MI pacer Salam suspended for two years for age fraud
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The BCCI on Wednesday banned Jammu and Kashmir and Mumbai Indians pacer Rasikh Salam for two years for submitting faulty …
Wave Group VC arrested in 100 cr fraud case
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Manpreet Singh Chadha, the Vice Chairman of the Wave Group, has been arrested in connection to a Rs 100 crore …
Israeli PM’s wife signs plea deal over meal fraud case
Jerusalem, June 12 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara signed a plea bargain on Wednesday over allegedly misusing state funds to order gourmet …
Probe ordered into investment ‘fraud’ by Bengaluru jewels firm
Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into the alleged misuse of investors’ deposits worth crores of rupees by the …
CBI court sentences eight to rigorous imprisonment for fraud
Thiruvananthapuram, June 7 (IANS) A Special CBI court has sentenced the Managing Partner of Cochin-based Greenwood India firm and seven others to five to seven …
27,125 bank fraud cases in last five years, says Congress
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday said that about 27,125 bank fraud cases took place in the last five years to the …
Bank fraud cases rose during NDA’s 1st term: Congress
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Alleging that bank fraud cases rose during the NDA government’s first term, the Congress on Tuesday said it hoped the …
IL&FS ‘Secret Society’ connived at fraud, to face prosecution (IANS Special)
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The dubious and highly contentious role played by independent directors in IL&FS has been thrown into stark relief by the …
Amnesty shuts Zimbabwe branch over fraud allegations
Harare, June 3 (IANS) Amnesty International has shut down its Zimbabwe branch over fraud by staff and abuse of donor funds, a media report said …
US judge sentences Indian for call-centre fraud
New York, May 31 (IANS) In an on-going US crackdown on Indian call-centre fraud extorting Americans, an American federal judge has sentenced a participant in …
Manpasand Beverages’ top executives arrested for GST fraud
Vadodara (Gujarat), May 25 (IANS) The entire top deck of Gujarat-based Manpasand Beverages including the company’s Managing Director have been arrested on allegations of GST …
Paytm Mall hit with Rs 5-10 crore cashback fraud
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Paytm Mall on Tuesday said it has been hit by a cashback fraud which could be in the range of …
Cashback fraud-hit Paytm Mall partners EY to catch conmen
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Rattled by frequent cashback fraud incidents involving its staff, e-commernce platform Paytm Mall has announced a partnership with Global professional …
Indian-American doctor gets 9 years for fraud
Washington, May 11 (IANS) A US court has sentenced an Indian-American doctor to nine years in prison after he pleaded guilty in 2016 to illegally …
Rafale review: Petitioners claim Government played fraud in SC
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Three petitioners, former Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan, on Thursday claimed in the Supreme …
GM fired Kappanna who exposed Volkswagen emissions fraud
London, May 9 (IANS) Indian-American Hemanth Kappanna, whose research helped expose Volkswagens conspiracy to lie about its diesel cars emissions, has been sacked by General …
Man gets life imprisonment for loan fraud
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) A special CBI court here sentenced a person Rajendra Marutrao Patil to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 3.13 crore …
Life sentence to banker, others in 20-year-old fraud case
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) A special court in Mumbai has sentenced to life imprisonment six persons including a banker and slapped a three-year jail term …
Loan fraud: CBI raids YSR Congress leader’s houses
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday carried out searches at the residence of YSR Congress Party leader Raghuram Krishnam Raju in Hyderabad and …
Social media fraud increased 43% in 2018: Report
San Francisco, April 28 (IANS) In a sign that platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp are emerging as new public square for criminal deception, a study …
Police probe fake passport, travel papers fraud
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Delhi Police and the intelligence agencies are investigating the suspected passport fraud as several cases of people travelling on …
Facebook sues New Zealand firm for Instagram fraud
San Francisco, April 27 (IANS) In order to “protect the integrity” of its platform, social networking giant Facebook has sued a New Zealand based fraud …
Man pleads guilty to US federal fraud charges over Ponzi scheme
This week Khemraj Dave Hardat pleaded guilty to five wire fraud charges for defrauding investors in a $5 million Ponzi scheme in which he pretended …
Company official held for Rs 6 cr fraud in Gurugram
Gurugram, April 25 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Gurugram Police on Thursday arrested the General Manager (finance) of a company for allegedly …
CBI summons TDP leader Y.S. Chowdary in bank fraud case
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The CBI has issued summons to former Union Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Y.S. Chowdary for questioning in …
65% Indian businesses witness rise in online fraud
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Over the past one year, 65 per cent of Indian businesses have experienced increase in online fraud-related losses, including account takeover …
Indian-origin physician charged with healthcare fraud
Washington, April 20 (IANS) An Indian-origin physician in the US has been charged with conspiracy to unlawfully dispense controlled substances and commit healthcare fraud. Neurologist …
Indian citizen sentenced in US for call centre-linked fraud
New York, April 19 (IANS) A federal judge in Florida has sentenced an Indian citizen to eight years and six months in prison for his …
New driver’s licence cards to prevent fraud, identity theft
For the first time this fall, drivers in Ontario will be dealing with a redesigned driver’s licence. According to the provincial government, urgent change is …
Apple accused of fraud for hiding drop in iPhone sales
San Francisco, April 18 (IANS) A lawsuit filed in the US has alleged that Apple violated the country’s Securities Exchange Act by hiding a slowdown …
IL&FS CEO Ramesh Bawa arrested on charges of fraud
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Days after dismissal of his petition by the Supreme Court, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) on Friday arrested IL&FS …
Trump’s sister retires as judge to avoid fraud probe
Washington, April 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, has retired as a federal appellate judge, ending an investigation into alleged …
Reseller fraud impacts smartphones’ e-sales: Report
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) While smartphones contribute an estimated 47 per cent of the total sales value of e-commerce in India, reseller fraud by …
CBI books Delhi-based co over Rs 2,348-cr bank fraud
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted searches at several locations in Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Orissa, at …
Indian sentenced in US for call centre phone fraud
New York, April 3 (IANS) The crackdown on India-based call centre fraud continues in the US with the sentencing of yet another Indian for his …
CBIC arrests Kushal MD Sandeep Agarwal for Rs 88cr fraud
Gandhinagar, April 2 (IANS) The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) authorities on Tuesday arrested Kushal Ltd Chairman and MD Sandeep Agarwal for …
Indian sentenced to 8 years for call centre fraud in US
New York, April 2 (IANS) An Indian national has been sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison for participating in an India-based call …
Indian-origin consultants charged in US visa fraud
New York, April 2 (IANS) Three Indian-origin high-tech consultants have been arrested and charged with H1-B visa fraud in a California federal court, according to …
Fraud-hit IL&FS’ ex-Chairman Sankaran arrested (2nd Lead)
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) In its first arrest in its probe into fraud-hit Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) …
Fraud-hit IL&FS ex-Chairman nabbed by SFIO
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) In its first arrest in its probe into fraud-hit Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) …
Tax fraud in Britain ‘funded’ Al-Qaeda: Report
London, April 1 (IANS) An investigation by a leading media outlet has revealed that a network of British Asians stole billions of pounds of public …