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Laundering news — August 15, 2026

Publications tagged with Laundering published on August 15, 2026 (UTC). This is a fixed calendar-day archive.

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Society Organized Crime White-collar Fraud Laundering
Aug 15, 2026, 14:03 UTC
Moscow Pensioner Scammed Out of 21.6 Million Rubles
A pensioner in Moscow was defrauded out of 21.6 million rubles by scammers posing as repairmen and bank employees. The scam involved convincing the victim to install a special app and transfer her savings to couriers using code words.
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Society Middle East White-collar Fraud Laundering
Aug 15, 2026, 11:05 UTC
Poland Thwarts Russian Assassination Plot Against US-Ukrainian Citizen
Polish authorities have arrested a Russian national who was allegedly planning the assassination of a US and Ukrainian citizen on behalf of Russian intelligence services. The target was described as 'inconvenient for the Putin regime'. This is the first known case of Russia preparing an assassination attempt against an American citizen on the territory of a NATO country. The operation was thwarted with the involvement of US intelligence agencies.
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Society White-collar Fraud Laundering
Aug 15, 2026, 09:19 UTC
Farmer Released After Plowing Fresh Asphalt
A farmer in Gliwice-Ostropie was released from detention after prosecutors found that the damage he caused by plowing fresh asphalt on ul. Rybackiej was not significant enough to warrant severe penalties.
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