International-Crime

Sophisticated Swatting Campaign Targets Over 50 Congress Members in December

2024-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 5/10

Coordinated swatting campaign targeted over 50 members of Congress in December 2024 alone, representing technologically enabled form of political violence that weaponizes law enforcement against political opponents. Romanian national Thomasz Szabo later pleaded guilty in June 2025 for leading …

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DOJ Arrests Guo Wengui in Landmark $1 Billion Fraud Conspiracy

2023-03-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice arrested Ho Wan Kwok (Guo Wengui) in a landmark twelve-count federal indictment alleging a complex, multi-year fraud scheme defrauding thousands of victims of approximately $1 billion. The sophisticated conspiracy involved fraudulent investments …

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