SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The lead defendant in the prosecution of an elder fraud ring that took around $65 million from victims across the country pleaded guilty today in San Diego federal court.
Hua Wang, 48, of Flushing, New York, was responsible for the collection of more than 2,000 cash packages that elderly victims sent to fraudsters, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors say the scheme involved conspirators posing as tech support, government officials, or bank employees who instructed victims to withdraw their money in cash, then send the money in packages to locations provided by members of the fraud ring…