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Robocall scammers sentenced in US after netting $1.2M via India-based call centers

September 20, 2023

Two Indian nationals each received 41-month prison sentences for their involvement in $1.2 million worth of robocall scams targeting the elderly, according to the district of New Jersey’s attorney’s office on Tuesday.

Plantiffs Arushobike Mitra and Garbita Mitra (no relation, just coincidence) both previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud before receiving their sentences in Newark federal court.

In addition to time in the clink, they were ordered to pay $835,324 in restitution and undergo three years of supervised release.

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