crime

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Society

How a Good Scam Can Bypass Our Defences

February 11, 2020April 6, 2021 - by Bruce Grierson

Cons exploit our cognitive biases. I learned the hard way that some of us are more vulnerable than others

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The Decade in Long Reads

January 1, 2020February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From a debonair grifter to Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, these are the conversations that helped define Canada

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Dirty Money: Seven Cases of Global Corruption

September 4, 2019July 4, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From kickback schemes to corporate funding of terror groups, this partnership between The Walrus and the Global Reporting Centre exposes those who’ve profited from others’ misery

Justice

Did the Heir to the Red Bull Empire Get Away with Murder?

September 4, 2019November 21, 2023 - by Martha Mendoza

In 2012, a member of one of Asia’s richest families killed a Bangkok police officer in a hit and run. Seven years later, he’s still free

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Business

A Crash Course on Money Laundering

September 4, 2019November 21, 2023 - by The Walrus Staff

From buying real estate under a fake name to sneaky stock-market transactions, here’s how some crooks avoid detection

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There’s No One Way to Run an Investment Scam

September 4, 2019July 28, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

Sometimes companies cook the books. Sometimes shareholders inflate the stock. Welcome to some of the most common fraud schemes

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Why Corruption Killed Dreams of a Better South Africa

September 4, 2019January 10, 2020 - by William Gumede

Twenty-five years ago, citizens hoped a postapartheid state would be a fresh start. Today, political and business leaders stand accused of money laundering and bribery

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China’s False War on Corruption

September 4, 2019January 10, 2020 - by Echo Hui

Six years ago, the Chinese Communist Party promised to weed out corrupt government officials. Instead, it largely used the crackdown to target political enemies