Indian National Sentenced to 8 Years in US for Elderly Fraud Scheme
Ahmed Maqbul Syed, a 60-year-old former Illinois resident, was sentenced to eight years in prison in the US for laundering money from fraud schemes targeting elderly people nationwide. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and was ordered to pay $2.4 million in restitution. The scams involved fake tech support and government impersonation calls that deceived victims into transferring money.
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