Indian national arrested in US over multi-million-dollar fraud targeting elderly
An Indian national, Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, 21, has been arrested in the US for his alleged involvement in a multi-million-dollar fraud targeting elderly victims. Goswami, a native of Gujarat who lived in Jersey City, New Jersey, was detained in Canada while attempting to flee to Qatar. He was charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
According to the criminal complaint, Goswami acted as a money mule, collecting cash and gold from nine elderly victims in New York and New Jersey, who lost a total of approximately USD 7.5 million.
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