Weng was arrested in July 2024 for allegedly scamming an 82-year-old Silver Spring woman out of over $900,000 in a gold bar scheme by impersonating a government official, with his arrest occurring during an attempted collection of an additional $70,000 package.
According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, “Today in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, before the Honorable Sharon Burrell, a jury trial was scheduled to begin for defendant, Zhenyong Weng, 19, of New York, but Weng elected to enter a guilty plea. The defendant pleaded guilty to attempted theft and conspiracy to commit theft over $25,000 to under $100,000.
Weng faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for this Thursday, January 23, 2025…