(WJET/WFXP)-- A federal grand jury in Pennsylvania has accused a New York man of being part of a wire fraud scheme spanning across the country to steal money and gold from at least four victims.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that 39-year-old Kuldeep Jaggi of Huntingdon Station, New York was indicted on conspiracy to commit wire fraud and allegedly scammed a Pennsylvania resident out of tens of thousands of dollars in gold.
The scheme allegedly involved using pop-up windows saying the person's computer was infected with malware and giving them a number to call to get it removed.
The person taking the calls would then pose as a government agent or employee who would tell the victim their computer was used to commit crimes and they would be charged. Additionally, victims were allegedly told they would have to hand deliver cash or gold to get the malware removed.
Jaggi was named as one of the actors who would collect the funds even allegedly taking $64,000 in gold from a Harrisburg, PA man between September 26, 2023, and October 3, 2023, and another $129,000 from one victim each in Massachusetts, Idaho and Texas.
Jaggi now faces up to 20 years in prison, supervised release, a fine and special assessment if convicted with the actual sentence being based on federal sentencing guidelines and statutes.
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