US warns of more violence over anti-Islam video
September 14th, 2012 - 10:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) With anti-US protests over an anti-Islam video spreading to 11 nations, Washington braced for a growing furore threatening US interests abroad and at home ahead of ... Read more...
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Four Iranians get death for $2.3 bn bank fraud
July 31st, 2012 - 9:39 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four Iranian citizens charged with defrauding Iranian banks of $2.3 billion have been sentenced to death, the Mehr news agency reported."The convicts will be informed ... Read more...
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Russian jailed in US for bank fraud
March 25th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A US federal court in New York sentenced a Russian national to two years in prison for his involvement in a global bank fraud scheme ... Read more...
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Russian official charged for $14 mn bank fraud
March 13th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian authorities Monday charged a top state bank official over $14 million fraud.According to the interior affairs ministry, Russian law enforcement officials have formally presented ... Read more...
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Iran tries 32 for $2.6 bn bank fraud
February 18th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 18 (IANS) Thirty-two people were tried in an Iranian court Saturday for cheating banks out of $2.6 billion, the official media reported.They could face death if convicted, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Gilani ex-aide jailed for bank fraud
January 26th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's former media coordinator Khurram Rasool was sentenced to four years in imprisonment Thursday in a bank fraud case by ... Read more...
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50 indicted in Iran’s biggest ever banking scam
November 28th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by BNO News
TEHRAN (BNO NEWS) -- Iranian prosecutors have indicted 50 people in connection with the largest bank fraud in the country's history, officials said on Monday. Dozens more are still being investigated and ... Read more...
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India Inc. goes after $5-bn fake, smuggled goods threat
November 10th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) With losses due to counterfeiting, smuggling, tax evasion and branding frauds estimated at $5 billion annually - 20 percent of road accidents in India are ... Read more...
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Iran arrests 19 for bank fraud
September 20th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Sep 20 (IANS) Iran has arrested 19 people for swindling banks of nearly $2.6 billion, Xinhua reported.The accused were operating under the firm Amir Mansour Aria. It's considered one ... Read more...
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Indian running online dating scam gets 42 months’ jail in US
April 8th, 2011 - 9:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 8 (IANS) An Indian accused of meeting women on dating websites, pretending to be a high-powered financier and then seducing them, has been sentenced to a maximum of ... Read more...
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Russian woman charged with $3m computer scam dubbed ‘world’s sexiest hacker’
October 14th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): A Russian student, who has been accused of a plot to defraud British and U.S. banks of millions, has been dubbed as the 'world's sexiest computer hacker'.Kristina Svechinskaya, ... Read more...
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25 Russians charged in US banking fraud
October 2nd, 2010 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Twenty-five Russians have been charged in a banking fraud case in the US, the attorney's office for the southern district of New York said Friday.The Russians ... Read more...
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British teenagers held for online bank fraud
July 3rd, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS) Two British teenagers have been arrested for selling bank account details hacked from personal computers across the world through internet.
Details of more than 65,000 bank accounts hacked from ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi Police foil $14 bn bank fraud
June 6th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 6 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Police and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Central Bank have foiled a fraud attempt worth 52.7 billion dirhams ($14.4 billion) directed at the bank. ... Read more...
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Vivid colours of butterflies could help cut bank fraud
May 31st, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a way of mimicking the stunningly bright and beautiful colours found on the wings of tropical butterflies. The findings could help make bank notes and ... Read more...
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Indo-Canadian MP named in $120 mn bank fraud
May 6th, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 6 (IANS) Devinder Shory, Canada's newest MP of Indian origin, has been named in a $120 million mortgage fraud.
Shory, 51, who was elected to the Canadian parliament for the first ... Read more...
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Congress slams Reddy brothers for continuing as ministers
May 3rd, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Congress Monday slammed Reddy brothers, the mining barons who are ministers in Karnataka, and a few of their colleagues for continuing in the state's Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Two Illinois men indicted for $56 million bank fraud
April 20th, 2010 - 2:15 am ICT by BNO News
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (BNO NEWS) – Two Illinois men were indicted on federal fraud charges related to financial transactions that allegedly caused the former CIB Bank in west suburban Hillside to lose approximately ... Read more...
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Former BJP MLA, 10 others charged in bank fraud
March 27th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 26 (IANS) A former Gujarat BJP lawmaker Dilip Patel and 10 others have been charge-sheeted in connection with a fraud in Anand-based Karamsad Co-operative Bank Ltd, police sources said Friday. ... Read more...
