Canadian citizen arrested for 6-state fraud, scamming the elderly

CHARLESTOWN, Ind. (WISH) — A Canadian citizen in the U.S. has been arrested for a multi-state fraud scheme where, police say, he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars by targeting elderly residents from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio and Tennessee.

Monday, the Charlestown Police Department announced they arrested Jia Hua Liu, 36, from Canada, in connection to the scheme. Liu entered the U.S. in April.

Charlestown police say May 5, an elderly resident was tricked into withdrawing $27,000 from his retirement account and giving it to a man who came to his home…

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