Thane call centre scam: 4 Indians, 1 Pakistani plead guilty in US

June 06, 2017 09:05

Four Indians and one Pakistani have pleaded guilty to the charges for their role in a massive telephone impersonation fraud and money laundering scheme in the US perpetrated by India-based call centres, the US department of justice has said.

Three Indians -- Rajubhai Patel, 32, Viraj Patel, 33, Dilip Kumar Ambal Patel, 53 -- and Fahad Ali, 25, a Pakistani national, each pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy before US District Court Judge David Hittner of the Southern District of Texas.

Hardik Patel, 31, an Indian national pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy before the same court on June 2.

Sentencing dates are pending for all five defendants, the DoJ said.

Image: Crime Branch detectives from the Thane police, Maharashtra, take some of the accused in the call centre scam for a medical check-up on October 7, 2016.

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