Authorities say guides would fake emergencies to bill international insurance for helicopter rescues and treatment.

An alleged $20 million insurance scam on Mount Everest saw climbers subjected to staged rescues and admitted to hospitals ...

Mount Everest guides have been accused of secretly drugging foreign climbers to trigger expensive aerial evacuations as part ...

Nepal's government has developed tough measures to stamp out insurance scams involving unnecessary helicopter rescues of ...

Kathmandu Police recently reopened old files related to a multi-million dollar insurance fraud allegedly committed by Mount Everest guides. In 2018, the Nepalese government uncovered a widespread ...

This week, officials in Nepal arrested 10 people in connection with the scam centred around Mount Everest, alleging the ...

EVEREST mountain guides have been accused of secretly poisoning climbers to trigger costly helicopter rescues as part of a ...

Australians reported more than $2 billion in scam losses in 2025, confirming fraud and cybercrime as ongoing areas of concern ...

Those involved allegedly fraudulently obtained at least $19.69 million in insurance payouts, according to police.

If you've ever dreamed of one day summiting Mt. Everest, the world's highest peak, you're going to want to make sure you know ...

In the months before his pal Eric Adams became mayor and made him chief of staff, Brooklyn attorney Frank Carone was hustling ...

Once struck down by induced sickness, trekkers were forced to agree to costly emergency helicopter evacuations ...