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With no prior criminal history, Sarja will face probation under the state's sentencing guidelines, Douglas County District Court Judge Kay Huff said. He's scheduled to be sentenced July 2 (Representational image)

Indian-origin student who hacked computers to change his grades convicted of 4 felonies

Varun Sarja, 20, of Olathe, pleaded guilty on Friday to two counts of identity theft and two counts of unlawful computer acts.

19 May 2018 9:02 AM

The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil complaint on Thursday against Parmar, Zaharis and Chivukula. (Photo: Representational)

2 Indian-origin men among 3 charged in USD 200 mn fraud in US

Parmjit Parmar, 48, Ravi Chivukula, 44, Sotirios Zaharis, 51, all from New Jersey, are charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud.

17 May 2018 1:48 PM

All three of them are charged in a four-count indictment that in all carry 65 years in prison. (Photo: Representational)

Indian-origin man in US indicted in multi-million dollar cryptocurrency scam

Sohrab Sharma, Raymond Trapani and Robert Farkas were the three co-founders of a start-up company called Centra Tech.

15 May 2018 2:42 PM

131 Indians, 141 Somalis, 78 Poles, 47 Sri Lankans and 44 Nigerians were among the active gang members who had changed their nationality. (Representational)

131 Indian-origin Brits on UK's organised crime gangs list: report

Albanians are UK's largest foreign-born criminal group, followed by Pakistanis, who are involved in the wholesale supply of heroin.

11 May 2018 9:15 PM

The police noted that the interior of the home was in an "untidy state", which could indicate it had been searched, and they believed some items are missing. (Photo: Representational Image)

Indian-origin businessman charged with wife's murder in UK

Gurpreet Singh, 42, was charged on Wednesday by West Midlands Police detectives with the murder of 38-year-old Sarbjit Kaur.

10 May 2018 4:39 PM

Anilesh Ahuja, 49, of New York, the founder, chief executive officer, and chief investment officer of a New York-based investment firm that managed hedge funds focused on structured credit products.(Photo: File | Representational)

Two Indian-origin men charged with securities, wire fraud in US

In a separate action, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil charges against Ahuja, Majidi and Shor.

10 May 2018 12:32 PM

There has been a drop in the number of new H-1B beneficiaries from India, the official report has said. (Representational image: file)

Over 74 per cent H-1B visas given to Indians in last 2 years: US

China with a little over nine per cent, comes a distant second after India in terms of number of H-1B visas.

08 May 2018 8:53 AM

The indictments alleged that the doctors, working as contractors at various locations, created and distributed unlawful prescriptions for buprenorphine, known as Subutex and Suboxone, a drug that should be used to treat individuals with addiction. (Photo: Representational)

3 Indian-American physicians indicted for health care fraud in US

Physicians are part of Redirections Treatment Advocates, an opioid addiction treatment practice in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

04 May 2018 12:36 PM

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced the country's Home Office review of its handling of the so-called Windrush immigration scandal. (Photo: File)

New Windrush: UK launches review of immigration scandal; Indians most affected

UK PM said Home Secretary Sajid Javid 'will be commissioning full review of lessons learned, independent oversight and external challenge.'

03 May 2018 10:27 AM

Britain’s road investigators were told by Tesla engineers that the autopilot function, including traffic-aware cruise control and auto-steer, was only intended to assist a 'fully attentive driver'. (Photo: Representational Image | File)

Indian-origin Tesla owner banned for using autopilot on UK highway

Bhavesh Patel was spotted leaning back with his hands behind his head beside an empty driver’s seat as his Tesla S60 last year.

01 May 2018 6:26 PM

Seven other people inside the home were taken to local hospitals with serious but not life threatening injuries. (Photo: File | Representational)

Indian-origin woman, grandparents killed in New York fire

Harleen Maggo and her paternal grandparents Ragvir Kaur-Kainth, 82 and Pyara Kainth 87, died in the tragic incident late Saturday.

30 Apr 2018 12:55 PM

Ramesh Venkata Pothuru, 44, a former owner and operator of Virgo Inc. and Isync Solutions, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison following convictions for wire and visa fraud. (Photo: File)

Amid H-1B row, Indian-origin man jailed for wire, visa fraud in US

The man collected over USD 450,000 in illegal filing fees and related expenses from more than 100 fraudulent visas.

28 Apr 2018 1:28 PM

From 2008 to 2013, Dr Patel fraudulently obtained, or caused his clinic to obtain, at least $950,000 in payments from Medicare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, the indictment states. (Photo: Representational)

Indian-American doc indicted in Chicago for USD 1 million Medicare fraud

The indictment alleges Dr Pranav Patel submitted fraudulent claims for purported medical tests that were never performed.

28 Apr 2018 11:42 AM

According to the SEC's complaint, unsealed on March 22 in federal court in Brooklyn, Shah used Spark Trading Group to defraud more than 15 investors into contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars to two funds that he marketed. (Photo: File | Representational)

Indian-origin man charged with stealing more than USD 250,000 in Ponzi scheme

The SEC's Complaint charges Spark Trading and Shah with violations of the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws.

27 Apr 2018 1:40 PM

As the issue affects a large number of highly qualified India professionals, mostly women, the Indian Embassy, too, has been engaging with lawmakers and officials of the Trump Administration. (Photo: Representational)

US IT body oppose ban on H-4 visas for spouses of H-1B visa holders

Roughly 80 per cent of H-4 visa holders are women, and many had jobs in their own countries before coming to the US with their spouses.

25 Apr 2018 11:43 AM

'I don't think the older kids like being beaten by me. The Russians are the hardest to play against,' the nine-year-old said. (Photo: Facebook | Shreyas Royal)

9-year-old chess prodigy from India caught in visa battle in UK

Shreyas started playing the game at the age of five and went on to be named the world's youngest candidate master within months.

23 Apr 2018 10:39 AM

During the time the six officers were giving chase, Prasad pulled a gun from his waist area, pointed it in the direction of the officers and it appears he fired at least one round. (Photo: File/Representational)

Indian-American teenager shot dead for firing on police in US

The individual, identified as Nathaniel Prasad, 18, was shot dead on April 5, according to police report released on Thursday.

21 Apr 2018 9:53 AM

Family members have also requested the Indian government to bring back the man's body. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Family demands probe into Indian man's suicide at Japan's immigration centre

The man was detained by immigration officers at Japan's immigration detention centre for around nine months.

19 Apr 2018 7:06 PM

Anand Patel, popular among his friends by the name of Happy, came to the US along with his twin brother Akash Patel in 2009 for studies. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian-American entrepreneur among 6 dead in Arizona plane crash

The plane which was headed to Las Vegas crashed onto a Scottsdale golf course, some 15 minutes after takeoff from the city airport.

13 Apr 2018 9:01 PM

The Indian man had been detained in Japan for around ten months. (Photo: Representational)

Indian man dies in Japan's immigration detention centre's shower room

Guards at the facility found the man, who was in his 30s, in a shower room with a towel wrapped around his neck.

13 Apr 2018 6:58 PM

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