$7.5M TAKEN FROM ELDERLY VICTIMS, ALLEGED COURIER GRABBED AT TORONTO AIRPORT

🚨 $7,559,185. That is what US prosecutors say elderly victims lost across at least nine instances in an alleged nationwide fraud scheme.

News India Times reports that Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, 21, an Indian national living in New Jersey, was arrested by Canadian authorities at Toronto Pearson International Airport on August 20, 2026, on a US provisional arrest request for extradition.

The alleged mechanics, per the criminal complaint: IRS Criminal Investigation uncovered a phone and internet scam in January 2026. Victims were frightened into believing their bank accounts had been compromised, then convinced to liquidate assets into cash or gold.

Investigators allege Goswami acted as a money mule, collecting that cash and gold directly from victims aged 59 to 87 across New York and New Jersey.

Financial records cited by prosecutors show more than $90,000 in cash deposited into a Bank of America account between August 2025 and April 2026, described as his compensation.

🔴 The timeline is the part that stands out. He made an initial court appearance on August 17 and was released on conditions. The next day, per the DOJ, he crossed into Canada via the Peace Bridge and booked a flight to Doha out of Toronto.

He faces wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering charges carrying a maximum 20 years. The DOJ's Office of International Affairs, Canadian authorities and the US Marshals Service are working on extradition.

The Justice Department says the charges are accusations and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Should a fraud defendant ever get pretrial release when they hold a foreign passport?

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