Kokang’s capital Laukkaing was at the heart of the country’s multi-billion-dollar scam industry, where trafficked workers were used to defraud strangers with sophisticated online schemes.
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
She had been convicted of defrauding JPMorgan with the sale of her financial aid in higher ed startup, Frank.
But last month, SpaceX raised the demand surcharge to $500, then $750 before finally escalating it to an eye-popping $1,000.
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PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 July 2025
That surcharge alone erodes a meaningful slice of Qatar’s margin advantage over Henry-Hub-linked U.S. cargoes and is already pencilled into 2026 LNG tender models.
The Bahamas are still enduring Imelda’s winds and heavy rain after being soaked over the weekend, even as the storm started to move away Monday afternoon.
It would be accompanied by state audits into how spendthrift local governments overcharge for roads, school construction and parks.
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Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
California is the biggest target after the state self-reported overcharging the federal government for health care services delivered to immigrants without legal status, determined to be at least $500 million, spurring the threat of a lawsuit.
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