DES MOINES, Iowa — A Chicago man has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $83,000 in restitution after working as a courier in a scam targeting an elderly Iowa couple.
The Polk County District Court sentenced 28-year-old Ali Mohammed Murtuza Syed after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a non-forcible felony and must repay $83,763.42 to the victims.
The Iowa Insurance Fraud Bureau and Polk County Sheriff’s Office started investigating in October 2025 after an elderly Grimes couple reported being targeted by a financial fraud scheme. The scammers had already taken substantial savings from the couple…