The Daily Misanthrope

May 15, 2026  •  Misanthrope Index: 8.1 — Approaching Walken

Folly of the Day

Australian Secretary Charged With 82 Counts of Fraud After Five-Year $1.6M Spending Spree on Her Boss's Card — Including a $50,000 Birthday Party Her Boss Attended Without Knowing She Was Paying

She charged the birthday party to the woman seated at the table with her. The $1,000 monogrammed napkins were the optimistic detail that made the rest inevitable.

Source: Irish Times

The Wire

Philippine Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa — Wanted by ICC for 32 Murders in Duterte Drug War — Showed Up at the Senate Anyway, Fled Through a Stairwell When Agents Arrived, Escaped at 2:30 a.m. Under Cover of Gunfire

He had an international arrest warrant for 32 murders and showed up at work. The plan from that point forward was improvised.

Source: Rappler

The Wire

Italian Police Investigators Sold Confidential Records from Police and Social Security Databases — and Kept a Formal Price List. Social Security Data: €6–11. Full Police System Access: €25.

Twenty-nine suspects, one million records accessed, and a price list discovered among the seized documents — because the one thing they apparently forgot to corrupt was their filing system.

Source: The Local Italy

The Wire

UK Serial Fraudster Given a 'Serious Crime Prevention Order' — a Legal Document Specifically Prohibiting Further Fraud — Then Immediately Committed Further Fraud

He received a formal court order explaining, in plain English, exactly what he was not allowed to do. He read it, presumably, and then did that thing.

Source: City of London Police

The Wire

Malaysian Police Dismantle 22-Person Scam Ring That Impersonated Indian Police Officers Online to Intimidate Social Media Critics. The Scammers Had No Actual Authority in Any Country Involved.

Three countries, twenty-two operatives, and a business model that depended entirely on victims not asking whether Indian police officers routinely used WhatsApp to collect fines.

Source: New Straits Times

The Wire

Oxbridge Graduate Convicted of 'Green' Investment Fraud Receives Additional 8.75 Years in Prison for Failing to Repay £2.7 Million Confiscation Order. His Co-Conspirators Received Additional Sentences of 9 and 6 Years for the Same Reason.

He went to Oxford, ran a fraudulent green investment scheme, served ten years, was ordered by a court to return the money, and did not return the money. There are now eight more years to reconsider.

Source: Investment International

Treadwell's Corner

Dozens of Wild Peacocks Have Invaded an Italian Seaside Town. Residents Report Property Damage. Local Authorities Have Not Resolved the Matter.

Source: The Local Italy

Campus Watch

Street Interviews: College Students Asked Basic Civics and History Questions. The Results Are the Campus Watch Register in Concentrated Form. (KeroNgb, May 2026)

Source: KeroNgb / YouTube

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