Indian National Pleads Guilty in $2.1 Million Elder Fraud Conspiracy

Rakesh Kumar Patel, 36, of Flushing, New York, entered a guilty plea to wire fraud conspiracy charges.

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An Indian national residing in the US illegally has pleaded guilty to participating in a cross-country conspiracy that defrauded elderly Americans out of more than $2.1 million, federal prosecutors announced on May 21.

Rakesh Kumar Patel, 36, of Flushing, New York, entered a guilty plea before US District Judge Richard G. Andrews in Wilmington, Delaware, to wire fraud conspiracy charges. The charges stem from a year-long scheme that manipulated vulnerable senior citizens into surrendering their life savings under the guise of cooperating with a fictitious federal investigation.

Also read: Illinois jury convicts illegal Indian immigrant in elder fraud scam

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