Nepalese Court Jails Former Ministers in Refugee Scam

A Nepalese court has sentenced two former ministers and 14 others to jail for their involvement in a scam that defrauded Nepali citizens by falsely promising them refugee status in the United States.

15 Jul, 03:06 — 15 Jul, 03:06

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Nepal court jails 2 former ministers, 14 others over refugee scam

A court in Nepal jailed two former government ministers after they were found guilty of forging documents to enable Nepali nationals to be resettled in the U.S. as Bhutanese refugees, a court document and lawyers said on ‌Wednesday. The district court in Kathmandu jailed former Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi for […]

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