AUSTIN, Texas — An man was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded elderly victims across Texas, the US Department of Justice said.
Dhruv Rajeshbhai Mangukiya, 21, of India, was sentenced to 97 months and ordered to pay $2,515,780 in restitution for conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.
Mangukiya, living in the U.S. on a student visa, received gold and cash from victims and split proceeds with coconspirators, court documents said…