New York, Jul 3 (PTI) A 50-year-old Indian-origin attorney and a former candidate for the US House of Representatives has been arrested in the US for allegedly defrauding an India-based company of more than USD 5 million and using client funds for personal expenses, the Department of Justice said.
Abhijit Das, aka “Beej”, of North Andover, was arrested last week after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on June 20 on ten counts of wire fraud for allegedly diverting funds from his clients’ accounts to other accounts and using the funds for personal expenses, including a yacht owned by one of his hotels, as well as USD 2.7 million for his home in Florida.
A former US House of Representatives candidate, Das was arrested in June 2021 for allegedly violating the Federal Election Campaign Act and false statements, the Department of Justice said in a press release last week.
