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Posted on 09/04/2026 11:26:20 AM PDT by DFG
A man accused of being a key player in an international gold theft scheme targeting senior citizens in Tarrant County and across the country was arrested while trying to flee the country, officials say.
Muzamil Ahmed, 35, was detained at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office. Port Authority police arrested him on Tarrant County warrants alleging organized crime for theft, financial abuse of the elderly, and money laundering.
Investigators say Ahmed operated out of New Jersey, where he created shell corporations to launder money stolen from elderly victims. Authorities said he then turned that money into gold, sent it to a Florida refinery, and then converted those proceeds into cryptocurrency before moving the money out of the country.
The entire scheme, officials said, caused more than $250 million in losses to more than 200 elderly victims living in Tarrant County and other parts of the country.
Authorities say the scammers contacted older adults and falsely claimed their bank accounts, Social Security numbers, or other personal information had been compromised. Victims were instructed to withdraw savings and buy gold bars, purchase bitcoin, or keep money in cash. Couriers sometimes posed as federal agents to collect the gold and cash, according to investigators. Others facing charges in connection with the scam include couriers who collected gold or cash from victims, jewelry store owners and people who converted cash into cryptocurrency, authorities said.
Ahmed was extradited to Tarrant County and is being held in the jail with a bond set at $3,150,000, according to court records.
“If you prey on Tarrant County seniors, we are coming for you,” DA Phil Sorrells said. “If you run, we will find you. You will face justice in Tarrant County.”
(Excerpt) Read more at wfaa.com ...
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He looks nice ...
I wonder what Muzamil’s immigration status might be? If he’s fleeing the country, I doubt that he’s a citizen.
More than 40 suspects have been indicted so far. Defendants include couriers who’ve allegedly picked up gold or cash from senior citizens and jewelers accused of melting down the stolen gold and turning it into jewelry, the release states.
Sorrells continues to advise the public not to share financial information over the phone, the release states. Law enforcement will never ask for cash, gold or cryptocurrency. Anyone who receives a suspicious call should hang up and call their bank.
Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article317127865.html#storylink=cpy
We need to stop the trash from entering our country.
We need to treat islummm as incompatible with our republic. Export anyone that isn’t here as a citizen. Today.
I wonder what Muzamil’s immigration status might be? If he’s fleeing the country, I doubt that he’s a citizen.
He looks nice ...
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Indeed… as well as very trustworthy. /sarc
Looks like the guy I met in Scottsdale a year ago.
He claimed he needed cash and would sell his gold watch to me for cash.
I reported him to Scottsdale police.
From Aesop who lived around 600 BC;
“HERMES AND THE ARABS
Perry 309 (Babrius 57)
Hermes filled a cart with lies and dishonesty and all sorts of wicked tricks, and he journeyed in this cart throughout the land, going hither and thither from one tribe to another, dispensing to each nation a small portion of his wares. When he reached the land of the Arabs, so the story goes, his cart suddenly broke down along the way and was stuck there. The Arabs seized the contents of the cart as if it were a merchant’s valuable cargo, stripping the cart bare and preventing Hermes from continuing on his journey, although there were still some people he had not yet visited. As a result, Arabs are liars and charlatans, as I myself have learned from experience. There is not a word of truth that springs from their lips.”
It is good to see so many arrests of these fraudsters that Biden’s handlers brought in and enabled in their crimes. But, there are a lot more out there.
Seniors, especially the older ones, are easy to scam. They should not deal with anyone except large well known outfits. Contractors are available through large stores such as Home Depot. Those are less likely to be scammers.
Packascamy
Kudos to you for identifying the location as DFW, for those who might not readily recognize WFAA or Tarrant county as meaning Fort Worth.
May others on FR follow your care in posting.
Chop his hands off and send him back to Pakistan
same bunch scammed $700,000 of gold out of two elderly in Boulder, Colorado this summer ...
even better would to help set up and instant sting: tell the scammer to meet you at the ATM at your bank so you could get the cash, and call the cops to be there too to observe the transaction ...
Another one.
“Georgian national charged with conspiring to launder proceeds of a $1.3 BILLION health care fraud scheme tied to Operation Gold Rush - the largest health care fraud case ever prosecuted by DOJ.
Defendant allegedly worked for a Russian-based criminal organization that orchestrated a multi-billion-dollar scheme to defraud Medicare and other health insurers. Fraudulent claims allegedly relied, in part, on stolen identities of elderly and disabled Americans, generating millions in proceeds that were ultimately transferred overseas.”
Where was Muzamil flying to? Near Madmani’s Uganda home?
Another:
“Romanian fugitive apprehended in Washington state after fleeing prosecution in Georgia”
“SAVANNAH, Georgia: An illegal alien on the run has been arrested in the Western District of Washington near Seattle.
Bogdan Alexandru Gherghevici, a/k/a “Victor Zema, 27, originally indicted in August 2025 in a 16-count indictment charging him with federal Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft charges, has been apprehended and is set to be transferred back to the Southern District of Georgia. Gherghevici was illegally in the United States and fled when the investigation began. Gherghevici is considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Gherghevici’s co-defendant, Viorel Cristea, 33, a Romanian citizen illegally present in the United States, was convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $679,100 in March 2026.
The investigation began in May 2025 when a victim contacted the Pierce County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office regarding suspicious activity from a farm equipment dealer purported to be in Blackshear, in the Southern District of Georgia. Sheriff’s Office investigators and Homeland Security Investigations agents determined the company was fraudulent, and HSI agents identified Cristea and Gherghevici as conspirators.
According to the indictment, it was alleged that at least as early as March 2025, and up to and including May 2025, both defendants participated in an extensive scheme falsely claiming to sell used farm equipment. This fraudulent scheme victimized more than a dozen prospective purchasers across the country, many of them elderly, and resulted in a total loss of more than $600,000.
The capture, and subsequent extradition of Gherghevici has been ordered by Western District of Washington Magistrate Judge Brian A. Tsuchida, ensures the Southern District of Georgia can proceed with the prosecution of the case.”
While the etymology of the name Muzamil is Arabic, it is widely used across many Muslim-majority countries and regions, particularly in South Asia (Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh), the MidEast, and parts of Africa.
(https://www.names.org/n/muzamil/about)
(https://nameberry.com/b/boy-baby-name-muzamil)
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