arrested

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Many of those arrested are suspected of romance fraud, where scammers often spend months nurturing a relationship with their targets before slowly encouraging them to hand over money.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The indictment supersedes a previous indictment of Singamas Marketing Director Vick Nam Hing Ma, who was arrested in France last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It’s also ineffective and inhumane, he argued, because people arrested will simply end up back on the streets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Police were called to St David's 2 shopping centre in Cardiff, where a 25-year-old man was arrested, South Wales Police said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

When I showed up at home, my family thought I’d been arrested!

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola