A former South African Revenue Service (SARS) employee and registered tax practitioner, Michael Benson, has been sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty of a large-scale VAT …
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Government scam
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The primary suspect in aRs5.74 crore government procurement scam dating back to 2011 has been apprehended in Patna, Bihar. The fraud involved the supply of JODW bags, which are used …
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A Glendale man is set to be sentenced on March 2 after admitting to his role in a scheme that attempted to fraudulently obtain more than $1.9 million in federal …
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The Maharashtra GST department has arrested three businessmen in connection with separate Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraud cases amounting to over Rs 180 crore. Rachna Prabhatkumar Maheshwari, director of Narwhal …
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EAST LONDON, South Africa — The East London Regional Court on 3 October 2025 convicted four former Ngqushwa municipal officials of fraud and contraventions of the Municipal Financial Management Act …
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In a crackdown on corruption, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Friday arrested Patwari Sarabjit Singh, posted at Circle Golward, Village Bala Chak, District Tarn Taran, while accepting the second …
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Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested two senior Excise Department officials, including Keonjhar Excise Superintendent Sitarani Pattayat, for allegedly accepting a bribe from a licensed liquor vendor in exchange for allowing …
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MARYLAND — A Nigerian national, Temitope Bashua, 29, has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for his role in a scam …
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Hailakandi police have arrested six individuals in connection with a fake birth certificate scam that reportedly generated over 106 bogus certificates. The arrested suspects are Hossain Ahmed Barubhuiyan, Sirajul Islam …
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The Chief Minister’s Vigilance Cell of Assam has arrested two officers of the Tourism Department in connection with a recruitment scam dating back to 2012–13. Assistant Tourism Officers Pranjal Bora …
by Ananya Mehta