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    • Manhattan Franciscan Friar Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Fraud Related To Fake Medical Charity In Beirut, Lebanon

      United States Attorney Office -Southern District of New York

      Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that PAUL BIELECKI, a/k/a “Paul HRH Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,” a Manhattan-based Franciscan friar, was sentenced to five years in prison for perpetrating a multi-year scheme to obtain donations for a fake medical charity purportedly operating in Beirut, Lebanon.  BIELECKI previously pled guilty to wire fraud on November 11, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Vincent Briccetti, who imposed today’s sentence.

    • Justice Department Disrupts Hamas Terrorist Financing Scheme Through Seizure of Cryptocurrency

      US Department of Justice

      The Court-Authorized Seizure Interdicts Cryptocurrency Valued at Approximately $200,000 Intended to Support the Terrorist Activities of Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya (Hamas)
      The Justice Department announced the disruption of an ongoing terrorist financing scheme through the seizure of approximately $201,400 in cryptocurrency held in wallets and accounts intended to benefit Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya (Hamas). The seized funds were traced from fundraising addresses purportedly controlled by Hamas that were used to launder more than $1.5 million in virtual currency since October 2024.

    • Croatia: Two individuals and one company convicted in connection with project for waste-sorting plant

      European Public Prosecutor's Office

      (Luxembourg, 27 March 2025) – The County Court of Zagreb (Croatia) has convicted two individuals (including a public official) and a construction company of abuse of office and authority and of aiding and abetting those offences, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Zagreb into the construction of a waste-sorting plant in Mihačeva Draga. The total value of the project was €3,6 million, co-funded by the EU’s Cohesion Fund to up to 85%.

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