Two people, including a University of Toledo student, were charged in an alleged money laundering conspiracy that was tied to scams targeted at elderly victims.
A federal criminal complaint was filed on Jan. 26 that alleged Navya Umeshkumar Bhatt and Tejas Patel allegedly posed as tech workers or representatives of government agencies, according to our CBS news affiliate, WTOL.
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Authorities said the suspects used deception and pressure to convince victims to hand over large sums of money.
The University of Toledo confirmed that Bhatt is still enrolled at the university and is a senior who is majoring in marketing…