Articles for Fraud Scheme

Southern California doctor sentenced to prison in multimillion-dollar hospice fraud scheme
1 week ago

Southern California doctor sentenced to prison in multimillion-dollar hospice fraud scheme

LA Times  

A Southern California doctor accused of bilking Medicare out of millions by billing for unnecessary hospice services has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, federal prosecutors said. Dr. Victor Contreras, 69, of Santa Paula was charged with falsifying medical claims for hospice care between July 2016 and February 2019 — billing the federal insurance program nearly $4 million …

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Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US with USD 250 million bribery, fraud
1 month ago

Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US with USD 250 million bribery, fraud

Hindustan Times  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has accused billionaire Gautam Adani, founder and chairman of the Adani Group, of defrauding American investors and bribing officials, news agency PTI reported. REUTERS/Amir Cohen The charges, filed on Wednesday, target Gautam Adani, 62, his nephew Sagar Adani, 30, executives from Adani Green Energy Ltd, and Cyril Cabanes, an executive at Azure Power Global …

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What is Bitcoin Fraud Involving Raj Kundra? How Did ED Begin Probe? Other Cases Against Shilpa Shetty’s Husband
8 months ago

What is Bitcoin Fraud Involving Raj Kundra? How Did ED Begin Probe? Other Cases Against Shilpa Shetty’s Husband

News 18  

Raj Kundra, businessman and Hindi film actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband, was caught in the Enforcement Directorate’s net after it attached his assets, including a residential flat in Juhu, Mumbai, a bungalow in Pune and equity shares, worth Rs 98 crore, as part of a money laundering investigation. Ajay Bhardwaj, Mahender Bhardwaj and Amit Bhardwaj began the Gain Bitcoin Ponzi scheme …

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Cross-border operation in Germany and Netherlands uncovers major VAT fraud scheme
1 year, 1 month ago

Cross-border operation in Germany and Netherlands uncovers major VAT fraud scheme

NL Times  

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office conducted an operation in the Netherlands and Germany on November 7, targeting an alleged customs and VAT fraud ring involving Chinese nationals. This group is suspected of evading taxes and customs duties amounting to over 200 million euros, the EPPO reported on Wednesday. 👉More: https://t.co/lJw0k1qSQG pic.twitter.com/PApO0gXIRB — European Public Prosecutor’s Office November 15, 2023 During …

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Two Indian-origin men in U.S. guilty of fraud in multi-million dollar COVID fund
1 year, 2 months ago

Two Indian-origin men in U.S. guilty of fraud in multi-million dollar COVID fund

The Hindu  

“Two men of Indian origin in the U.S. have pleaded guilty to their participation in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme by obtaining loans under an economic assistance plan following the COVID-19 pandemic in the country,” the justice department said. The Department of Justice in a statement said Nishant Patel, 41, and Harjeet Singh, 49, both from Houston and three others …

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‘What a fraud’: BJP trains guns at Karnataka's Congress govt over free power scheme after electricity tariff hike
1 year, 6 months ago

‘What a fraud’: BJP trains guns at Karnataka's Congress govt over free power scheme after electricity tariff hike

Firstpost  

A day after Karnataka government rolled out the ‘Gruha Jyoti’ free electricity scheme, the BJP on Tuesday lashed out at the Siddaramaiah government for making the people feel hard done by raising the power tariffs in the state A day after the Karnataka government rolled out the ‘Gruha Jyoti’ free electricity scheme, one of the five poll guarantees that the …

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Alex Murdaugh’s accomplice Corey Fleming takes plea deal in housekeeper Gloria Satterfield theft case
1 year, 6 months ago

Alex Murdaugh’s accomplice Corey Fleming takes plea deal in housekeeper Gloria Satterfield theft case

The Independent  

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Brett Favre SUES Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee over 'defamatory allegations' in welfare fraud scheme
1 year, 10 months ago

Brett Favre SUES Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee over 'defamatory allegations' in welfare fraud scheme

Daily Mail  

Favre was not charged as part of the welfare fraud scheme, but did get $1.1m Brett Favre is suing ex-NFL players and current media personalities Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee, as well as Mississippi Auditor Shad White, for 'defamatory allegations' made over the Packers legend's involvement in a $77 million welfare fraud scheme, DailyMail.com has learned. Brett Favre is suing …

