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The FBI has dismantled an Indian call center operation responsible for defrauding elderly Americans of millions of dollars. Two US businessmen have pleaded guilty to their roles in facilitating the scam.
Sital Singh, an Indian-origin man, received a four-year prison sentence in the US for his involvement in a $9.3 million fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans, and was ordered to pay $6.6 million in restitution.
Two Ghanaian brothers and a US-based woman have been indicted for their alleged involvement in an international romance fraud network that targeted elderly Americans through dating websites and social media.
Glen Crossley, the Montrealer responsible for killing a Canadian Olympic gold medallist in a hit-and-run, has been accused by US prosecutors of participating in a multimillion-dollar grandparent scam network targeting elderly Americans.