金条骗局诈骗长者：10人被联邦起诉，7名被告来自加州
美国佛罗里达州阿拉楚阿县 Gainesville 的联邦法院近日解封起诉书：10名被告因涉嫌以「金条」骗局诈骗长者，被控一项共谋实施电信与邮件欺诈罪和一项共谋洗钱罪。佛罗里达北区联邦检察官 John P. Heekin 公布了指控。
被起诉的10人中，7人来自加州：Gurpinder Singh（20岁）、Yashdeep Singh（20岁）、Kuljeet Singh（22岁）、Navjeet Singh（25岁）、Akashdeep Singh（25岁）、Harshdeep Kaur（24岁）和 Manpreet Singh（26岁）；另有佛罗里达州 DeLand 的 Sierra Stites（35岁）与 Carissa Snow（37岁），以及宾夕法尼亚州的 Reese Lightner（39岁）。
全部被告已在 Gainesville 的联邦法院、联邦治安法官 Midori A. Lowry 面前过堂。陪审团庭审定于2026年12月30日上午8时30分在 Gainesville 举行，由联邦首席地区法官 Allen C. Winsor 主持。若罪名成立，每名被告就共谋电信与邮件欺诈罪最高面临20年监禁，就共谋洗钱罪最高再面临20年监禁。
此案由联邦调查局（FBI）、国税局刑事调查处（IRS-CI）、国土安全调查局（HSI）与 Gainesville 警察局联合调查，联邦助理检察官 Adam Hapner 负责起诉，起诉是国土安全任务部队（HSTF）行动的一部分。起诉书只是指控，全部被告在被证明有罪之前均被推定无罪。（来源：美国司法部佛罗里达北区检察官办公室）
Ten Indicted in Gold Bar Scheme Targeting Elderly Victims, Seven Defendants From California
A federal indictment unsealed in Gainesville, in Alachua County, Florida, charges 10 defendants in an alleged “gold bar” scheme to defraud elderly victims with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. United States Attorney John P. Heekin for the Northern District of Florida announced the charges.
Seven of the defendants are from California: Gurpinder Singh, 20, Yashdeep Singh, 20, Kuljeet Singh, 22, Navjeet Singh, 25, Akashdeep Singh, 25, Harshdeep Kaur, 24, and Manpreet Singh, 26. The others are Sierra Stites, 35, and Carissa Snow, 37, both of Deland, Florida, and Reese Lightner, 39, of Pennsylvania.
All defendants have appeared for arraignment before United States Magistrate Judge Midori A. Lowry in Gainesville. A jury trial is scheduled for December 30, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. before Chief United States District Judge Allen C. Winsor in Gainesville. If convicted, each defendant faces up to 20 years in prison on the wire and mail fraud conspiracy count and up to 20 years on the money laundering conspiracy count.
The case was investigated by the FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Gainesville Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Adam Hapner as part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative. An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida)
来源：美国司法部佛罗里达北区检察官办公室
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图片来源：图：位于佛罗里达州 Gainesville 的阿拉楚阿县法院刑事司法中心，本案在 Gainesville 的联邦法院过堂。Ebyabe 摄，CC BY 2.5，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Alachua County Courthouse Criminal Justice Center in Gainesville, Florida. By Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
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