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Indian-Origin Man Sentenced in $2M Call Centre Fraud Targeting US Senior Citizens - The Statesman
- In December 2023, Pranav Patel, a 33-year-old man from New Jersey, was arrested in Hillsborough County, Florida after picking up a package he believed contained gold as part of a fraud scheme targeting senior citizens.
- Patel served as a money mule in a conspiracy from October to December 2023, where co-conspirators operating call centers abroad impersonated government agents and threatened victims with arrest to coerce payments.
- The scheme defrauded elderly victims along the U.S. East Coast, forcing some to sell their homes or rely solely on Social Security, while Patel traveled to collect money and gold for safekeeping.
- U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Patel to 75 months in federal prison on Wednesday and ordered him to forfeit $1,791,301, the illicit proceeds from the scheme.
- The case highlights the serious impact of fraud on vulnerable seniors, with Robert Engel of the U.S. Secret Service calling it "despicable" to prey on unsuspecting elderly victims for their savings.
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N.J. man who helped scam $1.8M from senior citizens sentenced to prison
A New Jersey man has been sentenced to six years and three months in federal prison for taking part in a scam that stole nearly $1.8 million from senior citizens. Pranav Patel, 33, worked as the “money mule” in the scheme, driving along the East Coast to pick up money from victims, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida said.
$2m call centre fraud: Indian-origin man jailed in US; duped senior citizens as 'money mule'
An Indian-origin man was sentenced to six years and three months imprisonment in a fraud scheme targeting senior citizens. The US District Judge William F Jung has ordered Pranav Patel to forfeit the amount of $1,791,301, the proceeds of the offense. Court records reveal that between October and December 2023, Patel participated
New Jersey Man Gets 6 Years In Federal Prison For Elder Fraud Scheme In Florida
A New Jersey man, Pranav Patel, 33, has been sentenced to six years and three months in federal prison for his role in a widespread conspiracy to commit money laundering, targeting vulnerable senior citizens. U.S. District Judge William F. Jung handed down the sentence Wednesday, which also includes an order of forfeiture totaling $1,791,301, representing […] New Jersey Man Gets 6 Years In Federal Prison For Elder Fraud Scheme In Florida
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