Most migrant sex workers satisfied with their work: Australian Institute of Criminology – The Age

Most migrant sex workers are satisfied with their working conditions in Australia, but some feel isolated and are working off debts incurred to travel here, research has revealed. The Australian Institute of Criminology and the Scarlet Alliance surveyed 594 sex workers, 412 of whom were migrants. Photo: Janie Barrett Despite growing fears about human trafficking, the largest…

‘M’sians defrauded on enormous scale, 1MDB funds used to pay gambling debts’ – Malaysiakini (subscription)

1MDB funds were used to pay for gambling debts in Las Vegas, said US investigators. “Funds were stolen under the pretense of a 1MDB investment in oil exploration. “On paper the US$1 billion was for resource rights, instead (it was) used for personal enrichment…(including) gambling debts in Las Vegas casions, a luxury yacht, interior decorators…

US Seeks $1 Billion in Asset Seizures Tied to Malaysian Fund 1MDB – Wall Street Journal

Updated July 20, 2016 9:59 a.m. ET The Justice Department filed civil-forfeiture complaints against more than $1 billion of assets allegedly acquired using funds misappropriated from a Malaysian economic development fund, according to court filings made public Wednesday. The assets, which were purchased by the stepson of Malaysias prime minister and people connected to the…