Indian man who fled US arrested on charges he helped scammers siphon $7.5 million from the elderly

A Jersey City man, Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, is accused of serving as a money mule for overseas scammers who used social engineering to defraud at least nine elderly victims in New York and New Jersey of approximately $7.56 million. Prosecutors allege the scammers spoofed law enforcement and government officials to coerce victims into handing over cash, gold, and gift cards, which Goswami collected and forwarded to India; he faces charges including wire fraud and money laundering and is awaiting extradition after being detained in Canada.