Indian Man Involved In Scam Targeting Senior Citizens Arrested In US
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Indian national Anirudha Kalkote along with another accused MD Azad, upon conviction can face up to 20 years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 fine
Federal law enforcement officials have arrested an Indian national in Virginia on charges of participating in an alleged nationwide scam targeting senior citizens.
Anirudha Kalkote, 24, was produced before a US magistrate in Houston on Friday to face the charges.
The 12-count superseding indictment charges Kalkote with conspiracy and mail fraud. Also named in the indictment is MD Azad, 25, an illegal resident of Houston, who was originally charged in August 2020. He will appear again in court on the new charges in the near future.
The indictment alleges victims were sometimes re-victimised multiple times and threatened with bodily harm if they did not pay.
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