Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officers Hamant Sharma and Yamini Sarangi appeared before the Lokayukta Monday to plead their cases in connection with an alleged scam in the purchase of PPE kits in Odisha.Hemant Sharma, the former head of the state level purchase committee and Sarangi who was the Managing Director of Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited…...
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A 51-year-old US citizen has been charged with running a diamond and cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scheme. Prosecutors claim that Jose Angel Aman, from Washington, DC., operated a fraudulent investment scheme across the United States and Canada, luring investors with promises of quick returns in the diamond trade.The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said on Friday that…...
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Nowadays, due to the increasing use of phone and internet banking, various types of cybercrimes are coming out. Till now it was advised by the bank not to share the PIN or OTP number of your debit/credit card with an unknown person. But now with more digital money transfer and wallet services available, fraudsters have…...
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TORONTO -- Police in Ontario have issued a warning about a recent wave of cottage rental scams that have taken advantage of people’s desires to get away from home during the pandemic. Interest in cottages has exploded over the summer and is expected to stay strong into the fall, and some criminals are trying to…...
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Bitcoin scams — including from fraudsters claiming to be police or the CRA — are on the rise in Regina.Author of the article:Heather PolischukPublishing date:Sep 11, 2020 • • 3 minute readSergeants Kelley Berting and Bryant Westerman with the Regina Police Service's Commercial Crimes Section with a poster warning the public about bitcoin scams currently…...
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The police in Delta State have illegally arrested seven persons and subsequently denied them access to their lawyers.SaharaReporters gathered that they were arrested on the orders of one Sunday Uwakegho, who is Senior Special Assistant on Security Matters to Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa. Those arrested include Sunday Okoro, Ayomanor Tobore, Romeo Okoro, Precious Oghaje, Blessing…...
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Kangana Ranaut and BMC have been locking horns for the past week and the civic body has already demolished the illegal portions of her office in Bandra. The actress has been actively speaking up about it on her social media claiming it to be injustice. It all started after the actress said that Mumbai felt…...
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The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates Tough new limits on social gatherings have come into force in the UK, meaning it is now illegal for groups of more than six to meet up. The “rule of six” kicked in at midnight across England, Wales and…...
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Lawyers say the release of teachers’ estimated percentage marks for Leaving Cert students on Monday is likely to result in a flurry of legal actions from parents whose children “lost out” under the calculated grades process. Around 60,000 Leaving Cert students will be entitled to access their school-issued grades online from 9am and appeal their…...
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Three federal judges have ruled that illegal aliens must be counted in congressional apportionment, a setback for President Trump’s administration that had sought to level the playing field in congress for states with few illegal aliens. In July, Trump issued a memorandum to exclude illegal aliens from congressional apportionment counts. The move would ensure American…...
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