# Bank employee faces charges for allegedly accessing 71-year-old's account and taking over $29,000

DOJ reports bank employee faces charges for allegedly accessing 71-year-old's account and taking $29,000.

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The U.S. Department of Justice reported on Friday that a financial institution employee faces charges for allegedly illegally accessing the bank account of a 71-year-old and appropriating more than $29,000. [^1]

Prosecutors alleged that the Sheth family used a network of companies and straw owners to conceal their control of hotels and obtain fresh financing even after earlier loans had gone into default. [^2]

The US Department of Justice filed a civil complaint against Pankaj Sheth, Rajan Sheth, five other relatives, 21 businesses, and eight associates regarding a scheme involving over $100 million in loans. [^3]

The US Department of Justice stated that information claiming a suspension of cooperation with Canadian authorities is false. [^4]

The Trump administration's Justice Department filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court to restrict mail-in voting. [^5]

James Howard Kunstler, in an opinion piece for Clusterfuck Nation, asserts that the Democratic Party is a racketeering operation run for the sole benefit of its members and to annihilate opponents, and that the phrase 'our democracy' is used as a war-cry. [^6]

Kunstler predicts that if President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, blue states may refuse to accept election results, and that this could lead to a new civil war. [^7]

Rajan Sheth publicly denied the allegations, stating through attorney Richard Scheff that the business is legitimate and the family looks forward to being vindicated at trial. [^8]

The complaint alleges that the Sheths falsified straw owners' management experience and personal financial statements, concealed ties to troubled businesses, and sometimes forged signatures to secure loans. [^9]

Reuters reported that The Wall Street Journal cited emails suggesting Linda Marshall, head of the antitrust division's international unit, ordered staff to stop interacting with Canada. [^10]

The US Department of Justice clarified that the management only requested a temporary delay of a scheduled meeting to allow for better preparation. [^11]

The emergency request was filed less than two months before the crucial US midterm elections. [^12]

## What this stands on

1. The U.S. Department of Justice reported on Friday that a financial institution employee faces charges for allegedly illegally accessing the bank account of a 71-year-old and appropriating more than $29,000. (elvocero.com, News)
2. Prosecutors alleged that the Sheth family used a network of companies and straw owners to conceal their control of hotels and obtain fresh financing even after earlier loans had gone into default. (The Times Of India, News)
3. The US Department of Justice filed a civil complaint against Pankaj Sheth, Rajan Sheth, five other relatives, 21 businesses, and eight associates regarding a scheme involving over $100 million in loans. (The Times Of India, News)
4. The US Department of Justice stated that information claiming a suspension of cooperation with Canadian authorities is false. (Lenta.ru, News)
5. The Trump administration's Justice Department filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court to restrict mail-in voting. (dw.com, News)
6. James Howard Kunstler, in an opinion piece for Clusterfuck Nation, asserts that the Democratic Party is a racketeering operation run for the sole benefit of its members and to annihilate opponents, and that the phrase 'our democracy' is used as a war-cry. (ZeroHedge, News)
7. Kunstler predicts that if President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, blue states may refuse to accept election results, and that this could lead to a new civil war. (ZeroHedge, News)
8. Rajan Sheth publicly denied the allegations, stating through attorney Richard Scheff that the business is legitimate and the family looks forward to being vindicated at trial. (The Times Of India, News)
9. The complaint alleges that the Sheths falsified straw owners' management experience and personal financial statements, concealed ties to troubled businesses, and sometimes forged signatures to secure loans. (The Times Of India, News)
10. Reuters reported that The Wall Street Journal cited emails suggesting Linda Marshall, head of the antitrust division's international unit, ordered staff to stop interacting with Canada. (Lenta.ru, News)
11. The US Department of Justice clarified that the management only requested a temporary delay of a scheduled meeting to allow for better preparation. (Lenta.ru, News)
12. The emergency request was filed less than two months before the crucial US midterm elections. (dw.com, News)

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