Tan Xianglong, a 37-year-old Singaporean man, was sentenced to nearly four years in jail for attempting to frame his estranged wife by placing cannabis in her car, knowing she could face the death penalty. The couple were separated for less than two years after seeking a divorce but failing to obtain one due to the…
YouTube‘s biggest star MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, has hired a high-profile attorney to combat recent controversies and allegations against him and his company. Alex Spiro, known for representing clients like Elon Musk and Alec Baldwin, has been brought on at a reported $2,000 per hour to conduct an internal audit and fend off public…
AHMEDABAD: A man from Gujarat and his Chinese associate have been arrested for their involvement in conning two elderly US couples out of their life’s savings by having it converted into gold.Harmish Patel, a migrant from Gujarat, and Wenhui Sun from China have been arrested by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officials for the fraud currently…
Mahesh Pandey, a well-known scriptwriter and producer in the Indian television business, has been detained by Mumbai police for allegedly defrauding a film producer out of Rs 2.65 crore. Mahesh Pandey, well known for his work on the famous television drama Kasautii Zindagii Kay, has become entangled in a court battle that has rattled the…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Friday sought an unconditional apology from leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his statement in the House that the entire examination system of the country was a “fraud and compromised” while education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said government’s stand was vindicated as Supreme Court ruled there was no systemic…
MUMBAI: In a bid to prevent fraudsters from using the money transfer route for laundering, RBI has tightened rules for money transfers and has asked banks to obtain KYC details of remitters and beneficiaries.Earlier, RBI’s money transfer rules allowed walk-in customers without bank accounts to transfer funds subject to a transaction limit of Rs 5,000…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Crime Branch on Friday filed a case against IAS Puja Khedkar under sections of Forgery, Cheating, IT Act and disability act.This comes after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) initiated criminal action against IAS officer Puja Khedkar for fraudulently availing attempts beyond the permissible limit by faking her identity by way…
NEW DELHI: Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a major fraud case linked to the collapse of FTX, a prominent platform for digital currency exchange. The sentencing took place in a Manhattan courtroom, where Bankman-Fried faced charges of fraud and conspiracy, marking a stark downfall from his previous…
NEW DELHI: The High Court in London on Wednesday ruled that a luxury apartment linked to the fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi could be sold for a value not less than GBP 5.25 million.Master James Brightwell, the judge presiding over a hearing attended remotely by the 52-year-old Nirav from Thameside prison in south-east London, accepted…
