Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad Contacted Extortion Network of Ex-Olivet University Students: Report
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Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad was reportedly contacted an extortion network of former Olivet University students who provided false testimonies about the school.
Sources revealed to HNGN that the Newsweek CEO personally contacted former students who were in contact with a "troublesome" coed at the same university.
This coed, Rebecca Singh, has been identified as having "triggered" the human trafficking investigation at the Christian university in California, by making false accusations.
HNGN was able to identify the student as the source of false accusations due to a tip from a Newsweek reporter.
Singh reportedly dropped out of Olivet before connecting to an extortion network that would provide false allegations against the university in exchange for a U.S. permanent resident status.
According to sources, Singh had been "erratic" and "troublesome" during her time at Olivet University before making false claims that resulted in the raid of the university.
One Olivet alumnus, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, told HNGN that Singh often stole money and personal items from other students. The alumnus remained anonymous due to fear of retribution and harassment by the Newsweek CEO and his team of reporters.
Singh attempted to stay longer in the U.S. by transferring to another college. When she left the campus, she then provided false claims to the federal government, which prompted an investigation of Olivet University.
Another Olivet alumnus also revealed that Singh made a pact with former Olivet students living in Venezuela after leaving the campus. These former students reportedly agreed to make false accusations against the university together.
The alumnus noted that these former students from Venezuela also extorted money from the university.
According to the HNGN report, Pragad immediately contacted the sources behind those alleging "human trafficking" and "visa fraud" at Olivet University after Newsweek wrote about the issue in the April 22 article.
This connection was allegedly made possible by Pragad's personal involvement with the story's subject matter. He reportedly had a personal connection with people in India who know Singh and even provided these sources to Newsweek reporters.
Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad Weaponizing Newsroom
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An HNGN report noted that Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad had been unethically weaponizing the newsroom to gain leverage in a business dispute.
The report described this business dispute as culminating in a lawsuit that claims IBT Media is the "rightful and legal" owner of Newsweek, with Pragad supposedly transferring ownership as a "facade." Pragad had threatened to harm Newsweek shareholder Johnathan Davis by attacking the university where Davis' wife had once served as president.
According to the report, Pragad paid nothing for Newsweek while priding himself as the man who "saved the news." He never consummated the said contract to purchase shares of Newsweek.
Pragad became the CEO of IBT Media in 2016 after being hired by the owners Etienne Uzac and Johnathan Davis. He was an employee at the time and not a shareholder.
In an IBT Media lawsuit, it alleges that Davis, Uzac, and Pragad had agreed privately that Pragad would return his shares to Uzac as soon as Newsweek's legal troubles had settled down, according to a Newsweek report.
Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad Threats
Dev Pragad allegedly started issuing threats in early 2022 against Newsweek shareholder Davis. Pragad threatened to unleash the media outlet's reporters against Davis if he did not give Pragad the company.
An anonymous source told HNGN that Pragad told a friend that he was "inseparable from Newsweek," adding that he would "detonate a nuclear bomb and kill Davis and his associates."
The Newsweek CEO also said he has "a lot of lawyers," and that his rivals would be like "puppies in front of a machine gun." He also threatened those who opposed him with a "congressional" investigation if he did not get the deal he wanted.
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