US-China Relations

Chinese Illegal Alien Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly

The defendant collected more than $500,000 in cash and gold from victims while acting as a courier, prosecutors said.
Chinese Illegal Alien Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly
The Department of Justice in Washington on Jan. 9, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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A Chinese national who was residing illegally in Los Angeles has been sentenced to eight years in prison for serving as a courier in a fraud scheme that targeted elderly Americans.

He Xiangyang, 41, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, in Dayton, for conspiring to commit wire and bank fraud, a charge to which he pleaded guilty in November 2024, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced on Feb. 24.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers news in China and Taiwan. He holds a Master's degree in materials science from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.
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