A man who perpetrated a massive psychic mass-mailing fraud scheme which stole more than $175 million (around £140m) from over 1.3 million victims has been jailed for 10 years. Over two decades, Patrice Runner, 57, sent millions of letters purporting to be individualised, personal communication
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A portrait of Sir Winston Churchill that could sell for an estimated £800,000 at auction has been put on display at his family home, Blenheim Palace.
The wrong couple were divorced after solicitors made a computer error. "Mr and Mrs Williams" were married for 21 years until separating in 2023. But they had not yet sought a divorce.
A rare 50p coin has sold for £2,500 on eBay.
A teenager has landed in hot water after allegedly impersonating his school headteacher and faxing a resignation letter to school authorities. The 17-year-old student at a New York high school was arrested and now faces a charge of criminal impersonation, WSAZ NewsChannel 3 reports.
In a landmark trial, a 67-year-old Vietnamese property developer has been sentenced to death for her role in orchestrating one of the most staggering bank frauds in history. Businesswoman Truong My Lan, founder of real estate developer Vạn Thịnh Phát Group, received the judgement for her
A rare collection of Barbie dolls is set to go up for auction.
A prestigious art gallery has sacked a worker who secretly put one of his own paintings on public display. The Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich said the 51-year-old technical employee smuggled the 60cm x 120cm painting into the building and installed it on an empty wall.
The Hong Kong authorities have made the city's largest ever gold smuggling bust after seizing 146kg of gold which was disguised as machine parts. The bust is estimated to have captured more than HK$84 million (around £8.5m) in gold and was intercepted in March on route to Japan.
A Pokémon fan who sold a rare card for a fraction of its value has recouped it after collectors informed him it was potentially worth thousands of pounds. Shared in a TikTok, user LeighCeezy took their childhood collection of Pokémon TCG cards to a local store in an attempt to earn som
The mayor of a small Italian island is offering free goats to anyone who can remove them from the island. Alicudi, a tiny island off the coast of Sicily, is said to be overrun by wild goats — with around 600 goats to 100 human residents, CNN reports.
A gold nugget that is believed to be the largest found in England has failed to sell at auction.
A group of prisoners have launched last-minute legal action in a bid to be allowed to see a total solar eclipse in the US next week. Millions of Americans will be able to see a total solar eclipse on Monday 8 April, though only a partial eclipse will be visible from Ireland and the UK.
Four men are set to stand trial over the theft of a £4.8 million solid gold toilet.
A crypt near Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner is set to go up for auction and is expected to sell for between $200,000 and $400,000 (around £158,000-£316,000).