MIAMI, FL (TIP): A 29-year-old Indian American man and another person have been charged with pretending to be US tax officials and falsely representing victims from the department to pay money to their bank accounts, according to officials.
Abhijeetsinh Jadeja and Rachel Jean Rorgen (41), both residents of Florida, were charged on Friday and they face 12-count indictment, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, possessing fifteen or more unauthorized access devices and identity theft.
According to Southern Florida federal prosecutor Wifredo A. Ferrer, Jadeja made phone calls to his alleged victims making them believe that they owed money to the government and made them send money to bank accounts controlled by him and his co-conspirators. The transactions happened between January 2014 and March 2016. Jadeja and Roragen’s co-conspirators impersonated US government officials including Internal Revenue Service (IRS) during telephone calls.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Daya Nathan and it is not clear if this arrest was related to Mumbai call center scam that cheated at least 15,000 Americans for more than $250 million.
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