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Paris court convicts Worldpay in €35 million Forex fraud scheme
The Paris Criminal Court convicted global payments company Worldpay in a trading scam case on Tuesday, fining it €200,000 ($230,920), French media reported. The case centered on fraudulent online foreign exchange investment schemes between 2011 and 2014, in which savers were lured with promises of high returns before their money was diverted through accounts around the world. • Worldpay was found guilty of complicity in the illegal provision of payment services and required to pay two fines of €100,000 each. • The judges said Worldpay had failed to check information provided by its client Seroph, a Dutch ... (full story)