A 22-year-old Indian national has been convicted of his role in an international fraud scheme that defrauded elderly Americans of approximately $8 million in cash and gold, with victims losing their entire life savings in a sophisticated operation that spanned multiple US states.
Atharva Shailesh Sathawane was found guilty by a federal jury in Gainesville, Florida, of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering on 5 November 2024. The verdict was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, who described Sathawane as 'a courier in an international fraud scheme'.