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Three Kentucky residents plead guilty to identity theft and wire fraud related charges
March 24th, 2010 - 3:50 am ICT by BNO News
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY (BNO NEWS) – Three Kentucky residents pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pass counterfeit checks, passing counterfeit instruments, conspiracy to pass counterfeit instruments and bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, prosecutors ... Read more...
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Two Florida men plead guilty to bank fraud and credit card conspiracy
March 23rd, 2010 - 4:34 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) – Two Florida men pleaded guilty to bank fraud and credit card conspiracy, prosecutors said Monday.Christopher James Wortham and William Frank Simmons, Jr., both residents of Fort Pierce, Florida, ... Read more...
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Seattle man sentenced for stealing a Veteran’s identity
March 20th, 2010 - 2:47 am ICT by BNO News
TACOMA, WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) – A Seattle resident was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for two counts of theft of public monies, access device fraud, ... Read more...
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Four Florida residents charged in $6 million mortgage fraud scheme
March 17th, 2010 - 3:39 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) – Four Florida residents were indicted on charges of a multimillion dollar mortgage fraud scheme, prosecutors said Tuesday.Maria L. Lozada, 40, of Miami, Carlos Cano, 53, of Delray Beach, ... Read more...
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Griswold, CT man sentenced for participating in bank fraud scheme
March 12th, 2010 - 6:04 am ICT by BNO News
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A Griswold, Connecticut man was sentenced on Thursday to three years of probation for his role in a bank fraud scheme, prosecutors announced.Kyle Seibert, 21, was ordered ... Read more...
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Kansas man charged for stealing $891,000 from his mother’s trust fund
March 12th, 2010 - 3:04 am ICT by BNO News
TOPEKA, KANSAS (BNO NEWS) – A Kansas man was charged for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his mother’s trust fund, prosecutors said Thursday.Kent Joseph Gockel, 52, of St. Mary’s, Kansas, ... Read more...
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St. Louis woman sentenced for role in bank fraud scheme
March 12th, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by BNO News
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (BNO NEWS) – A St. Louis, Missouri woman was sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for her role in a scheme to ... Read more...
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Romanian national convicted within ATM “skimming” scheme in Connecticut
March 11th, 2010 - 4:20 am ICT by BNO News
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A Romanian national was convicted for participating in a plot that “skimmed” ATM machines, resulting in thousands of dollars being lost, prosecutors said Wednesday.Victor Vasile Constantin, ... Read more...
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Coventry, CT man sentenced for participating in bank fraud scheme
March 10th, 2010 - 7:08 am ICT by BNO News
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A Coventry, Connecticut, man was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a bank fraud scheme, ... Read more...
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Sherman Oaks, CA man sentenced for bank fraud scheme
March 9th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) – A Sherman Oaks, California man was sentenced on Monday to 217 months, a little more than 18 years, in federal prison for his role in a bank ... Read more...
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Derby, NY man convicted of bank fraud while free on bond
March 9th, 2010 - 2:43 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – A Derby, New York man was convicted of bank fraud while he was free on bond, prosecutors said on Monday.Shane C. Buczek, 40, was found guilty ... Read more...
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Huxley, IA man sentenced for fraud charges
March 6th, 2010 - 6:57 am ICT by BNO News
DES MOINES, IOWA (BNO NEWS) – A Huxley, Iowa man was sentenced to 120 days of home confinement for charges of bank fraud, prosecutors said on Friday.Mark Ehresman, 35, devised and participated ... Read more...
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Two Miami, FL mortgage fraudsters sentenced to 45 months in prison
March 5th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) – Two Miami, Florida men on Thursday were sentenced to 45 months in prison followed by 5 years in supervised release for their participation in a bank fraud ... Read more...
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Kansas cattleman pleads guilty to bank fraud
March 5th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by BNO News
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS (BNO NEWS) – A Greeley, Kansas, cattleman pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud of more than $9 million, U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch announced on Thursday.Joseph C. Donohue, ... Read more...
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Five members sentenced for Kentucky bank fraud conspiracy
February 27th, 2010 - 3:23 am ICT by BNO News
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY (BNO NEWS) – Five Kentucky members of a fraudulent scheme were sentenced on Friday for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, prosecutors announced.Hai Yaun Zhao, aka Jin Jinshan, 29, of Erlanger, ... Read more...
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Two South Carolina residents sentenced for bank fraud
February 24th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by BNO News
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA (BNO NEWS) – Two South Carolina residents were sentenced to 40 months in prison and to pay $421,014 in restitution for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, prosecutors announced on ... Read more...
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