MUMBAI: The history-sheeter arrested by the Bandra police for duping the families of jail inmates by posing as the personal assistant of BJP leader Ashish Shelar called several criminal lawyers to get more information on their clients. Pretending to be the MLA’s PA, 26-year-old Amir Irfan Bendrekar called up lawyers Vijendra Rai, Yasmin Wankhede, Iram Sayyed, Raes Khan, and Afreen, …
MINNEAPOLIS — Seven people went on trial Monday for what federal prosecutors have called a massive scheme to exploit lax rules during the COVID-19 pandemic and steal from a program meant to provide meals to children in Minnesota. THE BIG PICTURE An Associated Press analysis published last June documented how thieves across the country plundered billions in federal COVID-19 relief …
ATLANTA — Federal regulators have brought civil charges against a Georgia man they say defrauded investors who shared his Turkish cultural and religious background. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint Friday in federal court in Atlanta against Omer Casurluk, who’s also known as Timur Efe, and Star Chain Inc., a company he started. From November 2016 until …
