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F.B.I. Investigates Sale of Millions of Stolen Driver’s Licenses

The blog Krebs on Security reported on an identity theft service trying to sell scans of licenses and other documents belonging to people in Canada and the United States.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

The F.B.I. is looking into the sale of stolen scanned identity documents.
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Honduran Court Clears Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández

President Trump’s decision set Juan Orlando Hernández free in December. On Tuesday, a court dismissed money laundering and fraud charges against him, effectively making him a free man.

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Former President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras at Toncontin Airport in Tagucigalpa, Honduras, on Sunday.
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Justice Dept. Charges Owner of Failed Surrogacy Firm With Fraud

The owner of Surro Connections is accused of stealing over $1 million from prospective parents and using it to pay off gambling debts, take trips and purchase luxury goods.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The Justice Department filed charges against the owner of Surro Connections, a surrogacy firm in Washington State.
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Missing From a Mass Wedding in India: Brides

A fraud case, in which dozens of grooms showed up for a wedding that never materialized, is an extreme example of scamming in a marriage industry long prone to it.

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China Sentences Evergrande Founder to Life in Prison

Hui Ka Yan’s punishment caps the downfall of a property empire whose collapse set off a prolonged crisis in the Chinese economy.

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Hui Ka Yan, the founder of Evergrande, in court on Thursday in Shenzhen, China, in a photo released by Chinese state media.
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