By Victoria Vesovski, Moneywise | The behind-the-scenes reality wasn’t nearly as glamorous as the show they put on. Sidhartha “Sammy” Mukherjee and his wife Sunita built their reputation as Bollywood-style performers. Beloved in the community, the couple were more than just entertainers — they were stars.
But now, investigators say they played a much darker role, one rooted not in music but in manipulation. Authorities believe more than 100 investors may have handed over money to Mukherjee for real estate deals that never existed. When dividend cheques started to bounce, suspicions grew.
“They will make you believe that they are very successful businesspeople,” Terry Parvaga, an alleged fraud victim, told CBS News. “But they will take every single penny you have.”
At first, police dismissed the complaints as civil disputes. Then a couple came forward, claiming they lost $325,000 in an investment scheme. That’s when Detective Brian Brennan of the Euless Police Department took a closer look.
“As I got into the case and dug into it, we realized that this was a lot larger than what initially was reported,” Brennan said.
Here’s how it all unraveled.
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