Two New Yorkers have been indicted for allegedly scamming elderly residents of Ohio.
Jinrong Shi, 28, of New York City, and Jiyang Zhong, 27, a Chinese national residing in New York City, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Ohio for allegedly being part of a criminal network that targeted the elderly with either a “grandparent” or “tech support” scam, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced on June 18.
