1 July 2020

Northern France: Fraud Press Review (June 2020)

This month in the North of France: the "Madoff from Boulogne" sentenced to prison, a trial required against the president of Lille Metropole regarding the stadium tender, and two cases of internal theft at Amazon.

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18 June 2020

Corporate

Weighbridge: the main risks of fraud and how to prevent them

The weighbridge fraudmay be difficult to detect for industrial companies and may cause important financial losses. We present some of the main risks of weighbridge-related frauds and some best practices to prevent them.

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31 May 2020

Press review

Northern France: Fraud Press Review (May 2020)

An investigation open for misuse of public funds at the Regional Council, former policemen sentenced in Dunkirk, and a dermatologist sentenced for large scale fraud have made the news in May in the Northern France.

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11 May 2020

Private

How to claim the reimbursement of the private investigation fees?

In a legal proceeding, the prevailing party may ask for the costs reimbursement by the opposing party, especially in a civil proceeding. This may include the private investigation costs which were necessary to provide evidence.

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30 April 2020

Press review

Northern France: Fraud Press Review (April 2020)

In this period of coronavirus epidemic, the number of scams increase and the Hauts-de-France region is not spared. The regional press as well as authorities remind the main scam risks and call for increased vigilance.

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12 April 2020

OSINT

COVID-19: Follow-up of the epidemic by French region using open data

The access to open data and their use to understand the coronavirus crisis is a subject of major concern for Solvest. The high range of data presented in medias, the communication of year-to-date figures rather than daily figures, and sometimes the lack of synthesis and graphic representation may make this crisis difficult to follow-up.

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31 March 2020

Press review

Northern France: Fraud Press Review (March 2020)

Even if the news were sadly dominated by the COVID-19, a few cases of fraud have been reported by the regional press, such as the "Madoff from Boulogne-sur-Mer" and the fraud committed by a dermatologist in Dunkerque.

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18 March 2020

Private

Can you hire a private investigator to find your grandchildren?

A family dispute between parents and grandparents may interfere with the relationships between the grandchildren and their grandparents. These one have rights, and it may be necessary to consider a legal action to exercise them. But before getting there, is it possible to hire a private investigator to find your grandchildren and know more about them?

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28 February 2020

Press review

Northern France: Fraud Press Review (February 2020)

In February in the North of France: two years of prison and 2.7 million euros for illegal bingos near Calais, the founder of Sasha Investissement sentenced in Dunkerque, and frauds and scams increased by 15% last year in the Northern France.

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28 January 2020

Press review

Northern France: Fraud Press Review (January 2020)

This month around the North of France: a former mayor sentenced for misuse of public funds, a factory blocked by a ransomware attack in Belgium, and a case of fraudulent obtaining in an association near Dunkirk.

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