Indian national arrested for duping elderly US citizens of $2.3 million with fraud scheme

Law enforcement agencies have arrested an Indian national in New Jersey on charges of fraudulently obtaining at least $2.3 million from elderly victims.

Law enforcement agencies have arrested an Indian national in New Jersey on charges of fraudulently obtaining at least $2.3 million from elderly victims by impersonating fraud prevention representatives from the US. Charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, Ashish Bajaj, 28, appeared Tuesday afternoon before US Magistrate Judge Joe L. Webster in federal court in the Middle District of North Carolina. He was detained pending his initial appearance in the District of New Jersey.