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Wells Fargo fires whistleblowers & low-level employees in an attempt to tackle Fraud Accounts Scandal
NEW YORK (TIP): Wells Fargo admitted to firing 5,300 employees for engaging in these shocking tactics. The bank earlier this month paid $185 million in penalties and has since apologized. CNNMoney reports that is hearing […]
Business & Economics
Vijay Mallya can seek Emergency Certificate to return to India: MEA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Dismissing beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya‘s claim that he is unable to travel back as his passport has been suspended+ by the Indian authorities, the government on Thursday (Sept 15) said any citizen […]
Business & Economics
Former Indian American CEO of Essex Holdings in Florida charged with $30 million fraud
Navin Shankar Subramaniam Xavier duped around 100 investors MIRAMAR, FL(TIP): The former Chief Executive Officer of Essex Holdings, Inc., Navin Shankar Subramaniam Xavier, a/k/a ‘Navin Xavier,’ a/k/a ‘Dr. Navin Xavier’, 44, of Miramar, Florida, was charged with […]
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Hillary Clinton Aide Huma Abedin Dumps Husband Anthony Weiner Over New Scandal
New York: Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin is done playing the good wife to Anthony Weiner, announcing on Monday she is leaving the serially sexting ex-congressman after he was accused of sending raunchy photos and messages […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Couple Pleads Guilty To USD 20 Million H-1B Visa Fraud
Raju Kosuri, 44, and Smriti Jharia, 45, a married Indian American couple from Ashburn, Virginia has pleaded guilty to the charges of 20 million US dollars visa fraud involving Indian workers, the Justice Department has […]
Europe
Indian Web Expert Jailed For 39 Months For Fraud In UK
An Indian-origin web manager charged with siphoning off over 100,000 pounds from his boss’ UK-based firm was today jailed for 39 months by a court. Gaurav Sachan, who worked as digital head for home improvement […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Lawmaker Ami Bera’s Father Jailed For Election Fraud
A US federal judge sentenced Babulal Bob Bera, the 83-year-old father of the only Indian American Congressman, Amerish Ami Bera, on Thursday to a year and a day in prison for fraudulently funding his son’s […]
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Indian-American businessman gets 15 months for fraud
WASHINGTON (TIP): A 61-year-old Indian-American businessman has been jailed for 15 months and fined for conspiring to illegally obtain over USD six million meant for small and disadvantaged businesses in the US. Tarsem Singh, a […]
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Elderly Indian American couple in Illinois charged with $40 million bank fraud
OAK BROOK, IL (TIP): An Indian American couple from Oak Brook, Illinois, Pethinaidu Veluchamy and his wife, Parameswari Veluchamy, who owned First Mutual Bancorp of Illinois and other financial entities intentionally hid cash and assets […]
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Business & Economics
Corruption, Politics & Cover-ups | The Panama Outbreak
NEW YORK (TIP): The Panama Papers is a global investigation into the sprawling, secretive industry of offshore that the world’s rich and powerful use to hide assets and skirt rules by setting up front companies […]
Indian Americans
Indian-Origin Man Sentenced For USD 2 Million Fraud In US
An Indian American talent agent from New Jersey who stole about $2 million from concert promoters when he lied about being able to deliver the likes of Chris Brown and T-Pain was sentenced on Monday to […]
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Busted: 10 Indian-Americans arrested for visa fraud
Washington, April 6 | Ten Indian Americans are among 21 people arrested as part of a sting operation in which a fake university was created by US authorities to expose a visa scam that allowed […]
Politics
Climate Fraud Investigation of Exxon Draws Attention of 18 Attorneys General
SPecial report NEW YORK (TIP): Environmental advocate and former Vice President Al Gore and Attorneys General from across the nation, on Tuesday, March 29, gathered in the office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for an […]
Indian Americans
Indian American woman fakes blood cancer to raise funds, arrested for fraud
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): An Indian American woman has been arrested in San Francisco, California, five counts of felony fraud — for faking to be a blood cancer patient and raising funds through online fundraising sites […]
Indian Americans
Indian American charged with running fraudulent charity
A Kerala-born Indian-American missionary, who founded and runs Gospel for Asia — one of the largest U.S.-based Christian mission agencies — has been charged with fraudulently soliciting hundreds of millions of dollars in charitable donations, and misdirecting […]