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Gatamadani, India's second richest man and seven other Indian businessmen were charged by American prosecutors with securities and wire fraud

in connection to a solar energy project. Prosecutors alleged that he and his associates

bribed Indian officials to the tune of $250 million to secure contracts for the project.

Then raised capital from American investors,

quote, on the basis of false statements about bribery and corruption.

America agreed to supply Ukraine with anti-personnel landmines to slow its advance into the country.

It had previously provided only mines that target

armed vehicles to reduce the risk to civilians. But as Russia deploys more ground troops,

Ukraine needs the weapons to, quote, slow down that effort, said Lloyd Austin, the defense

secretary. The decision follows one on Sunday, lifting restrictions

on long-range missiles. America's House Congressional Ethics Panel did not agree to release a

report into alleged sexual misconduct by Matt Gates, Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General. On Wednesday, ABC News reported

that Mr. Gates paid two women, now witnesses in the probe, more than $10,000, some payments were

apparently for sex. Mr. Gates, whose appointment could be blocked by the Senate, has repeatedly denied all allegations.

Bill Huang was sentenced to 18 years in American prison for the fraud he perpetrated at his

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