The Grammy winner, 45, claimed the authorities “violated her right to privacy” by handling matters so publicly and without the presumption of innocence, according to documents obtained by TMZ on Friday. Shakira’s legal team reportedly…
WASHINGTON—The U.S. said it would allow Chevron Corp. CVX -0.29%decrease; red down pointing triangle to resume pumping oil from its Venezuelan oil fields after President Nicolás Maduro’s government and an opposition coalition agreed to implement an estimated $3 billion humanitarian relief program and continue dialogue in Mexico City on efforts to hold free and fair…
Police and investigators fear organised gangs of fraudsters are expanding across sub-Saharan Africa, exploiting new opportunities as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the global economic crisis to make huge sums with little risk of being caught. The growth will have a direct impact on the rest of the world, where many victims of…