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Man Known as the ‘Tinder Swindler’ Is Arrested in Georgia

The man, Shimon Hayut, has been accused of using multiple aliases to swindle women he met on dating apps out of millions of dollars.

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Shimon Hayut, also known as Simon Leviev, left, in Athens in 2019.
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LimeWire, the Former File-Sharing Service, Is Buying Fyre Festival Brand

The streaming service, which became popular in the 2000s, paid $245,000 for the festival naming rights. It’s unclear what exactly it plans to do with the embattled brand.

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Trash, discarded materials and remnants of the failed Fyre Festival in 2017.
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American Who Posed as Irish Heiress Is Found Guilty of Theft and Fraud

Marianne Smyth was convicted in Northern Ireland, and could face up to 10 years in prison.

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Over the years, Marianne Smyth has been accused of using deceptions to swindle hefty sums of money in schemes that led to two felony convictions in the U.S.
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French Winemaker Gets Prison for Selling Fake Champagne

Didier Chopin, 56, was accused of passing off wine made with carbonated grapes from Spain and other regions in France as Champagne.

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A grape picker in a vineyard during the Champagne harvest in Pierry, France, in 2024. The first rule of Champagne is that only producers using local grapes can claim that name.
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