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Thai govt eyes legal reforms to shield public from pyramid schemes

Published October 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged government action, Icon group, pyramid schemes, Thailand

Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said the government is making moves to plug legal loopholes to protect people from get-rich-quick schemes and this process may take up to three months. The minister was responding to a question raised in Parliament…[Continue Reading...]

Thai police say 18 arrested as alleged pyramid scheme losses near $50 million

Published October 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, Icon group, pyramid scheme, Thailand

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police have arrested 18 people and seized luxury goods after receiving nearly 5,600 complaints about an alleged pyramid scheme, saying on Monday they estimate investors have lost at least 1.61 billion baht ($48 million). The Central…[Continue Reading...]

Most Teens Believe Conspiracy Theories, See News as Biased. What Can Schools Do?

Published October 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, crimital thinking, teens

The world is flat. Aliens exist. The 2020 election was stolen. The NFL playoffs last season were rigged to help Taylor Swift’s boyfriend—and ultimately President Joe Biden’s reelection efforts. The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous. An overwhelming majority of teenagers not…[Continue Reading...]

Blood Bath In Anambra As 16 Killed In Cult Clash

Published October 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, deaths, gangs, Nigeria

It was a festival of blood in Anambra State yesterday when about 11 suspected cultists were killed in rival clashes at Nibo Community in Awka South Local Government Area, while three suspected cultists were killed at Opkuno in Awka Capital…[Continue Reading...]

Anambra launch manhunt for alleged cult killers

Published October 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, gangs, government action, Nigeria, violence

The Anambra State Government has ordered a manhunt for the perpetrators of the cult-related killings that occurred at the Nibo community in Awka South Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. According to reports, no fewer than 13 persons…[Continue Reading...]

How a rogue priest’s sex cult went unexposed for decades

Published October 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Abode of Love, cult, cult leader, England, Henry James Prince, UK

If you’re a reader of 19th-century literature, you’ve probably rifled through the footnotes at times to find out what now-obscure words mean. One word that crops up in the works of Dickens and occasionally as late as the 1930s is…[Continue Reading...]

Girls were ‘pure’ and private thoughts were banned – KSB survivor speaks out

Published October 20, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse, KSB, KwaSizabantu Mission, South Africa

udy Wnendt and her five siblings were born into a group known as KSB or KwaSizabantu Mission. Founded in 1970 by South African evangelical and revivalist preacher Erlo Stegen, the church was based on 540 hectares of rural land. It's…[Continue Reading...]

Police impound four more luxury vehicles in The iCon Group case

Published October 20, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged arrests, criminal charges, Icon group, pyramid scheme, Thailand

Police have impounded four more luxury vehicles from two key suspects in the alleged The iCon Group scam as the number of registered victims rose to 4,743 people with damage estimated at 1.4 billion baht. The Consumer Protection Police Division…[Continue Reading...]

Walls are closing in for ‘pyramid schemes’ in Thailand

Published October 20, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged arrests, criminal charges, Icon group, pyramid scheme, Thailand

Authorities have urged damaged parties to come forward and file complaints against suspects in the scandal engulfing The iCon Group as investigations continue into allegations that it ran a pyramid scheme. While 18 suspects including the company's CEO and founder…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology-linked UK rehab centre falls foul of charity regulator

Published October 20, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Narconon, Scientologists, Scientology, UK

A Scientology-linked addiction charity accused of putting vulnerable people through psychological drills that left them “traumatised” and in “trance-like states” has been reprimanded by the Charity Commission. Narconon UK was ordered by the watchdog to address a “range of shortfalls”…[Continue Reading...]