An Indian national who overstayed his student visa to remain in the United States illegally has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for his role in a massive international fraud scheme that preyed on elderly Americans, stealing millions in cash and gold from their retirement savings.
Atharva Shailesh Sathawane, 23, from India, was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He acted as a courier in the scheme, personally collecting and laundering over $6.6 million in cash and gold from vulnerable seniors across the East Coast.