ALBANY, NY (WNYT) — A 64-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison after federal prosecutors say he helped launder more than $2.2 million obtained through gift card scams that targeted victims across the country, many of them senior citizens.
Jun Wang, a Chinese national and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison after being convicted at trial of participating in a money laundering conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York.
Prosecutors said that between June 2019 and June 2021, Wang redeemed more than $2.28 million in gift cards that had been purchased by scam victims throughout the United States. Authorities said Wang received gift card information from co-conspirators overseas before using the funds to purchase additional gift cards at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in Florida in an effort to disguise the source of the money…