Indian National Arrested in Canada Over Multi-Million-Dollar US Fraud Scheme
· India · Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Times of India
An Indian national was arrested at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada after fleeing the US following charges in a multi-million-dollar elder fraud scheme. Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, a 21-year-old Gujarat native living in Jersey City, New Jersey, faces wire fraud and money laundering charges carrying up to 20 years in prison. US authorities allege Goswami acted as a money mule, collecting cash and gold from at least nine elderly victims aged 59 to 87 who lost approximately USD 7.5 million. Investigators tracked Goswami to Canada after he booked a flight to Doha, Qatar, following his initial release under conditions by a US magistrate judge. Canadian authorities detained him on August 20 pending extradition back to the US.
Why it matters
Elderly fraud networks operating across state and international borders face heightened scrutiny from US and Canadian law enforcement agencies.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
Join us on Telegram
Breaking news the moment it lands. At 10,000 members we ship the Android app.