She invented a business, got $41,381 in PPP loans and still won't spend a day in prisonAn Illinois woman confessed to fraudulently obtaining government aid via a fake business, netting over forty thousand dollars from two Payc...
04 Aug, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
Housing finance stocks: Is the worst of perception over? Time for a relook? 11 HFC stocks with upside potential from a low 6% to 30%As a sector, housing finance has borne the brunt of regulatory changes and various scams at different points of time. It is a sector that h...
14 Jul, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
Who is Elaine Angene Escoe? FBI names her among its most wanted fraud suspects, offers $150,000 reward in alleged $32 million COVID-19 relief scamThe FBI seeks Elaine Angene Escoe for a massive fraud scheme, who is also labelled as 'the most wanted fraudster'. She allegedly helped ste...
12 Jul, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
US DoJ says Adani case should never have been brought, urges judge to drop charges permanentlyThe US Department of Justice has strongly defended its decision to drop criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and others...
05 Jul, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
WhatsApp usernames’ India hiccup; Zepto’s unusual legal structureWhatsApp’s big bet on usernames has hit a regulatory speed bump in India. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
02 Jul, 2026, 07.55 AM IST
US Justice Department directs prosecutors to prioritize 'birth tourism' following court rulingThe U.S. Justice Department is now prioritizing investigations into "birth tourism" schemes, directing federal prosecutors to pursue crimin...
01 Jul, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
Who is Guo Wengui? 10 things to know about the exiled Chinese billionaire sentenced to 30 years in US prisonGuo Wengui, the Self-exiled Chinese businessman, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme. Prosecu...
30 Jun, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
US judge's order in Adani case is procedural: Senior lawyer Raian KaranjawalaA senior lawyer clarified that a US judge's request for more details on dropping charges against the Adani Group is a standard legal proced...
29 Jun, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Adani case: NY judge's query procedural, unlikely to derail DoJ bid to drop charges, says US lawyerA US judge's request for more details on dismissing charges against Gautam Adani is a standard procedural step, not a sign the case will re...
29 Jun, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
Khalid Ahmed Satary and Emylee Thai: What do we know about newly added fugitives to FBI’s 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list in $6.5 billion healthcare takedown?The FBI has added two international fugitives, Khalid Ahmed Satary and Emylee Thai, to its "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list following a massiv...
24 Jun, 2026, 09.03 AM IST
Who is Neeraj Sharma, the Indian-American CEO set to lose US citizenship over H-1B visa fraud for jobs that never existed?An Indian-origin businessman, Neeraj Sharma, is at the center of a US immigration fraud case. Authorities are seeking to revoke his citizen...
10 Jun, 2026, 09.06 AM IST
What do we know about Jeffrey Vappie? Indicted former NOPD officer and alleged boyfriend of Orleans mayor Latoya CantrellFormer NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappie, once part of Mayor LaToya Cantrell's security detail, faces federal charges including fraud and falsify...
16 Aug, 2025, 07.50 AM IST
US indicts founder of crypto firm Gotbit for alleged wire fraudThe US Justice Department says that between 2018 and 2024, when Andriunin was the firm's CEO, Gotbit provided market manipulation services ...
01 Nov, 2024, 11.18 AM IST
Bankman-Fried fraud charges sidestep debate over how US law sees cryptoBankman-Fried, 30, was indicted on two counts of wire fraud and six conspiracy counts last month in Manhattan federal court for allegedly s...
09 Jan, 2023, 04.45 PM IST
Two Indian brothers, their Indian-American friend charged in first-ever cryptocurrency insider trading caseThe Wahi brothers and Ramani were charged with wire fraud conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to commit insider trading i...
22 Jul, 2022, 11.43 AM IST
Indian-origin man arraigned on charges linked to IRS fraud schemeAshokkumar Patel, who also went by the name of Andy Patel, 28, of Illinois was indicted this month on one count of conspiracy to commit wir...
29 Jun, 2018, 01.11 PM IST
- Former Citi executive charged with $19 mn fraud in US
A former top executive of Citigroup has been charged for allegedly siphoning off more than USD 19 million from the bank, the latest in a st...
28 Jun, 2011, 07.12 PM IST