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What could happen to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ wealth? Experts weigh in.

In the event of a conviction, Combs’ punishment could also include financial penalties and a requirement that he pay restitution to some victims, Nikos Passas, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern University, told ABC News.

2 years after Greece’s deadliest train crash, victims and families await answers

“Either we’re talking about extraordinary incompetence or a concerted effort to hide something,” says Nikos Passas, a criminology professor at Northeastern University who is studying the crash as a specialist on corruption in Greece and is not involved with the investigation instigated by the victims’ families.

Was Donald Trump’s historic sentence too harsh or too lenient? It depends who you ask

Nikos Passas, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern University and leading expert in corruption and white-collar crime, said Trump’s “unconditional discharge” raises questions about the impartiality of the judicial system.

New York mayor appears in court as his lawyer challenges bribery case

Nikos Passas, a criminology and criminal justice professor at Northeastern University who specializes in public corruption, said the Snyder case “does create thorny problems for prosecutions of state and local officials” and makes it harder to prosecute cases in which alleged corruption is less direct.

Al Jazeera

Will Trump lose property if he can’t pay $464m in New York’s fraud ruling?

After Monday, James’s office may take actions to start seizing some of Trump’s assets. But Nikos Passas, a professor of criminology at Northeastern University, told Al Jazeera, “It’s not going to be simple.” Passas said not to expect any particularly flashy moves by the attorney general’s office if Trump fails to post his bond. Though […]

New York Attorney General takes initial step to prepare to seize Trump assets

“They are complexly organized and he is not on paper the owner and therefore a judgment against him would not be executable directly against certain properties. Sorting this out is not going to be simple and it’s not going to be quick,” said Nikos Passas, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern University.

Boston.com

‘She even had boyfriends that believed that she was that age’: A mother stole her daughter’s identity to get loans and attend college

Social Security fraud and identity theft are crimes that can be “a very, very common kind of issue,” according to Nikos Passas, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern University in Boston. From April 1 to Sept. 30, there were more than 270,000 allegations of Social Security fraud, of which more than 167,000 […]

Woman Stole Daughter’s Identity to Get Loans and Attend College, U.S. Says

Social Security fraud and identity theft are crimes that can be “a very, very common kind of issue,” according to Nikos Passas, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern University. From April 1 to Sept. 30, there were more than 270,000 allegations of Social Security fraud, of which more than 167,000 were categorized […]

Gizmodo

The Grift and Cybercrime Blight on the Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout

“That gives some plausibility to the authenticity of what they’re selling” on the black market, said Nikos Passas, the co-director of Northeastern University’s Institute for Security and Public Policy.

Al Arabiya

Vaccine nationalism to increase COVID-19 deaths, prolong pandemic: Experts

“[Vaccine nationalism] might risk prolonging the crisis. If you don’t inoculate a sufficient percentage of the population, you don’t have the immunity to go back to normality,” said Nikos Passas, criminology professor at Northeastern University.

Police officers standing in front of the Louvre Museum on a cloudy day.

‘Astonishing’ Louvre heist used low-tech methods to outsmart high-tech security measures

Museum directors should study what went wrong at the Louvre, where thieves entered the museum's floor 30 minutes after opening.

Eric Adams entering federal court in New york.

Eric Adams bribery investigation could lead to more indictments, expert in white collar crime says

“This is big. It’s big not just for New York, but the political system in general,” says a professor of criminology and criminal justice.

A screen capture from the movie 'Rebel Ridge'.

What is civil asset forfeiture, the unlikely topic at the center of Netflix’s new action movie ‘Rebel Ridge’? Expert explains the reality behind the hit movie

Netflix’s number one movie shines a spotlight on a long criticized police practice, in ways that are more realistic than you might think.

People walking by televisions showing market trading information.

Is Trump Media & Technology Group a meme stock? Finance experts draw parallels to GameStop, crypto

Northeastern experts say the concept is relatively recent, and can be traced to a bubbling discontent with the financial system.

Unraveling Trump’s assets — including Trump Tower — will be ‘a long, drawn-out process,’ fraud expert says

James could start seizing his assets right away, which means she could begin collecting rent from tenants in Trump Tower, an expert says.

A police officer running during a gang operation in Haiti.

Can Haiti free itself from gangs’ stranglehold?

Only strong political will of the international community and a strategic plan can restore order in Haiti, a Northeastern expert says.

A person using a laptop in front of a purple beam of light.

Would you fall for a scam? Losses from fraud are going up as financial scams become more common

Would you fall for a scam? Losses from fraud are going up as scams become more and more common…and believable

Why is identity theft on the rise? And what to do if your identity is stolen?

The Federal Trade Commission received 5.7 million reports of identity theft and fraud last year, up about 2.3 million cases reported in 2019. Northeastern expert Nikos Passas explains why there is a spike.

3Qs: What will the Panama Papers reveal next?

Criminal justice professor Nikos Passas, an expert in the study of corruption and illicit financial flows, discusses the international fallout from the Panama Papers, which show how public officials have used offshore bank accounts to conceal their wealth or avoid taxes.

Northeastern professor testifies at House hearing on countering terrorism financing

Nikos Passas, an international financial crime expert, was on Capitol Hill Wednesday telling members of a House Financial Services Committee task force that the global threat of trade-based money laundering is serious but that effective responses are within reach.

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Northeastern invests a record $511 million in financial aid, welcomes talented class on multiple campuses

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