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crime2 years ago

Beware of Gift Card Scams: Protect Yourself During the Holidays

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning about a sophisticated gift card scam with national and international implications. During a recent anti-retail theft operation, a Chinese national was arrested for possessing thousands of stolen Target and Apple gift cards. The suspect would remove the bar code glue, record the PINs, and then reseal the cards before returning them to store shelves. Unsuspecting shoppers would purchase the tampered cards, loading funds onto them, only for the money to be immediately transferred to an offshore account, likely in China. The sheriff's office is urging caution when purchasing physical gift cards and asking the public for any tips related to the case.

via Fox Business|
#chinese-national#crime#fraud
crime2 years ago

Investigation Uncovers Chinese National's Illegal COVID-19 Test Manufacturing and Reedley Lab's Regulatory Gaps

A Chinese national, Jia Bei Zhu, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in California for allegedly operating an unauthorized lab that manufactured and sold hundreds of thousands of illegal COVID-19 test kits in the United States, generating millions of dollars. Zhu has been charged with distributing adulterated and misbranded medical devices, as well as making false statements to the FDA. The companies involved, Universal Meditech Incorporated (UMI) and Prestige Biotech Incorporated (PBI), did not obtain the necessary approvals from the FDA. If convicted, Zhu could face up to three years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the medical device charges, and up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the false statements charge.

via Fox News|
#chinese-national#covid-19-test-kits#crime
crime2 years ago

Chinese national faces blasphemy charges in Pakistan

A Chinese national working on the Dasu dam project in Pakistan was arrested on blasphemy charges after a mob accused him of insulting Islam. The accusations stemmed from a disagreement over the pace of work during Ramadan. The mob stormed a police station demanding his arrest, but he was taken to a safer location by an army helicopter. Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan. The country's blasphemy laws have been criticized by human rights groups for being used to settle personal disputes and intimidate religious minorities.

via DW (English)|
#blasphemy#chinese-national#crime