Former NSW MP Jeremy Kinross has died suddenly in Thailand in what authorities believe was a choking accident outside a supermarket.
Former NSW MP dies suddenly in Thailand
Former NSW MP Jeremy Kinross has died suddenly in Thailand.
The 65-year-old was found unconscious outside a supermarket in Cape Panwa, south of Phuket, on Saturday night according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
He was taken to a hospital in Phuket but pronounced dead on arrival.
Kinross had reportedly choked on corn kernels, but his exact cause of death is unclear.
Davidson MP Matt Cross said paid tribute to Kinross describing him as a “larger than life character”.
“On a personal note, when Jeremy learned I was the new Liberal Party candidate in 2023, he joined the campaign trail,” Cross said.
“His advice to me was simple but powerful: ‘Make every day count’.
“Jeremy will be missed by his family and friends. The public service of Jeremy will always be a part of our history.”
NSW Liberal leader Mark Speakman said: “I am sorry for his passing. He’s a very large than life character, someone who was a bon vivant at the dining table, someone who was amusing company, and I think those who know him will miss him very much.”
Kinross joined the Liberal Party in 1986 and represented the Gordon electorate from 1992 to 1999.
According to Cross the former politician was also an accomplished accountant, barrister and consultant.
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Part Seven on Fraud Gangs: Canada
At one point there were thousands of people in Canada operating fraud telemarketing operations against the US. Due to great joint work between Canadian and US law enforcement much of this is now gone. Note that it is very difficult to extradite from Canada. But much fraud remains. The main fraud coming out of Canada is grandparent fraud, traditionally centered in Quebec. The head of a major group behind this fraud was recently arrested. Police estimate that they took in $30 million. The SQ in Quebec believe organized crime groups are also involved in grandparent fraud, though it not clear if this is the Italian Mafia or the Nigerian Black Axe. The Toronto Police Service and the RCMP have also done great work on tracking the activities of the Black Axe across Canada.
Fraud Studies: Here are links to the studies I’ve written for the Better Business Bureau: puppy fraud, romance fraud; BEC fraud, sweepstakes/lottery fraud, tech support fraud, romance fraud money mules, crooked movers, government imposters, online vehicle sale scams, rental fraud, gift cards, free trial offer frauds, job scams, online shopping fraud, fake check fraud and crypto scams
Fraud News Around the world
- Indiana Police arrest man from Quebec (Chinese?) who went to victim’s home to pick up money for scam; not clear what the scam was
- Pakistan arrests 149, including Chinese and Nigerians, in bust of call center apparently pushing a Ponzi scheme
- Las Vegas: Man indicted for selling counterfeit American Indian products
- AARP: How an FBI impersonator cost a man $600,000
- Borneo: Police arrest ten for acting as money mules for frauds
- India: Police bust fourth tech support scam room in a month; arrest six
- Jamaica: Woman arrested for phishing scam that impersonated bank; stole money from bank accounts
- Canada’s Competition Bureau issues warning about text message scams
- India busts four call centers targeting Americans; offered loans they never provided; got into victim bank accounts; two principals arrested
- Ireland: Money mule arrests have increased tenfold in the last seven years
- Singapore: Police arrest Chinese man who collected victims funds in government impersonation fraud
- Anti phishing group announces 1 million messages sent first three months of the year; most with QR codes to sites that gather information
- Canada: OPP arrests man from moving company who loaded goods and refused to deliver unless he was paid more
- Armed man dressed in a bikini tries to rob donut shop; staff fights back
- Man escapes prison in France by hiding in luggage of another prisoner who was being released
- Wisconsin police find drugs in bag labeled “definitely not a bag full of drugs”
- CFPB settles case with lender, owner of pawn shop chain that charged those in the military more than legal amount of interest
- FTC settles case against Telemedicine company over false claims to sell weight loss products
- Kentucky: Cattle farmer pleads guilty to PPP fraud; got $1.2 million
- Los Angeles: Nigerian man gets more than 11 years prison for theft of covid unemployment benefits; got $1.3 million
- Pittsburgh: Man gets 15 months prison for PPP fraud; got $14.5 million
- Chicago: Three indicted for PPP fraud
- Wisconsin: Chinese owned business to pay $2.8 million as a result of PPP fraud
- Thailand sentences 70, mostly Chinese, to prison for fraud at call center
- Cambodia arrests over 1000 in the last week at scam compounds there
- Pennsylvania: Man from Ghana gets probation for role in stolen identity refund fraud that took in $35 million
- California: Man pleads guilty to helping Mexican illegally in the US use stolen identities to get tax refunds; got $25 million
- New Zealand limits transactions at bitcoin ATMs to $5000 to fight fraud
- Tasmania finds top 15 bitcoin ATM users are scam victims
- India: Man behind SIM swapping scam that stole $22 million in crypto gets 12 years prison
- South Korea arrests defector from North Korea who scammed investors of $700,000 in crypto
- Hits government of Albemarle County, Virginia
- Russian basketball player wanted in the US for role in ransomware gang arrested in Paris
- UK arrests four for ransomware attack on major retailers such as Marks and Spencer
- Jamaica: Man confesses to lottery fraud; also charged with attempting to bribe police
- Jamaica arrests 24 for lottery scamming in three day effort
- Australia forms public/private working group to address emotional scars suffered by victims of romance fraud
- Wired: Victims are losing billions to scammers who impersonate celebrities in romance frauds
- India denies bail to Nigerian man accused of romance fraud