Chinese National and New York Resident Plead Guilty in $65,000,000 Senior Fraud Ring That Conspired With India-Based Call Centers

Federal prosecutors have obtained guilty pleas from the final two defendants in a $65 million fraud operation that targeted thousands of elderly victims in San Diego and across the country. Chinese national Haotian Zhang, 28, and Zetian Zhang, 29, both of Flushing, NY, entered their pleas in San Diego federal court on October 23rd, 2026, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California. The pair admitted roles in a conspiracy that worked with India-based call centers to pose as tech support, government agents or bank employees to defraud seniors into mailing cash to names and addresses given by co-conspirators. The names and IDs of the recipients were fake, and the packages were sent to short-term rental addresses.

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