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Indian national pleads guilty in $6 million elder fraud gold scheme
Makki faces up to 20 years in federal prison without parole.
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Lalit K Jha (5WH) - Tue, 25, Nov 2025
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An Indian national has pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in an elder fraud conspiracy that caused victims to lose more than $6 million by coercing them into converting their life savings into gold bars, coins, and cash, federal prosecutors said Nov. 25.
Syed M. Makki, 37, a citizen of India, pleaded guilty before US District Judge Greg Kays to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri. Prosecutors said Makki admitted to acting as a courier in the scheme from 2023 to March 2024, collecting gold bullion and cash from victims and delivering it to his co-conspirators.
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