A man from Andhra Pradesh, Pullaiah, was arrested on March 24 in Bengaluru for his involvement in a chit fund scam in Hyderabad’s SR Nagar and Madhura Nagar. The accused, …
Ponzi Scam
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Money-Laundering ScamsPonzi Scam
Harsatinder Pal Singh Hayer Arrested in Rs 48,000 Crore PACL Ponzi Scheme
by Ananya MehtaHarsatinder Pal Singh Hayer, the son-in-law of the late Nirmal Singh Bhangoo, founder of the Pearls Group, has been arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for his …
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Elana Cohen-Roth Found Guilty of Defrauding Elderly Santa Rosa Woman in $1.5M Ponzi Scheme
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (CBS12) — Elana Cohen-Roth, an 80-year-old former IRS field agent, was found guilty Thursday of defrauding a 73-year-old Santa Rosa woman out of more than $1.5 million …
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LOS ANGELES (WLUK) — John Robert Leake, a former Green Bay Packers linebacker, was sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison for his role in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded …
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Investment ScamsPonzi Scam
Santosh Kumar Acharya Arrested for Orchestrating Rs 100 Crore Investment Fraud
by Ananya MehtaSambalpur police arrested Santosh Kumar Acharya, 42, on Monday for allegedly orchestrating an investment fraud amounting to approximately Rs 100 crore. The fraud affected hundreds of investors across western Odisha, …
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Money-Laundering ScamsPonzi Scam
ED Arrests Jawahar Lal Shah in Connection with Ponzi Scheme in Bihar
by Ananya MehtaThe Enforcement Directorate (ED), Patna Zonal Office, arrested Jawahar Lal Shah under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a Ponzi scheme. Shah …
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MIDC police arrested Vinay Kamble (45), a Kharghar resident, for allegedly operating a Ponzi scam where investors were promised returns of 15% on their investments. Kamble collected approximately Rs 50 …
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Wilmington, N.C. — Willard Sutton, 64, of Winterville, North Carolina, has pled guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 60 investors of over $8 million. Sutton, a …