{"id":1301779,"date":"2025-10-26T09:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T03:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1301779"},"modified":"2025-10-26T09:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T03:53:44","slug":"indian-techie-arrested-in-usa-for-doing-two-jobs-at-same-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/indian-techie-arrested-in-usa-for-doing-two-jobs-at-same-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Techie Arrested In USA For Doing Two Jobs At Same Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a shocking case of employment fraud, an Indian-origin man, <strong>Mehul Goswami<\/strong>, has been arrested in New York for allegedly working two full-time jobs at once and stealing <strong>$50,000<\/strong> from state funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.22.27-AM-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1301791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.22.27-AM-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.22.27-AM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.22.27-AM-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.22.27-AM-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.22.27-AM-2048x1150.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Goswami was employed remotely with the <strong>New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS)<\/strong> while simultaneously holding another full-time position in the nearby town of <strong>Malta<\/strong>. Authorities say he drew salaries from both positions without disclosing the dual employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Investigation and Legal Action<\/strong><br>The case was jointly investigated by the <strong>Saratoga County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/strong> and the <strong>New York State Inspector General\u2019s Office<\/strong>. Inspector General <strong>Lucy Lang<\/strong> condemned Goswami\u2019s actions, stating that his conduct was a \u201cserious breach of public trust.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWorking a second, full-time job while claiming to be working for the State is an abuse of public resources and taxpayer dollars,\u201d Lang said. Under New York\u2019s revised rules, Goswami\u2019s offense is <strong>non-bailable<\/strong>, and he faces up to <strong>15 years in prison<\/strong> if convicted of <strong>grand larceny<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moonlighting on the Rise<\/strong><br>Moonlighting\u2014holding multiple jobs simultaneously\u2014has seen a sharp rise globally. According to the <strong>US Department of Labor<\/strong>, over <strong>4 million Americans<\/strong> held two jobs in 2022, with hundreds of thousands working <strong>two full-time positions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trend is also catching on in <strong>India<\/strong>, especially in the <strong>IT sector<\/strong>, driven by low salary growth and rising living costs. Indian companies have begun tightening internal checks to curb undisclosed secondary employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/indian-origin-man-faces-15-years-in-jail-in-us-for-moonlighting-9507377\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a shocking case of employment fraud, an Indian-origin man, Mehul Goswami, has been arrested in New York for allegedly working two full-time jobs at once and stealing $50,000 from state funds. 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