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Trump has nobody to take the fall for him on his fraud scheme this time: Michael Cohen
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump has nobody to take the fall for him on his fraud scheme this time: Michael Cohen

Raw Story  

On Wednesday's edition of MSNBC's "All In," Donald Trump's former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen responded to New York Attorney General Letitia James' announcement that she is suing Trump and his children over a massive alleged fraud scheme around the value of assets held by their family business. Cohen, who previously served prison time for bank fraud and tax evasion …

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'Lowest of the low': Fox Sports analyst shreds Trump-loving Brett Favre for alleged welfare fraud scheme
2 years, 3 months ago

'Lowest of the low': Fox Sports analyst shreds Trump-loving Brett Favre for alleged welfare fraud scheme

Raw Story  

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre, who enthusiastically endorsed former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, has been implicated in a potentially fraudulent welfare scheme in which funds intended for Mississippi's neediest residents were used to build a volleyball center at the University of Mississippi, where his daughter was a student who just happened to play volleyball. Reacting to this …

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Former chairman of Louisiana Democrats pushed party to work with firms in fraud scheme
2 years, 5 months ago

Former chairman of Louisiana Democrats pushed party to work with firms in fraud scheme

Raw Story  

NEW ORLEANS – Karen Carter Peterson pushed for the Louisiana Democratic Party to award a contract worth tens of thousands of dollars to a New Orleans political consulting firm just a few weeks before the 2019 primary election for governor. ‘Very odd’ late vendor deal Handwerk said he asked Peterson bluntly about ETI in a text message when he saw …

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29 alleged gang members plead guilty in $1-million fraud scheme
2 years, 5 months ago

29 alleged gang members plead guilty in $1-million fraud scheme

LA Times  

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the guilty plea of more than two dozen gang members this week involved in a $1 million fraud scheme. More than two dozen people associated with criminal street gangs face a combined 86 years in prison after pleading guilty in a $1-million fraud scheme, California Atty. “This sentencing should send a powerful message: Criminal …

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Telemarketing Fraud Scheme: Indian Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail in US
3 years, 6 months ago

Telemarketing Fraud Scheme: Indian Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail in US

News 18  

A US court on Thursday sentenced an Indian national to three years in federal prison in connection with a telemarketing fraud scheme. Himanshu Asri of Delhi had previously admitted to being a key participant in a wide-ranging telemarketing fraud scheme that targeted and defrauded US residents, primarily senior citizens, the Department of Justice said. In his guilty plea last December, …

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US justice dept finds no vote fraud, orders probe into ‘cash for pardon’ scheme
4 years ago

US justice dept finds no vote fraud, orders probe into ‘cash for pardon’ scheme

Hindustan Times  

The US justice department had found no evidence of widespread voting fraud to change the outcome of the 2020 election, attorney general William Barr has said, in a big blow to President Donald Trump’s plans to overturn his defeat. US Attorney General William Barr and US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC last year. Barr told …

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CBI, US Authorities Crack Down on Fraud Scheme Operated from Call Centres in India Targeting Elderly People in America
4 years, 2 months ago

CBI, US Authorities Crack Down on Fraud Scheme Operated from Call Centres in India Targeting Elderly People in America

News 18  

In “an unprecedented coordinated effort”, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation and the US Department of Justice took simultaneous actions against a technical support fraud scheme, which was allegedly masterminded by an American citizen and operated from call centres in India to defraud hundreds of elderly and vulnerable people in the US, officials said. In response to a complaint filed in …

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Steve Bannon gets trial date for border wall ‘fraud scheme’
4 years, 3 months ago

Steve Bannon gets trial date for border wall ‘fraud scheme’

Al Jazeera  

Bannon, architect of some of Trump’s controversial policies, is accused of illegally raising $25m to ‘Build the Wall’. A May 2021 trial date was set Monday for Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, on charges that he cheated donors to a group seeking to fund a southern border wall. As he left the courthouse, he shouted: “This entire …

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