Indian man who fled US arrested on charges he helped scammers siphon $7.5 million from the elderly
US prosecutors charged Indian national Jay Goswami as a money mule who collected $7.5 million from nine elderly scam victims, now facing extradition from Canada.
US prosecutors charged 21-year-old Indian national Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami with wire fraud and money laundering for working as a money mule for India-based scammers. The scammers posed as law enforcement or government officials by phone and email, convincing at least nine elderly victims in New York and New Jersey to hand over $7,559,185 in cash, gold bars, and gift cards. Goswami collected the money and shipped it to India, allegedly earning about $90,000 while on a student visa at Fairleigh Dickinson University. After fleeing to Canada across the Peace Bridge, he was arrested at Toronto's airport and is awaiting extradition to the US.
- Goswami picked up cash, gold bars, and gift cards from victims and moved the funds to India.
- Scammers impersonated law enforcement or government officials, citing fake drug cases or stolen identities.
- He fled to Canada across the Peace Bridge and was arrested at a Toronto airport gate.
- He faces up to 20 years in prison; India and the US are targeting India-based scam centers.
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A Jersey City resident is facing charges for his alleged role as a money mule for overseas cyberscammers who stole millions from elderly New Yorkers. The Justice Department said Indian national Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, 21, was tasked with picking up money and gold from people who had been convinced by scammers to hand over their savings through a variety of scams.
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