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A US federal judge has determined that Meta destroyed or permitted the erasure of essential evidence in a lawsuit filed by a prominent Australian billionaire over deceptive cryptocurrency advertisements using his image.
Authorities in Johor Baru brought 159 Chinese nationals before the courts on charges related to an alleged cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme. The coordinated arrests represent one of the region's largest crackdowns on international calling centre scams.
Malaysian authorities have arrested 335 suspects following the dismantling of a sophisticated scam network operating from Forest City in Johor Baru. The operation targeted overseas victims with fake cryptocurrency schemes and romance fraud.