On April 3, 2026, New York State Police arrested 23-year-old Indian national and Arcadia, California resident Tushar Sharma for facilitating a Social Security scam, where
- The scammers will call their victims under the false personation of an agent from the United States Department of Homeland Security.
- The agents will falsely claim there was a warrant out for their victims’ arrest for money laundering and smuggling narcotics through the US-Mexico border.
- To avoid being “arrested,” the victim was asked to withdraw $100,000 from their bank account and hand it over to a designated courier or money mule, who will pose as a law enforcement officer.
- When the money is collected, the scammers will demand more money from their victim.
- The victim will also be asked not to disclose anything about the scam.
Sharma was arrested after attempting to collect the cash from the victim, and has since been charged with
- 2nd degree grand larceny
- 1st degree scheme to defraud
- 4th degree conspiracy
He is ordered to remain in New York State and report to the Bainbridge Town Court on April 20. However, given he is an Indian national, he’d probably be better off enjoying Gautmo.
https://www.weny.com/news/local/nysp-california-man-arrested-for-allegedly-scamming-200k-from-chenango-co-resident/article_86643d42-a521-4d2b-8fcc-93ccd14d230a.html
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I have said it before, some governors (Dems) help our imported scammer trash to hide. Sanctuary States like California, New York, Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia… My governor will argue that he was only doing it to survive and condemn any attempt to deport him while blaming the federal government for not catching him. We have foreign nationals screaming racism if they don’t get their way here and our local governments shield those same criminals, to include lowering their crimes to misdemeanors from felonies and limiting fines.
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In NY, a 4th-degree conspiracy and 1st-degree scheme to defraud are the lowest levels of felonies (Class E), 2nd-degree grand larceny is a mid-level felony (Class C)
For a first-time offender, prison is not mandatory for these charges, and probation is the probable outcome (assuming they don’t plea down to misdemeanors). However, if the person has a prior felony conviction within the last 10 years, they face a mandatory minimum sentence for the Class C felony, likely 90 days.
So, chances are that the very worst thing that will happen to him is probation, if that.
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Well that freaking sucks. Seems like just a slap on the wrist.
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