As tourists throng Uttarakhand’s Nainital, fear of third wave lingers in the air
As tourists throng Uttarakhand’s Nainital, fear of third wave lingers in the air
As Nainital witnesses a massive influx of tourists following the ease in Covid-19 restrictions by the Uttarakhand government, the fear of third wave of pandemic looms large in the air.
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UPDATED: July 7, 2021 07:47 IST
After months of being cooped up in their homes, people are now making a beeline to the hill stations in what many are calling revenge tourism . (Photo: Aishwarya Paliwal)
Uttarakhand has seen a rapid rise in the inflow of tourists after the state government eased restrictions imposed in the state to curb the spread of coronavirus infection. With the massive increase in footfalls, the fear of third wave of the pandemic looms large as tourists show a lackadaisical attitude towards following Covid-19 protocols.
The U.S. Justice Department said 55-year-old Dinesh Sah, of Coppell, admitted to submitting 15 fraudulent applications for loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.
COPPELL, Texas – An Indo-American man from North Texas pleaded guilty to using millions of dollars meant for businesses affected by the pandemic to buy homes and cars.
The U.S. Justice Department said 55-year-old Dinesh Sah, of Coppell, admitted to submitting 15 fraudulent applications for loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.
Sah received nearly $25 million in loans he said would be used to pay employees and help his businesses survive, reported Fox 4 News.
Instead, prosecutors said he used the money to buy homes in Texas and California, as well as luxury cars, including a Bentley convertible.
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Indian-American pleads guilty to Covid relief fraud
Washington– A Texas-based Indian-American man has pleaded guilty to a $24.8 million Covid-19 relief fraud scheme, according to media reports.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Justice Department said that Dinesh Sah, 55, admitted that he submitted 15 fraudulent applications under the names of various purported businesses that he owned or controlled, to eight different lenders, the American Bazaar reported.
Sah claimed that these businesses had numerous employees and hundreds of thousands of dollars in payroll expenses when, in fact, no business had employees or paid wages consistent with the amounts claimed in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applications.
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