Call Center Worker Sentenced For Scamming Victims Of More Than $377,000
A 28-yar-old Indian national was sentenced Friday in Denver federal court to five years imprisonment for his role in running numerous India-based call centers that scammed victims from across the globe.
U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez also ordered Safder Iqbal repay $377,889.35 to the “vulnerable elderly victims” he stole from, according to his plea agreement with federal prosecutors.
“Stealing from the elderly and vulnerable is a crime that can threaten the victim’s ability to pay their most basic living expenses,” said U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn. “Prison is an appropriate place for those like this defendant who come to this country for no other reason than to scam people.”
Per court documents, Iqbal moved to Colorado Springs in April 2018 through the J-1 visa program ...