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Indian held for fraud in United States
DALLAS (TIP): An Indian-American businessman has been sued by US federal regulators for offering fraudulent oil and gas investments in a petroleum joint venture he owned, raising about$4 million through the scheme. Sameer Praveen Sethi […]
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Identity-Theft Ring Busted, 7 Arrested for De-Frauding Indians
NEW JERSEY: Seven members of an identity-theft ring that used information from Indian-Americans to net more than $540,000 in cash and high-priced merchandise have been arrested. Police in US’ New Jersey state seized more than 250 […]
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Indian American Priest Sentenced to 27 Years in Jail for Bank Fraud
New York: An Indian-origin former leader of a now defunct Hindu temple in Georgia has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for committing bank and tax frauds, money laundering and using the temple’s income […]
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US Senator Menendez indicted on corruption charges
WASHINGTON (TIP): US Democratic Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was indicted on corruption charges, allegations that the high-ranking lawmaker said he would address at a news conference on Wednesday night. Menendez was indicted by […]
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THE INDIAN PANORAMA IMPACT – Homeland Security to Probe Immigration Fraud – SIJS
The Indian Panorama is the first publication to report abuse of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status law. As early as Friday, September 5, 2014 we published an investigative story titled A Benevolent Law Abused (http://www.theindianpanorama.co m/SIJSREPORT_V8_I35_PG3.pdf) . An […]
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Indian-American doctor jailed for 18 months on Fraud Charges
Satish Narayanappa Babu sentenced for illegally prescribing oxycodone and other substances, fraudulently collecting approximately $216,000 for services he did not provide. An Indian-American doctor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by a United […]
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Bob McDonnell, ex-governor of virginia, jailed for 2 years for corruption
RICHMOND (VIRGINIA) (TIP): Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell has been sentenced to two years in prison for taking money and gifts in exchange for promoting a dietary supplement while he was in office. McDonnell, a […]
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Indian American abortionist doctor jailed for fraud
WARR ACRES, OK (TIP): An Indian American Dr. Nareshkumar G. Patel, 62, was arrested Tuesday, December 9, at his Warr Acres clinic. The arrest was the result of an undercover operation involving three female investigators […]
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Indian American Doctor pleads guilty to Medicare fraud
Indian American Doctor pleads guilty to Medicare fraud, illegal prescriptions CHICAGO (TIP): An Indian American physician, Sathish Narayanappa Babu, of Bolingbrook, Illinois, has pleaded guilty to charges of fraudulently billing Medicare and prescribing drugs to […]
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MENG BILL TO QUASH WIDESPREAD TELEPHONE SCAM DEFRAUDING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS PASSED BY HOUSE
Congresswoman’s legislation aims to stop scammers and unscrupulous telemarketers from ripping people off through caller ID scheme known as spoofing WASHINGTON (TIP): A Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) to quash a […]
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Former Virginia governor and wife convicted of corruption
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (TIP): Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell and his wife were convicted on September 4 of using his office to promote a dietary supplement in exchange for gifts in a public corruption case that […]
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Indian American from Chicago indicted in visa fraud
CHICAGO (TIP): A 30-year-old Indian American businessmen has been indicted on charges for exploiting a US visa program to fraudulently raise approximately US$ 160 million from nearly 290 Chinese nationals who invested in the project […]
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Fraudulent Swami convicted for defrauding followers and filing false tax returns
SENTENCING ON NOVEMBER 13 ATLANTA (TIP) : A self-styled multi-millionaire guru of the largest Hindu Temple of Georgia, Annamalai Annamalai, also known as Dr. Commander Selvam and Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar, is going to find […]
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DENA BANK, OBC HIT BY RS 436CR FRAUD
MUMBAI (TIP): The banking industry has been shaken by the discovery of a fixed deposit scam where Dena Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) are the latest victims to be defrauded of over Rs […]
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Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Protect New Yorkers From Immigration Assistance Fraud
New law strengthens penalties for those who take advantage of immigrants and codifies the Office for New Americans, launched last year ALBANY, NY (TIP): Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, August 6, signed legislation to better protect […]
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