The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington on March 10, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
A Chinese national has been indicted for his alleged role in a scam to defraud an elderly woman out of more than $70,000, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois announced on July 18.
Lian Zhigang, 42, a lawful permanent U.S. resident of La Puente, California, was indicted by a grand jury in East St. Louis with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud. Lian was taken into custody by the Illinois State Police on July 1.
