Mehul Choksi granted Antigua citizenship in November 2017
Antigua & Barbuda authorities have confirmed that Mehul Choksi, an accused in the $2.1-billion PNB scam, was granted citizenship in November 2017. Choksi took the oath of allegiance in Antigua on January 15 this year, two weeks before the CBI filed its first case. Authorities further said that Choksi's application was subject to "robust due diligence international investigation."