San Diego County prosecutors allege Cedric Von Ferdinand fatally poisoned his foster mother Nadine Jett with fentanyl to steal her identity - collapsing the genteel category of "fraud" into something far darker.
A Dubai clinic clerk forged electronic sick-leave certificates for cash through her own clinic's portal, then told the court it was an "administrative lapse." The Dubai Criminal Court disagreed - loudly and with a prison sentence.
A Venice restaurant showed tourists a phone photo of a fish, charged 156 euros, and printed a receipt with no weight or unit price - violating Italian consumer law, per Adico.
Dutch housing corporation Woonwaard in North Holland challenged a Rental Commission ruling in favour of students over sky-high heating costs, overturned it in court, and then billed student Luke van Veen nearly €1,300 in legal fees. He launched a crowdfunding campaign.
George Osborne approved a reported £5 million British Museum sponsorship in under 90 minutes after receiving a due diligence report - then the museum redacted the concerns section before releasing it under FOI, while the donor got a room, a portrait and a gala title.