Chinese National Sentenced to 27 Months for Defrauding Elderly Floridians

The Senate Special Committee on Aging said the case ‘is a prime example of China targeting older Americans and exploiting vulnerable victims.’

Elderly residents walk in Pompano Beach, Fla., on March 21, 2020. CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images

A Chinese national faces 27 months in federal prison for her role as a money courier in a fraud scheme that targeted elders in Florida.

John P. Heekin, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced on June 23 that Liu Xin, 40, of Apopka, Florida, was sentenced after pleading guilty in March to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.