‘Indian couple faces five years in prison for fraud

Maruthi Manney was convicted on one count of wire fraud and eight counts of mail fraud, while his wife was convicted of mail fraud but acquitted on the wire fraud charge. Prosecutors said the Maryland-based couple routinely processed claims and printed cheques but failed to mail them out. Manney invested $500,000 from plan funds in another venture, used $12,000 for a holiday party and spent roughly $7,000 on tickets for football matches. ‘‘The victims paid for health insurance coverage that Maruthi Manney and Lakshmi Manney never intended to provide,’’ Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said in a statement.