OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/SanAngeloPoliceDepartment/posts/pfbid082kos4PesHg7zSQL8TWh9FQojcKZHZfdsFaZ61Y7Wv66qwy8GF1yR6arAw5vU1e4l
On August 11, 2025, the San Angelo Police Department in Texas arrested Muthukrishnan Palraj for facilitating a technical support scam, where:
- The scammers will call their victims under the guise of a government agent to deceive their victim into thinking their computer was locked due to illegal activity.
- In order to “unlock” their computer, the victim will be asked to withdraw $900,000 from their bank account and convert it into gold bars, which were handed off over the course of four separate meetings to a designated courier or money mule.
Palraj was arrested on a probable cause affidavit for Financial Abuse of the Elderly over $150,000. Though under custody in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Palraj is being tried both at state and federal level due to being tied to roughly $51 million in financial losses.
And as he is in the states on a work visa, Palraj will be deported upon completion of his prison sentence, SO I HOPE HE ENJOYS GAUTMO!