The DOJ alleged that the defendants and their co-conspirators created and used multiple websites to facilitate the fraudulent technical-support fraud scheme.
Since 2011, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) received more than 500 consumer complaints regarding Tech Live Connect, Premium Techie Support, and others.
The Justice Department alleged that the defendants and their Indian co-conspirators’ harmed U.S. consumers, the majority were elderly.
In a statement, the DOJ said the Indian government took a parallel action against the defendants.
Commitment to protecting the elderly from fraud
The DOJ’s Civil Division, Consumer Protection Branch, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida coordinated the case with the Indian government through the department’s Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force,
“Today’s filing reflects the Department of Justice’s continuing commitment to using all tools available to protect seniors from fraud, especially schemes perpetrated by transnational criminal organizations,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark of the Civil Division.
