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Real estate fraud in USA lands two Fijians in jail

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Two Fiji nationals have been sentenced to prison in the USA for carrying out multi-million-dollar real estate fraud, the United States Attorney Generals Eastern District of California Office has reported. 52-year-old Jyoteshna Karan and 45-year-old Praveen Singh are both residing in Modesto, California. Acting United States Attorney Michele Beckwith announced that Ms Karan received three years and four months in prison, and Mr Singh received two…
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Fiji nationals jailed in the US for real estate fraud

Two Fiji nationals living in Modesto were sentenced to prison for leading a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme. According to The Sun, Jyoteshna Karan, 52, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison, while Praveen Singh, 45, will spend two years behind bars. The Court heard that from 2006 to 2015, Karan and Singh made straw purchases and short sales of around 15 homes from Modesto to Sacramento. A straw purchase is when someo…

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Real estate fraud in USA lands two Fijians in jail

Two Fiji nationals have been sentenced to prison in the USA for carrying out multi-million-dollar real estate fraud, the United States Attorney Generals Eastern District of California Office has reported. 52-year-old Jyoteshna Karan and 45-year-old Praveen Singh are both residing in Modesto, California. Acting United States Attorney Michele Beckwith announced that Ms Karan received three years and four months in prison, and Mr Singh received two…

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Fiji nationals in Modesto sentenced to prison for real estate fraud scheme

Two Fiji nationals living in Modesto were sentenced to prison for leading a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.  The big picture: Jyoteshna Karan, 52, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison, while Praveen Singh, 45, will spend two years behind bars.  Driving the news: From 2006 to 2015, Karan and Singh made straw purchases and short sales of around 15 homes from Modesto to Sacramento.  A straw purchase is when someone bu…

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The San Joaquin Valley Sun broke the news in on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
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