Washington: A college intern from India was sentenced to 60 months in prison for providing tech support to a telemarketing scam that duped close to two dozen people of nearly a million dollars. Jha will face deportation proceedings upon completion of his term of incarceration. The victims ranged in age from 58 years to 93 years and were duped of between USD 1,180 and USD 174,300. Over three months, the conspiracy defrauded individuals of at least USD 937,280, according to justice department officials. The victims were asked to return the erroneous refund and directed to send the money to the defendant and others.

Source: Mint June 11, 2019 03:11 UTC