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A 54-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for his role in obtaining more than USD 20 million under the US government's economic aid plan following the coronavirus pandemic.

An Indian-origin former Ontario government employee has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing 47.4 million dollars from the Canadian provincial government, said a report.

A man, who impersonated as an official of the government of the United Arab Emirates, was arrested for allegedly duping a hotel in the national capital by fleeing without paying his outstanding bill worth over Rs 20 lakhs.

A retired police sub-inspector has been conned of over Rs 8.50 lakh by a cyber thug who posed as the government's treasury officer to help him with his pension, an official said today.

Rajasthan government's IT Department has asked Vodafone Idea Ltd. to pay Rs 27,53,183 to a customer who lost Rs 68.5 lakh after the telecom company issued a duplicate SIM for his number to another man without properly verifying documents

The Supreme Court Monday quashed Telangana government's detention order against a man, booked in several criminal cases related to fraud and forgery, saying that for ''public order'' to be disturbed, "there must in turn be public disorder".

A 70-year-old man of Indian-origin, who pretended to be a US government official, has admitted to running a multimillion-dollar immigration fraud that duped over 100 people, according to federal prosecutors.

Three people were arrested for allegedly duping a man of Rs 35 lakh on the pretext of appointing him as the chairman of the Uttarakhand government's Mines Corporation, police said on Friday.

Singapore will criminalise skipping bail following the attempted escape of a man convicted in a high-profile fraud case at a megachurch, a senior government official said Thursday.

A naturalized American from India has been stripped of his US citizenship, the first case under a government initiative designed to clamp down on fraudulent immigration, widened under the Trump administration.

Tarun Gupta was arrested from Agra and Rs. 8 lakh in cash seized from his possession, Delhi Police said.

A 24-year-old man was today arrested for allegedly posing as an official from the Prime Minister's Office and calling up a government office in Chandigarh to seek a personal favour.

A man was arrested at the Kolkata airport on Friday with 600 blank boarding passes of Air India, prompting the state-run airline to launch a probe into an alleged fraud in the LTC scheme for government employees.

A 54-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for his role in obtaining more than USD 20 million under the US government's economic aid plan following the coronavirus pandemic.

An Indian-origin former Ontario government employee has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing 47.4 million dollars from the Canadian provincial government, said a report.

A man, who impersonated as an official of the government of the United Arab Emirates, was arrested for allegedly duping a hotel in the national capital by fleeing without paying his outstanding bill worth over Rs 20 lakhs.

A retired police sub-inspector has been conned of over Rs 8.50 lakh by a cyber thug who posed as the government's treasury officer to help him with his pension, an official said today.

Rajasthan government's IT Department has asked Vodafone Idea Ltd. to pay Rs 27,53,183 to a customer who lost Rs 68.5 lakh after the telecom company issued a duplicate SIM for his number to another man without properly verifying documents

The Supreme Court Monday quashed Telangana government's detention order against a man, booked in several criminal cases related to fraud and forgery, saying that for ''public order'' to be disturbed, "there must in turn be public disorder".

A 70-year-old man of Indian-origin, who pretended to be a US government official, has admitted to running a multimillion-dollar immigration fraud that duped over 100 people, according to federal prosecutors.

Three people were arrested for allegedly duping a man of Rs 35 lakh on the pretext of appointing him as the chairman of the Uttarakhand government's Mines Corporation, police said on Friday.

Singapore will criminalise skipping bail following the attempted escape of a man convicted in a high-profile fraud case at a megachurch, a senior government official said Thursday.

A naturalized American from India has been stripped of his US citizenship, the first case under a government initiative designed to clamp down on fraudulent immigration, widened under the Trump administration.

Tarun Gupta was arrested from Agra and Rs. 8 lakh in cash seized from his possession, Delhi Police said.

A 24-year-old man was today arrested for allegedly posing as an official from the Prime Minister's Office and calling up a government office in Chandigarh to seek a personal favour.

A man was arrested at the Kolkata airport on Friday with 600 blank boarding passes of Air India, prompting the state-run airline to launch a probe into an alleged fraud in the LTC scheme for government employees.