NY man accused of using ‘gold bar scam’ to steal $555,892 from Pennsylvania resident

New York Man Charged With Stealing Half a Million Dollars Worth of Gold Bars

A New York man was charged for allegedly being involved in the theft of more than $500,000 worth of gold bars from an elderly resident in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the Ephrata Police Department said. Zhong Ren, 44, of Brooklyn, New York, was charged on July 10 with multiple offenses, including theft by unlawful taking, criminal conspiracy of theft by deception, and impersonating a public servant. He was arrested after an elderly resident o…

New York Man Charged With Stealing Half A Million Dollars Worth Of Gold Bars

New York Man Charged With Stealing Half A Million Dollars Worth Of Gold Bars Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A New York man was charged for allegedly being involved in the theft of more than $500,000 worth of gold bars from an elderly resident in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the Ephrata Police Department said. Zhong Ren, 44, of Brooklyn, New York, was charged on July 10 with multiple offenses, including theft by unlawful taking…

Pennsylvania woman loses $555K in 'gold bar scam'

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A New York man is accused of stealing gold bars worth over half a million dollars from a resident in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, using a scam that authorities say is becoming increasingly common nationwide. The victim, described as an elderly woman by police in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, contacted authorities in April to report that someone stole $555,892 worth of gold bars. Popular yogurt recalled; could cont…

New York man stole over half a million dollars in gold bars from Ephrata woman: police

A New York man conspired to scam an Ephrata woman out of her life savings by impersonating a federal employee and convincing her to convert over $500,000 into gold bars,

Brooklyn man charged with stealing $500K worth of gold bars from elderly Pa victim

Investigators believe the suspect could be a member of an international criminal organization that perpetrates these types of scams.

NY man accused of using ‘gold bar scam’ to steal $555,892 from Pennsylvania resident

A New York man is accused of stealing $555,892 worth of gold bars from a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania resident using a scam that authorities say is becoming increasingly common nationwide.