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This story is from October 23, 2021

Senior US dept of justice official Arun G Rao in Delhi for talks to tackle cyber frauds

Senior US dept of justice official Arun G Rao in Delhi for talks to tackle cyber frauds
Deputy assistant attorney general of the US department of justice civil division’s consumer protection branch, Arun G. Rao
Deputy assistant attorney general of the US department of justice civil division’s consumer protection branch, Arun G. Rao, who was in New Delhi earlier this week to meet Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials to further strengthen law enforcement cooperation, between India and the US; was picked by the Biden administration for the senior position, in April this year.

Rao - who has had a distinguished career in both the US private and public sectors - together with colleagues from his branch and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, discussed means for combating emerging crime trends, including fighting rising telemarketing fraud, with Indian counterparts. “In their meetings, the parties affirmed their shared commitment to strengthen cooperation in combating crime, specifically with respect to efforts to investigate and prosecute cyber-enabled financial frauds and global telemarketing frauds, including international robocalls and communications,” an official release from the US department of justice said.

They additionally discussed the need for continued cooperation in tackling emerging technology-based crimes through faster information exchange and evidence sharing, with a view to ensure security and protection of citizens of both jurisdictions.
A high-profile lawyer and an expert in hi-tech crime, Rao has earlier served as the president of Investigative Group International (IGI), a corporate investigations and risk advisory firm in Washington DC and principal of The Lenzner Firm, where he directed due diligence and corporate internal investigations and advised clients on crisis and risk management. From 2015 to 2017, he served as chief of the southern division of the US attorney’s office for the District of Maryland. He was also a deputy associate counsel in the
White House from 2012 to 2013, where he vetted President Barack Obama’s executive branch nominees (including candidates for the Cabinet and other Senate-confirmed positions). He joined the US department of justice in 2007 as an assistant US attorney in Tennessee (Memphis). Prior to working for the department of justice, Rao was assistant district attorney in the New York County district attorney’s office.
An adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University, he graduated from the University of Virginia and received a law degree from New York University school of law.
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