On 14 December 2023, Europol supported a third joint action day targeting violent hate crimes, both online and offline. The operational activities coordinated by the Spanish ONDOD (National Office Against
Healthcare fraud involves the filing of dishonest healthcare claims in order to turn a profit. Fraudulent healthcare schemes come in many forms. For example, patients commit fraud when they sell
Man and Woman Arrested on Suspicion of Money Laundering After Large Sum of Cash is Seized Gardaí arrested two people and seized over €140,000 during a search operation on Thursday
Gun violence that occurs in public places – streets, parks, front porches-impacts the entire community. The trauma of community gun violence extends beyond those who are directly injured by a
Gender-based violence is violence directed against a person because of that person’s gender or violence that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately. Violence against women is understood as a
Over the past 10 years, the numbers of cases of what is commonly termed ‘date rape’ by the mass media and ‘drug-facilitated sexual assault’ (DFSA) in the scientific literature has
What is it? A major cybersecurity threat Digital skimming is the action of stealing credit card information or payment card data from customers of an online store. The transaction data
A complex, ruthless and multinational migrant-smuggling network has developed around Europe’s unprecedented migration crisis, thus generating billions of euros for the criminal groups involved. In 2014, the number of irregular
Community violence generally happens outside the home in public spaces. Most community violence involves a relatively small number of people as victims or perpetrators. Still, its effects impact entire communities,
As we have seen, the legal consequences of fraud can be severe, ranging from criminal penalties and civil litigation to regulatory enforcement actions. This section will focus on the diverse
Fourteen members of the transnational cybercrime organization, QQAAZZ, were charged by a federal grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania. Law enforcement agencies across Europe collaborated with the United
