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Visa Sued In US Over "Vanilla" Gift Card Scam Known As "Card Draining"
A group of consumers have filed a lawsuit against the Visa card company, claiming that the card payments network did not take adequate measures to prevent the theft of funds from prepaid "Vanilla" gift cards.
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He Used To Send People To US Illegally On Fake Documents, Arrested
A 42-year-old ticketing agent was arrested for allegedly forging documents and sending people to the USA illegally, police said on Thursday.
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US Lawmakers Seek Details Of Operation Leading To Indian Students' Arrest
A bipartisan group of eminent lawmakers led by Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Wednesday sought details of the sting operation carried out by the US Department of Homeland Security resulting in detention of at least 129 students from India.
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US Says Indian Students Arrested In Visa Scam Were "Aware Of Their Crime"
All 130 foreign students, including 129 Indians who were detained for enrolling in a fake university, were aware that they were committing a crime to fraudulently remain in the US, the State Department has said, days after India issued a demarche to the American Embassy in New Delhi.
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India Issues Demarche To US Embassy On Detention Of Indian Students
India has issued a demarche to the American Embassy in New Delhi, expressing its concern over the detention of Indian students in the US, and sought immediate consular access to them.
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"Top Priority" For Sushma Swaraj's Team As Indian Students Arrested In US
Sushma Swaraj and her team at the Ministry of External Affairs are giving "top priority" to Indian students who have been arrested in the United States for enrolling themselves in a fake university, in what authorities have called a "pay-to-stay" in America scheme. Of the 130 foreign students arrested, 129 are from India.
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Indian Embassy Opens Hotline For 129 Students Detained In US Visa Scam
As many as 129 Indians are among the 130 foreign students arrested for enrolling at a fake university allegedly to remain in the US.The Indian embassy in the US has opened a 24/7 hotline to assist 129 Indian students arrested by the American authorities in the "pay-and-stay" university visa scam, officials have said.
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Top Priority Given To Indians Arrested Over Visa Scam In US: Government
The government is according top priority to the case of Indian students in the US facing detention under an alleged immigration fraud and is in touch with the Indian Embassy in Washington and other consulates, the External Affairs Ministry said on Friday.
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8 Indians Caught In Visa Scam In US Undercover Op, Many Face Deportation
Hundreds of Indian students could face criminal cases or be deported after agencies in the United States unearthed a huge university scam to lure foreign students. Eight Indian student recruiters have been arrested by USlaw enforcement agencies after multiple raids in the last two days according to the Detroit News, a US daily.
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Indian CEO Of Two 'Tech Firms' Arrested In US For Visa Fraud
An Indian citizen, who was the CEO of two information technology companies in the US, has been arrested in connection with a multi-year visa-fraud scheme involving forged and fraudulent documents to get visas such as H-1B for over 200 foreign workers.
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Over 300 Indian Students Face Deportation In US Fake University Sting
Over 300 Indian students who unknowingly came to the US as part of a fake university sting operation conducted by law enforcement agencies to expose a visa scam, have been identified and located and the process has started for their deportation, officials said.
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Devyani Khobragade among illegal beneficiaries, says Adarsh probe panel report
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was arrested in the US for alleged visa fraud, is among 25 illegal beneficiaries in the Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai, a judicial commission has said in its report.
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Adarsh housing scam: Devyani Khobragade among illegal beneficiaries, says judicial panel report
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was arrested in the US for alleged visa fraud, is among 25 illegal beneficiaries in the Adarsh housing society in Mumbai, a judicial commission has said in its report.
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Tri-Valley: Radio tags of two Indian students removed
US immigration authorities have removed radio tags from the ankles of two Indian students from California-based Tri-Valley University (TVU), which has been shut down on charges of massive visa fraud."Immigration attorney Kalpana Peddibhotla had taken two of the students to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and she has been able to obtain th...
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Visa Sued In US Over "Vanilla" Gift Card Scam Known As "Card Draining"
A group of consumers have filed a lawsuit against the Visa card company, claiming that the card payments network did not take adequate measures to prevent the theft of funds from prepaid "Vanilla" gift cards.
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He Used To Send People To US Illegally On Fake Documents, Arrested
A 42-year-old ticketing agent was arrested for allegedly forging documents and sending people to the USA illegally, police said on Thursday.
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US Lawmakers Seek Details Of Operation Leading To Indian Students' Arrest
A bipartisan group of eminent lawmakers led by Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Wednesday sought details of the sting operation carried out by the US Department of Homeland Security resulting in detention of at least 129 students from India.
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US Says Indian Students Arrested In Visa Scam Were "Aware Of Their Crime"
All 130 foreign students, including 129 Indians who were detained for enrolling in a fake university, were aware that they were committing a crime to fraudulently remain in the US, the State Department has said, days after India issued a demarche to the American Embassy in New Delhi.
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India Issues Demarche To US Embassy On Detention Of Indian Students
India has issued a demarche to the American Embassy in New Delhi, expressing its concern over the detention of Indian students in the US, and sought immediate consular access to them.
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"Top Priority" For Sushma Swaraj's Team As Indian Students Arrested In US
Sushma Swaraj and her team at the Ministry of External Affairs are giving "top priority" to Indian students who have been arrested in the United States for enrolling themselves in a fake university, in what authorities have called a "pay-to-stay" in America scheme. Of the 130 foreign students arrested, 129 are from India.
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Indian Embassy Opens Hotline For 129 Students Detained In US Visa Scam
As many as 129 Indians are among the 130 foreign students arrested for enrolling at a fake university allegedly to remain in the US.The Indian embassy in the US has opened a 24/7 hotline to assist 129 Indian students arrested by the American authorities in the "pay-and-stay" university visa scam, officials have said.
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Top Priority Given To Indians Arrested Over Visa Scam In US: Government
The government is according top priority to the case of Indian students in the US facing detention under an alleged immigration fraud and is in touch with the Indian Embassy in Washington and other consulates, the External Affairs Ministry said on Friday.
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8 Indians Caught In Visa Scam In US Undercover Op, Many Face Deportation
Hundreds of Indian students could face criminal cases or be deported after agencies in the United States unearthed a huge university scam to lure foreign students. Eight Indian student recruiters have been arrested by USlaw enforcement agencies after multiple raids in the last two days according to the Detroit News, a US daily.
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Indian CEO Of Two 'Tech Firms' Arrested In US For Visa Fraud
An Indian citizen, who was the CEO of two information technology companies in the US, has been arrested in connection with a multi-year visa-fraud scheme involving forged and fraudulent documents to get visas such as H-1B for over 200 foreign workers.
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Over 300 Indian Students Face Deportation In US Fake University Sting
Over 300 Indian students who unknowingly came to the US as part of a fake university sting operation conducted by law enforcement agencies to expose a visa scam, have been identified and located and the process has started for their deportation, officials said.
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Devyani Khobragade among illegal beneficiaries, says Adarsh probe panel report
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was arrested in the US for alleged visa fraud, is among 25 illegal beneficiaries in the Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai, a judicial commission has said in its report.
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Adarsh housing scam: Devyani Khobragade among illegal beneficiaries, says judicial panel report
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was arrested in the US for alleged visa fraud, is among 25 illegal beneficiaries in the Adarsh housing society in Mumbai, a judicial commission has said in its report.
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Tri-Valley: Radio tags of two Indian students removed
US immigration authorities have removed radio tags from the ankles of two Indian students from California-based Tri-Valley University (TVU), which has been shut down on charges of massive visa fraud."Immigration attorney Kalpana Peddibhotla had taken two of the students to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and she has been able to obtain th...
