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Indian physician pleads guilty to $30 M shareholder fraud and $7.5 M employment tax fraud
POTOMAC, MD (TIP): On December 2, Sreedhar Potarazu, 51, an Indian American ophthalmic surgeon based in Potomac, Maryland, pleaded guilty to charges of inducing interstate travel to commit a fraud and failing to account for […]
Indian Americans
Indian Jewelry Store Owner in New Jersey sentenced to two years in prison for role in $200 Million credit card fraud scam
TRENTON, NJ (TIP): An Indian origin New Jersey jewelry storeowner who used his business to further one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department was sentenced November 30 to […]
Business & Economics
Vijay Mallya files plea for recalling contempt order
BENGALURU (TIP): Beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has filed an application in the Karnataka high court for recalling its order summoning him for allegedly violating an undertaking given by him and his companies not to […]
Indian Americans
Business & Economics
JPMorgan to pay over$250 million in China bribery case
NEW YORK (TIP): JPMorgan Chase & Co will pay more than $250 million to settle allegations by the US government that it had hired children of Chinese decision makers to win business, a source familiar […]
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Indian-origin trader convicted of criminally deceiving US futures markets
CHICAGO (TIP): Navinder Singh Sarao, an Indian-origin trader on November 9 became the second person convicted of criminally deceiving US futures markets after he pleaded guilty to federal charges that he contributed to the Wall […]
India
Mumbai court declares Vijay Mallya proclaimed offender
MUMBAI (TIP): In more trouble for beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya, a special PMLA court here today declared him a ‘proclaimed offender’ and directed the Enforcement Directorate to attach movable properties which were listed by the […]
Politics
FBI clears Clinton in the 2nd inquiry of private email server
Less than 48 hours before election day, in an election season which was marred by controversies, Nine days after throwing the presidential race into turmoil, FBI Director James Comey once more cleared Hillary Clinton of […]
Pakistan
Panama leak: Nawaz Sharif tells court he has no offshore co
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif submitted a written statement to the Supreme Court during a hearing of the Panama Papers case petitions on Nov 3 in which he denied holding any offshore companies. […]
Indian Americans
Business & Economics
Embraer to pay $205 million in graft settlement
NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI (TIP): Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has agreed to pay over $205 million to resolve charges of corruption and making bribe payments to officials in foreign nations, including $5.76 million allegedly paid […]
India
61 charged in India-based IRS Impersonation Scam
WASHINGTON (TIP): The U.S. Justice Department charged 61 people on Thursday, October 27, with taking part in a scam involving India-based call centers where people impersonated Internal Revenue Service, immigration and other federal officials and […]
Business & Economics
Complaining Shareholders of Indus American Bank advised to contact TIP: Non-disclosure of Identity Promised
The Indian Panorama received during the last couple of weeks, two letters in mail from “concerned shareholders of Indus American Bank”. The letters carry no name, no address, no contact information, making it impossible to […]
India
CBI registers FIR against UK-based arms dealer in Embraer deal
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a First Information Report (FIR) against a UK-based arms dealer for allegedly taking kickbacks worth over USD 5.70 million from Brazilian company Embraer in the […]
Indian Americans
Politics
Mayor’s campaign fund-raisinginquiry: FBI gets assistance from restaurateur Harendra Singh
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): A federal investigation into Mayor Bill de Blasio‘s campaign fund-raising has recently secured the assistance of Harendra Singh, owner of Water’s Edge restaurant in Queens, who has been indicted on unrelated […]
Politics
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Indian Call Centers Raided for running IRS scam worth millions
THANE (TIP) — In a major raid, over 500 employees of some call centers were detained & 70 people arrested for allegedly threatening Americans, which also includes Indian Americans, and siphoning off their money in […]
Politics
What Were Hillary Clinton’s Emails About? The Emailgate Scandal Explained
“Emailgate” has plagued Hillary Clinton‘s campaign since the push for her nomination began nearly a year and a half ago, painting her as a corrupt politician, or in some cases, an inept one. In March 2015, […]
India
JUDGE HELD OVER RS 22-LAKH BRIBE
NEW DELHI (TIP): A senior civil judge, her husband and a lawyer were arrested here on Thursday on charges of demanding a bribe of Rs 22 lakh from a person to settle a complaint in […]
India
NHRC ISSUES NOTICE TO CBI OVER EX-BUREAUCRAT’S ‘SUICIDE NOTE’
NEW DELHI (TIP): The NHRC issued notice on Thursday to the CBI over the alleged torture of suspended senior bureaucrat BK Bansal and his family that led to their suicide, an official statement said. The […]
India
$5.5m paid to middleman in Embraer deal: CBI sources
NEW DELHI (TIP): A total of $5.5 million was paid as commission to a middleman based abroad in the Embraer deal, the CBI has found in what it considers as a major breakthrough in its […]
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