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Indian-Origin Man Gets 6 Years Jail In $2 Million Call Centre Fraud In US
An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over six years in prison for his involvement in a nearly $2 million scheme to defraud senior citizens by using call centres abroad.
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2 Indian Students Arrested For Scamming Elderly Person In US
Two Indian citizens on student visas in the US have been arrested for scamming an elderly individual and charged with theft, according to authorities.
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Donald Trump Now Wants To Deport US Citizens And Jail Them In Foreign Prisons
The idea of outsourcing US prison operations to El Salvador is not new. In February, Bukele posted on social media about his country's offer to take in convicted US citizens, including those with violent offenses, in exchange for a fee.
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"Would Love It": Trump On Sending US 'Criminals' To El Salvador Jails
President Donald Trump stepped up his extraordinary threats to send Americans to foreign jails, saying Tuesday he would love to deport "homegrown" US citizens who commit violent crimes to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador.
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Factbox: These Americans Are Imprisoned In Russia
Russia has freed Marc Fogel, a U.S. schoolteacher and former employee of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, who had been serving a 14-year sentence for drug smuggling after being caught in possession of a small amount of marijuana.
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Russia Jails US Citizen For 15 Years Over Espionage Of Biotechnology Secrets
Eugene Spector, a US citizen jailed for a total of 15 years this week after a Moscow court convicted him of espionage, was found guilty of passing biotechnology secrets to the United States, Russia's FSB security service said on Friday.
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Russia Sentences Ex-US Paratrooper To 13 Years In Jail On Drug Charges
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced U.S. citizen Michael Travis Leake to 13 years in prison on drug smuggling charges, Moscow's court service said in a statement.
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Russia Jails US Citizen After Finding Him Guilty Of Trying To Sell Drugs
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced U.S. citizen Robert Romanov Woodland to 12-1/2 years in a maximum security penal colony after finding him guilty of attempting to sell drugs, Woodland's lawyer and Moscow prosecutors said.
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US Envoy Visits Reporter Accused Of Spying In Russia Jail
The United States embassy in Moscow said on Friday that Ambassador Lynne Tracy had visited Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a US citizen detained in Russia on spying charges.
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Biden Grants Clemency To 5 Jailed Iranians As US Confirms Prisoner Swap
A US official said that seven US citizens were on a Qatari plane that departed Iran. They include three previously identified Americans -- Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, and Emad Sharqi -- and two who wish to remain anonymous.
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Detained US Spy Lured Officials In "Honey Traps": China
Beijing said Monday that a US citizen jailed for life for espionage lured Chinese officials into bugged hotels and used "honey traps" to blackmail them into spying for Washington.
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China Jails 78-Year-Old US Man For Life On Espionage Charges
China has sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison for espionage, a court statement said Monday.
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Indian National Jailed For 33 Months In US For Defrauding American People
An Indian national in the US has been sentenced to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay USD 2.4 million for defrauding elderly people in America.
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Saudi Arabia Releases US Citizen Jailed Over Tweets Against Kingdom
Saad Ibrahim Almadi, who also has Saudi citizenship, was arrested in November 2021 when he arrived in Riyadh from Florida to visit his family.
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Indian Gets 29 Months In Jail In US For Role In Call Centre Scam
An Indian citizen has been sentenced to 29-month of imprisonment for being involved in a call centre scam.
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Indian-Origin Man Gets 6 Years Jail In $2 Million Call Centre Fraud In US
An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to over six years in prison for his involvement in a nearly $2 million scheme to defraud senior citizens by using call centres abroad.
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2 Indian Students Arrested For Scamming Elderly Person In US
Two Indian citizens on student visas in the US have been arrested for scamming an elderly individual and charged with theft, according to authorities.
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Donald Trump Now Wants To Deport US Citizens And Jail Them In Foreign Prisons
The idea of outsourcing US prison operations to El Salvador is not new. In February, Bukele posted on social media about his country's offer to take in convicted US citizens, including those with violent offenses, in exchange for a fee.
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"Would Love It": Trump On Sending US 'Criminals' To El Salvador Jails
President Donald Trump stepped up his extraordinary threats to send Americans to foreign jails, saying Tuesday he would love to deport "homegrown" US citizens who commit violent crimes to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador.
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Factbox: These Americans Are Imprisoned In Russia
Russia has freed Marc Fogel, a U.S. schoolteacher and former employee of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, who had been serving a 14-year sentence for drug smuggling after being caught in possession of a small amount of marijuana.
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Russia Jails US Citizen For 15 Years Over Espionage Of Biotechnology Secrets
Eugene Spector, a US citizen jailed for a total of 15 years this week after a Moscow court convicted him of espionage, was found guilty of passing biotechnology secrets to the United States, Russia's FSB security service said on Friday.
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Russia Sentences Ex-US Paratrooper To 13 Years In Jail On Drug Charges
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced U.S. citizen Michael Travis Leake to 13 years in prison on drug smuggling charges, Moscow's court service said in a statement.
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Russia Jails US Citizen After Finding Him Guilty Of Trying To Sell Drugs
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced U.S. citizen Robert Romanov Woodland to 12-1/2 years in a maximum security penal colony after finding him guilty of attempting to sell drugs, Woodland's lawyer and Moscow prosecutors said.
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US Envoy Visits Reporter Accused Of Spying In Russia Jail
The United States embassy in Moscow said on Friday that Ambassador Lynne Tracy had visited Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a US citizen detained in Russia on spying charges.
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Biden Grants Clemency To 5 Jailed Iranians As US Confirms Prisoner Swap
A US official said that seven US citizens were on a Qatari plane that departed Iran. They include three previously identified Americans -- Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, and Emad Sharqi -- and two who wish to remain anonymous.
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Detained US Spy Lured Officials In "Honey Traps": China
Beijing said Monday that a US citizen jailed for life for espionage lured Chinese officials into bugged hotels and used "honey traps" to blackmail them into spying for Washington.
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China Jails 78-Year-Old US Man For Life On Espionage Charges
China has sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison for espionage, a court statement said Monday.
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Indian National Jailed For 33 Months In US For Defrauding American People
An Indian national in the US has been sentenced to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay USD 2.4 million for defrauding elderly people in America.
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Saudi Arabia Releases US Citizen Jailed Over Tweets Against Kingdom
Saad Ibrahim Almadi, who also has Saudi citizenship, was arrested in November 2021 when he arrived in Riyadh from Florida to visit his family.
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Indian Gets 29 Months In Jail In US For Role In Call Centre Scam
An Indian citizen has been sentenced to 29-month of imprisonment for being involved in a call centre scam.
