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Nail salon worker with no degree landed 13 IT jobs, made ₹8 crore in salary
A 40-year-old man from Maryland faces up to 20 years in prison for defrauding US agencies by outsourcing his remote IT work.
Published on Apr 29, 2025 06:05 PM IST
Florida art dealer and another man charged in scheme to sell fake Andy Warhol artworks
Florida art dealer and another man charged in scheme to sell fake Andy Warhol artworks
Published on Apr 11, 2025 04:03 AM IST
AP |
Sean Kingston and mother found guilty in $1 million fraud case
Sean Kingston has been placed on immediate house arrest until sentencing. The judge also rejected his request to travel for a scheduled performance in Texas.
Updated on Mar 29, 2025 01:00 PM IST
HT Entertainment Desk | Edited by Sugandha Rawal
Onetime art adviser to actor Leonardo DiCaprio gets 2.5 years in prison for $6.5 million fraud
Onetime art adviser to actor Leonardo DiCaprio gets 2.5 years in prison for $6.5 million fraud
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 12:59 AM IST
AP |
Adani indictment is a ‘legal matter’ between pvt entities and US:MEA
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi hasn’t had “any conversation also on this particular matter with the US government
Published on Nov 29, 2024 08:04 PM IST
Adani Green, Total Gas, and Power rally after group says allegations ‘incorrect’
Though the Adani Group did however acknowledge that the executives face three other charges, which includes securities and wire fraud
Published on Nov 28, 2024 03:22 PM IST
Sean Kingston and mother plead not guilty to fraud charges in $1 million scheme
Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, have pleaded not guilty after being accused of defrauding over $1 million in high-end goods using fake documents.
Published on Aug 28, 2024 10:35 AM IST
Disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi found guilty of stealing millions from his clients
Disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi found guilty of stealing millions from his clients
Published on Aug 28, 2024 03:21 AM IST
AP |
Biotech company's CEO pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud case
Biotech company's CEO pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud case
Published on Jul 25, 2024 04:21 AM IST
AP |
Rural Nevada judge who once ran for state treasurer indicted on federal fraud charges
Rural Nevada judge who once ran for state treasurer indicted on federal fraud charges
Published on Jul 18, 2024 01:18 AM IST
AP |
Ex-NBA player Jontay pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his career
Ex-NBA player Jontay pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his career
Published on Jul 11, 2024 12:01 AM IST
AP |
Elon Musk under federal probe for misleading claims on Tesla FSD
DOJ investigates if Tesla misled consumers and investors about self-driving capabilities.
Published on May 09, 2024 09:10 AM IST
2 Indians jailed for 41 months in US over robocall scam
Arushobike Mitra (29) and Garbita Mitra (25) had pleaded guilty before US District Judge Esther Salas to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Published on Sep 20, 2023 06:18 AM IST
PTI |
Indian-origin business owners arrested in $53 Million COVID-19 relief fraud case
A group of 14 individuals, including Indian-origin business owners, have been charged in a $53 million fraud case involving a COVID-19 relief program in Texas.
Published on Jul 08, 2023 09:11 AM IST
US arrests Indian-origin lawyer in $5m fraud case, he cheated India-based firm
Das was arrested in June 2021 for allegedly violating Federal Election Campaign Act & false statements, Department of Justice said in a press release last week.
Updated on Jul 03, 2023 03:24 PM IST
PTI |
Former math teacher gets two years for $71 million ticket scam in US
US District Judge Paul Engelmeyer in Manhattan sentenced the former maths teacher to 27 months in prison, well below the eight to 10 years called for by federal guidelines.
Updated on Sep 07, 2019 11:21 AM IST
Bloomberg | Chris Dolmetsch and
Indian-American man indicted on charges of wire fraud
According to the indictment, between June 2016 and August 2017, Ramesh Kris Nathan created a Nevada corporation called Relativity Research Fund, which had no legitimate underlying business activities.
Updated on May 07, 2019 10:50 AM IST
New York | Press Trust of India
India-origin former Cisco employee arrested in US
Prithviraj Bhikha, 50 was charged in a criminal complaint alleging he defrauded a technology major of more than USD 9.3 million, US Attorney David Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John Bennett have said.
Updated on Mar 06, 2019 12:27 PM IST
New York | Press Trust of India
Indian charged with embezzling $9.3 million from Tesla
Salil Parulekar has been charged with nine counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. If convicted, the maximum penalty for each count of wire fraud is twenty years’ imprisonment and a USD 250,000 fine.
Published on Nov 13, 2018 01:50 PM IST
New York | Press Trust of India
Indian-origin man arraigned on charges linked to IRS fraud scheme
The victims of Patel’s conspiracy were told that in order to avoid imminent arrest, they had to purchase MoneyPak, or other types of prepaid stored value cards, load thousands of dollars onto the cards and provide the serial numbers to the callers.
Updated on Jun 29, 2018 03:05 PM IST
Press Trust of India, New York | Press Trust of India