According to a federal indictment, Mustafa Qadiri, 38, fraudulently obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase luxurious automobiles and take lavish holidays. Travel + Leisure Group’s model licensing efforts might be spearheaded by veteran licensing expert Phil Raso, who joins the corporate in a newly created role as Director of Brand Licensing. Raso shall be answerable for creating Travel + Leisure Group’s brand licensing long-term progress plan, growing its consumer products portfolio and expanding the company’s retail footprint. It is the latest title from the old Time Inc. empire that has been bought off by Meredith. Travel + Leisure was originally started by American Express, which operated it at the side of Food & Wine, Departures and other titles as a way to reach excessive-earnings readers who would presumably be using their AmEx cards. After 20 years of Time Inc. operating the magazines beneath a licensing deal, the 5 …