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4 Indi-Americans nabbed
New York, Sep 9: Four Indian-Americans have been arrested and charged with illegally processing more than $600 million through unlicensed money transmitting businesses in New York. Raj Vaidya, 26; Rakesh Vaidya, 51; Shrey Vaidya, 23; and Neel Patel, 26, from New Jersey were charged on Thursday with one count of operating and aiding and abetting the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business, US Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. A fifth person Youssef Janfar, 57, from Great Neck, New York, was also arrested and charged, the attorney said. According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Raj, Rakesh, Shrey and Neel were operating numerous purported diamond, gold, and jewellery companies in New York City’s Diamond District since 2019. The defendants used these companies and other entities as fronts to conduct hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal financial transactions for customers – including converting cash to checks or wire transfers – in exchange for substantial fees.. They also moved millions of dollars in cash in a single day. (IANS)

 

Over 80K people evacuated
Guangzhou, Sep 9: Over 80,000 people in south China’s Guangdong Province have been evacuated to safety due to heavy rainfall and flooding, according to the provincial flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters. Typhoon Haikui and monsoon have brought torrential rains to many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region since Thursday, causing urban flooding, landslides, road closures and other hazardous situations. The provincial disaster reduction commission raised the emergency disaster relief response to Level II at 6 p.m. on Friday, and 15 cities have initiated flood control emergency responses, Xinhua news agency reported. Schools have been suspended across the cities of Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Jiangmen, and in some parts of Foshan, Dongguan and Guangzhou. A total of 47 rail services have been suspended, and traffic controls have been implemented, including the closure of 79 road sections, six toll booths and a bridge. According to the Guangdong Provincial Meteorological Bureau, heavy or exceptionally heavy rains will lash western parts of Guangdong. (IANS)

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