The man is still in federal custody and is expected to be sentenced on October 21.
Washington:
An Indian national in the United States has pleaded guilty to participation in an India-based “tech support” telemarketing scam.
Call center operators falsely portrayed themselves as associated with Microsoft Corporation, misrepresented to victims that malware or viruses had been detected on their computers, and offered services believed to remove malware.
Abrar Anjum, 34, admitted in court that he allowed members of the conspiracy to use bank accounts under his control in the United States to receive funds taken from victims’ accounts.
Conspiracy to commit wire fraud carries a penalty of up to 20 years in federal prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $ 250,000.
Anjum was arrested by FBI agents on February 3 of this year before he boarded a flight to India from John F. Kennedy International Airport. He was arraigned the next day in American District Court in Providence.
The “technical support” program operated out of call centers in India.
Anjum admitted that in exchange for allowing conspiracy members to deposit fraudulently obtained funds into his bank accounts, he was allowed to keep some of the funds.
He transferred the remaining funds to his co-conspirators in India, federal prosecutors said.
Anjum is still in federal custody. He is due to be sentenced on October 21.
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