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Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is 1st to plead guilty in gambling sweep that led to over 30 arrests

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Published 96 days ago

Former Missouri House speaker sentenced to prison for COVID relief fraud

Former Missouri House speaker sentenced to prison for COVID relief fraud

Published 146 days ago

Indian-origin exec hired 'unqualified' friend at US firm, ₹11 cr fraud exposed

Karan Gupta worked as a Senior Director at Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group headquartered in Minnesota.

Updated 164 days ago

Hired friend, to do nothing: How an Indian-origin man defrauded US firm of $1.2M

The verdict was delivered before Judge Kate M. Menendez.

Updated 164 days ago

Canadian man posed as a pilot and flight attendant to get hundreds of free flights, authorities say

Canadian man posed as a pilot and flight attendant to get hundreds of free flights, authorities say

Updated 193 days ago

Why RHOSLC Jen Shah was released early from prison. Explaining her fraud case

Jennifer Shah was released early from jail on December 10. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Published 235 days ago

MIT-educated brothers searched ‘money laundering’ before $25M crypto heist

James Peraire-Bueno arrives at federal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Two brothers, both recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduates accused of stealing $25 million of cryptocurrency from Ethereum traders, are going on trial.

Updated 291 days ago

New Orleans Mayor Indicted Over Allegations She Hid Relationship With Bodyguard

Mayor LaToya Cantrell speaks at the police headquarters in New Orleans, Feb. 2, 2022.

Published 351 days ago

LaToya Cantrell indictment: First details on New Orleans mayor's charges out

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, right, speaks as Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry listens

Updated 352 days ago

Who is Gareth West? Man behind $30 million US-Canada ‘grandparent scam’

US investigators said Gareth West ran a huge “grandparent scam” where older people in 46 states were tricked into giving away money by thinking their grandkids were in trouble

Published 393 days ago

British man fails to block extradition to US in $100 million wine fraud case

UK man to be extradited to US over $100 million luxury wine investment fraud.

Published 439 days ago

Nail salon worker with no degree landed 13 IT jobs, made ₹8 crore in salary

The man held 13 software development jobs from 2021 to 2024 without even having an IT degree.

Published 460 days ago

Sean Kingston and mother found guilty in $1 million fraud case

FILE - Sean Kingston and his mother sued for fraud of over $1 million. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Updated 491 days ago

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 501 days ago

Adani indictment is a ‘legal matter’ between pvt entities and US:MEA

The ministry of external affairs said the government saw it as a case between the US department of justice and private individuals and entities. (REUTERS File Photo)

Published 611 days ago

Adani Green, Total Gas, and Power rally after group says allegations ‘incorrect’

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Gautam Adani, Sagar Adani, and Cyril Cabanes, an executive of Azure Power Global Ltd for misleading US investors, alleging a massive bribery scheme with the Indian government.

Published 612 days ago

Sean Kingston and mother plead not guilty to fraud charges in $1 million scheme

FILE - Sean Kingston and his mother sued for fraud of over $1 million. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Published 704 days ago

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 705 days ago

Elon Musk under federal probe for misleading claims on Tesla FSD

Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. (Photo by Apu Gomes / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Published 815 days ago

2 Indians jailed for 41 months in US over robocall scam

The accused accepted illegally obtained USD 1.2 million in wire transfers from victims across the United States.

Published 1048 days ago

Indian-origin business owners arrested in $53 Million COVID-19 relief fraud case

FILE PHOTO: A vial of Biontech-Pfizer's Comirnaty vaccine against COVID-19 and syringes are seen during vaccination at the Institute for Health and Food Safety of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

Published 1121 days ago

US arrests Indian-origin lawyer in $5m fraud case, he cheated India-based firm

Abhijit Das, aka “Beej”, of North Andover, was arrested last week after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on June 20 on ten counts of wire fraud for allegedly diverting funds from his clients’ accounts to other accounts. (File)

Updated 1126 days ago

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