Fraud charge on Nirav Modi's brother
The Telegraph December 22, 2020 Nehal Modi, younger brother of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, has been indicted here on the charge of fraudulently obtaining diamonds worth over $2.6 million from one of the world’s biggest diamond companies in Manhattan. Nehal, 41, faces the charge of grand larceny in the first degree, Manhattan district attorney Cy Vance Jr said in a statement on Friday. “While diamonds may be forever, this flawed scheme was not, and now Modi will face the clarity of a New York Supreme Court indictment,” Vance said. Interpol had earlier issued a red-corner notice against Nehal on charges of money laundering that are being probed by India’s Enforcement Directorate. Nehal, a former member of Noble Titan Holdings, had allegedly made false representations to obtain over $2.6 million worth of diamonds from LLD Diamonds USA on favourable credit terms and consignment, and then liquidated the diamonds for his own ends. Vance’s statement said Nehal, “who comes from a we...