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Indo-Canadian charged in California for alleged multimillion ponzi scheme A former Indo-Canadian resident of the Ritz-Carlton Residences at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles was arrested on federal wire fraud charges that allege he defrauded investors out of more than $5 million in a Ponzi scheme, deceiving one investor by falsely telling him that NBA stars such as Stephen Curry would be endorsing one of his beverage products. Khemraj Dave Hardat, 50, a Canadian national who has been living in the Los Angeles area on an expired tourist visa, was arrested Nov. 27, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the criminal complaint filed in this case says that over the course of approximately 3½ years, Hardat allegedly duped at least seven victims into wiring him a total of more than $5 million. Rather than invest these funds in the businesses Hardat claimed to run, he allegedly used the m...

John Kapoor, Indian-American billionaire in Arizona arrested and charged with racketeering,Billionaire drug executive with Chicago ties is charged with bribing doctors to prescribe opioid

John Kapoor has been charged with leading a nationwide conspiracy to bribe doctors and pharmacists to overprescribe an opioid pain drug made by another company he founded. Kapoor is the longtime chairman of the board at Akorn, which is in the process of being acquired by German health care company Fresenius Kabi for $4.3 billion. (Oct. 30, 2017) Billionaire drug executive  with Chicago ties is  charged with bribing  doctors to prescribe opioid John Kapoor, chairman of the board of Lake Forest-based Akorn Pharmaceuticals, has been charged with leading a nationwide conspiracy to bribe doctors and pharmacists to overprescribe an opioid pain drug made by another company he founded. Kapoor, 74, founder of Insys Therapeutics, and a group of his colleagues at that company were charged Thursday with pushing prescriptions for the highly addictive drug Subsys the same day that President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency. Ka...

Sachin Karnik, 47, Newark, Indian American Psychotherapist with meditation center suspended after reports of fraud and sexual abuse

Sachin Karnik, Indian American, Newark psychotherapist suspended after reports of fraud, inappropriate patient relationship Courtesy Delaware on line A clinical social worker practicing in Newark had his licenses suspended following criminal and ethics complaints alleging fraud and inappropriate conduct with a patient. Sachin Karnik, owner of Psychotherapeutic Meditation Center, lost his license to practice clinical social work in March, according to the state  Board of Clinical Social Work Examiners . On Tuesday, the secretary of state suspended Karnik's chemical dependency counseling license. State investigators brought reports to Delaware medical licensing boards and regulators detailing crimes and personal and sexual relationships.  Karnick also was a psychotherapist and chemical dependency professional specializing in addiction treatment for Brandywine Counseling Community Services...