scheme
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Yermak has been named by Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies as a suspect in a money-laundering scheme involving £7.5m luxury construction project outside Kyiv.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
It was the culmination of a well-executed scam — so successful that the San Gabriel Valley pair behind the scheme decided to try it again, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Cumming was named Baltimore’s inspector general in 2018 by then-Mayor Catherine Pugh, who later went to prison for a criminal scheme in which she illegally profited from the sale of self-published children’s books.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
“What he didn’t know — and what the FBI’s own investigation goes out of its way to clarify — is that his staff cooked up a scheme designed to deceive him.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
“It is a totally different scheme, and it will change the course of history.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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