{
  "id": 17209649,
  "title": "Court extends physical remand of prime suspect in Rs35 billion counterfeit US postage stamp scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/court-extends-physical-remand-of-prime-suspect-in-rs35-billion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T10:09:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1574334/court-extends-physical-remand-of-prime-suspect-in-rs35-billion-counterfeit-us-postage-stamp-scam/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A judicial magistrate in Lahore has granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) a four-day extension of the physical remand for prime suspect Faheem Akram and co-suspect Naeem. Magistrate Naeem Wattoo granted the request after the suspects were produced following the expiration of a previous remand period. The investigating officer has been directed to produce the suspects again on Nov. 3.\n\nThe case involves a Rs35 billion ($126 million) fraud concerning the online sale of counterfeit US postage stamps. According to Dawn, Akram allegedly operated a website since August 2023 that sold more than five million counterfeit postage labels. US prosecutors allege the labels were sold for approximately $2 each regardless of package size or destination, causing losses of more than $126 million to the US Postal Service.\n\nDawn reports that Akram, a resident of Khanewal, was arrested in Lahore. The US Department of Justice stated that Akram was indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida in September 2026. A US court order has authorized the shutdown and seizure of the website used in the scheme.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Court grants NCCIA four-day physical remand of suspect in counterfeit US postage stamp scam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/court-grants-nccia-four-day-physical-remand-of-suspect-in-counterfeit",
        "published": "2026-10-30T08:42:30.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}