Indian-American Sentenced To Jail For Defrauding Senior Citizens
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Hirenkumar P Chaudhri played a pivotal role in a telemarketing scheme.(Representational)Washington: An Indian-American has been sentenced to three years of imprisonment in the US for laundering cash proceeds from a telemarketing scheme that defrauded senior citizens.Hirenkumar P Chaudhari, 29, of Illinois pleaded guilty last year to a federal money laundering charge, said John R Lausch, US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, as he announced the sentencing on Thursday.Hirenkumar P Chaudhri played a pivotal role in a telemarketing scheme by laundering money received directly from elderly victims, he said.According to federal prosecutors, Hirenkumar P Chaudhari used a phony Indian passport, false name, and false address to open multiple bank accounts in the US to receive ...