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Indian Man Pleads Guilty To Duping US Telephone Providers, Insurance Firms
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Indian Man Pleads Guilty To Duping US Telephone Providers, Insurance Firms

[ad_1] The man was involved in a widespread scheme to defraud cellular telephone providers.Washington: An Indian national on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the charges of defrauding various telephone providers and insurance companies of millions of dollars by using stolen or fake identities to submit fraudulent claims for replacement cellular devices and then reselling those devices outside the United States, a US attorney said.US Attorney Philip R Sellinger said Parag Bhavsar, 42, of Newark, pleaded guilty before US District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit interstate transfer of stolen property.Sentencing is scheduled for January 3 next year.According to documents, from June 2013 th...