7 months ago
Dutch Trader Sues Ex-Associate for CIA Impersonation Fraud
A Dutch oil trader named Niels Troost is suing his former business partner, Gaurav Srivastava.
Troost says Srivastava lied about being a CIA spy to trick him into giving up control of his company.
Srivastava allegedly told big stories about secret missions, fake scars, and even being kidnapped by ISIS.
He also showed pictures with important politicians to seem more believable.
Troost says none of this is true and that Srivastava used these lies to get millions of dollars.
He even hired a fake intelligence group to spread more lies.
Troost wants to show that Srivastava is not a spy and never worked for the CIA.
Niels Troost sued Gaurav Srivastava for allegedly impersonating a CIA operative to take control of his $350 million company.
Srivastava claimed to be a deep-cover CIA operative with training at 'the Farm' in Virginia and fake battle scars.
Troost alleges Srivastava fabricated stories, including a fake ISIS kidnapping in the DRC in 2008, to manipulate him.
Srivastava allegedly used the deception to finance a lavish lifestyle, including a $24.5 million California mansion.
Troost claims Srivastava hired the Arkin Group, a private intelligence firm, to spread false stories about him.
- Who
- Niels Troost (plaintiff) and Gaurav Srivastava (defendant)
- What
- Lawsuit alleging fraud and impersonation of a CIA operative
- Where
- United States, with events in Virginia, California, and international locations
- When
- Filed under the RICO Act, specific date not mentioned
- Why
- To take control of Troost's $350 million company through deception
Key facts
- Plaintiff
- Niels Troost
- Defendant
- Gaurav Srivastava
- Company Value
- $350 million
- Alleged CIA Training Facility
- The Farm, Virginia
- Alleged Fake Kidnapping
- ISIS in 2008, DRC
- Alleged Mansion Purchase
- $24.5 million, California
- Private Intelligence Firm
- The Arkin Group, New York
Quotes
Niels Troost
Dutch-born oil trader and plaintiff in the lawsuit
“For more than five years, defendant Gaurav Srivastava led a criminal enterprise that stole and extorted tens of millions of dollars from plaintiffs and other victims based upon the false overarching narrative that Srivastava was a high-level non-official cover operative for the CIA.”
NDTV
“That was all a complete fiction. Srivastava is not a CIA operative—or an agent of any other US federal agency—and never has been. He's not even a US citizen. He's simply a fraud.”
NDTV
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