WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): An Indian citizen has been sentenced to 29 months of imprisonment for being involved in a call center scam.

Moin Idrishbhai Pinjara had pleaded guilty on November 30 and is expected to face removal proceedings following his imprisonment. US District Judge Andrew Hanen ordered him to pay USD 6,35,103 in restitution to the victims of the conspiracy. US Attorney Alamdar S Hamdani said that between December 2019 and July 2020, Pinjara was a “runner” in an Indian-based call center scam. Callers in India would contact potential victims in the United States to extort money from them. Pinjara would then use aliases and fake identification documents to pick up parcels containing cash which the victims had mailed.

(Source: PTI)