GONZALES, LA — A Texas man is facing multiple felony charges after the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said an elderly woman in the parish was tricked out of $275,000 over four months.
Investigators said the scheme unfolded from May through August and combined false claims of law enforcement authority, repeated demands for money and direct in-person payments. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Zulkar Nain, 34, of Houston, on Wednesday and booked him into the Ascension Parish Jail.
Authorities said the victim was pushed to send money through cryptocurrency ATMs, gift cards and FedEx shipments before later meeting Nain and handing over cash in person.
What charges Zulkar Nain faces after the alleged scam
Nain was booked on one count each of theft over $25,000, illegal transmission of monetary funds, exploitation of elderly persons, extortion and false personation of a peace officer, according to the sheriff’s office…