逾1,000万美元、50多名长者受骗：三名中国籍被告电脑弹窗诈骗案判刑，Yankun Jiang获刑84个月
美国司法部宾夕法尼亚州中区联邦检察官办公室（USAO）宣布，三名中国籍被告因参与一场针对长者的电脑「弹窗」诈骗被判刑：26岁的 Yankun Jiang 与 26岁的 Hanlin Yang 均住在宾夕法尼亚州 State College，24岁的 Lei Bao 住在 New York。
这场诈骗以电脑弹窗为诱饵：弹窗谎称受害者的电脑或银行账户已被入侵，团伙成员随后上门、冒充联邦执法人员，以「保护资产」等谎言从受害者手中收走大笔现金。检方称，横跨19个州的50多名受害者共被骗走逾1,000万美元。
首席联邦地区法官 Matthew W. Brann 于10月20日判处 Lei Bao 30个月监禁，并责令其向受害者赔偿377,591美元。Bao 在团伙中担任运钞员，多次从受害者处取走现金；她还至少5次把装满被盗现金的行李箱从宾夕法尼亚州 Philadelphia 运到加利福尼亚州 Los Angeles，交给团伙其他成员。
Brann 法官于10月22日判处 Yankun Jiang 84个月监禁，并责令其赔偿1,267,122美元。Jiang 起初担任运钞员，后来成为运钞员的主要督导：他从其他运钞员手中收集被盗现金、打包汇总，并协调把现金送交洛杉矶的团伙成员。
Brann 法官于10月23日判处 Hanlin Yang 24个月监禁，并责令其赔偿400,800美元。Yang 同样担任运钞员，曾前往至少6名受害者的住所上门收取现金。
联邦检察官 Miller 表示，这些诈骗者把目标对准并在经济上剥削了社会中最脆弱的人群，这些判决体现了该办公室保护长者受害者、并将此类犯罪追诉到底的决心。
国土安全调查局（HSI）Philadelphia 特别探员主管 Nathan Abel 表示，这些被告利用了老年美国人的信任与恐惧，给全国各地的受害者造成重大经济损失与持续的情感伤害；这类诈骗不只是偷钱，还会破坏受害者的安全感与信心。
联邦调查局（FBI）Philadelphia 特别探员主管 Wayne A. Jacobs 表示，针对老年人的诈骗后果极具破坏性，不仅威胁他们的经济稳定，也威胁他们的安全感，FBI 将继续与执法伙伴合作调查复杂金融犯罪、保护老年美国人免受经济剥削，并将犯罪者绳之以法。
此案由 FBI Philadelphia 的 State College 常驻机构与国土安全调查局（HSI）调查，助理联邦检察官 Sarah Lloyd 负责起诉。
Over $10 Million Taken From More Than 50 Elderly Victims: Three Chinese Nationals Sentenced in Computer Pop-Up Scam, With Yankun Jiang Receiving 84 Months
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that three Chinese nationals were sentenced for their roles in a wide-scale computer pop-up scam targeting elderly victims: Yankun Jiang, 26, and Hanlin Yang, 26, both of State College, Pennsylvania, and Lei Bao, 24, of New York.
The scam used computer pop-ups falsely claiming that victims' computers or bank accounts had been compromised. Members of the conspiracy then traveled to victims' homes and posed as federal law enforcement officers to collect large sums of cash, claiming the assets would be protected. More than 50 victims across 19 states were defrauded of more than $10 million.
On October 20, Chief U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann sentenced Lei Bao to 30 months in prison and ordered her to pay $377,591 in restitution. Bao acted as a courier, making several cash pick-ups from victims, and on at least five occasions transported suitcases filled with stolen cash from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Los Angeles, California, to deliver the cash to other members of the conspiracy.
On October 22, Judge Brann sentenced Yankun Jiang to 84 months in prison and ordered him to pay $1,267,122 in restitution. Jiang was a courier who ultimately became a key supervisor of the couriers, collecting stolen cash from other couriers, packaging it, and coordinating delivery to other members of the conspiracy in Los Angeles.
On October 23, Judge Brann sentenced Hanlin Yang to 24 months in prison and ordered him to pay $400,800 in restitution. Yang acted as a courier, traveling to the homes of at least six victims to pick up cash.
U.S. Attorney Miller said the scammers targeted and financially exploited the most vulnerable individuals in society, and that the sentences reflect the office's commitment to protecting elderly victims and prosecuting such cases to the full extent of the law.
HSI Philadelphia Special Agent in Charge Nathan Abel said the defendants took advantage of older Americans' trust and fears, causing significant financial losses and lasting emotional harm to victims across the country, and that such schemes can undermine a victim's sense of security and confidence.
Wayne A. Jacobs, special agent in charge of FBI Philadelphia, said fraud targeting the older population has devastating consequences, threatening not just financial stability but also a sense of security, and that the FBI will continue working with law enforcement partners to investigate complex financial crimes and protect older Americans.
The FBI Philadelphia's State College Resident Agency and Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Lloyd is prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Department of Justice.
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