Indian American Arrested In New Jersey In $13 Million Tech Fraud
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The count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.Washington: An Indian American has been arrested in New Jersey on charge of being part of a technical support scam that targeted more than 7,000 victims defrauding them of more than USD 13 million, a US Attorney announced Thursday.Charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, Manoj Yadav appeared before US Magistrate Judge José R. Almonte in Newark federal court."The defendant and his conspirators are alleged to have misled their numerous victims into thinking that they were a legitimate technology support company affiliated with a major software company," US Attorney Philip R Sellinger said.After claiming to provide technical support for issues involving the software company'...