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Fox News
21 hours ago
- Fox News
Chinese illegals accused of plotting to scam elderly Americans out of life savings
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested two Chinese illegals accused of conning elderly Americans out of tens of thousands of dollars, authorities said Tuesday. "It takes a real dirtbag to prey on our most vulnerable community members by attempting to swindle them out of their hard-earned savings," ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Deputy Field Office Director Joseph Freden said in a statement. "We remain committed to the arrest and removal of aliens who undermine the safety of our communities and the integrity of our laws." The suspects, charged with separate crimes, have been identified as Jian Chen and Rihui Yan. Chen allegedly conned a 63-year-old woman out of $42,000 and arranged to obtain nearly $100,000 more in Potsdam, New York. He found agents from Homeland Security Investigations and ICE Enforcement Removal Operations instead of the victim when he went to meet, authorities said. Yan, whom ICE dubbed a "scam artist and illegal alien," allegedly tried to swindle an elderly Wyoming County couple for $20,000 -- their life savings. Both are being held without bond pending removal. "This HSI Massena investigation underscores HSI's commitment to disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations and groups intent on exploiting our vulnerable communities," said HSI Buffalo Special Agent in Charge Erin Keegan. "We will never stand idly by while bad actors – in this case, illegally present Chinese nationals – target innocent New Yorkers for their own selfish gain," A third Chinese suspect, Hui Chen, was arrested on similar charges in October 2024 and is in custody pending deportation, authorities said. Border officials told Fox News last year that the fastest growing group of illegal migrants crossing the southern border was coming from China. Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has led a massive removal campaign targeting criminal aliens across the country.
New York Post
2 days ago
- New York Post
ICE nabs ‘dirtbag' Chinese illegal immigrants preying on elderly New Yorkers
Immigration agents nabbed multiple 'dirtbag' Chinese illegal immigrants caught preying upon vulnerable elderly New Yorkers — including one who is accusing of ripping off a retiree for $42,000. The feds collared Jian Chen on July 8 after he allegedly 'hatched a scheme' to steal the huge sum from a 63-year-old retiree in the village of Potsdam near the St. Lawrence River in northern New York, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He later asked the elderly woman to meet in her town and hand over an additional $98,000. 'It takes a real dirtbag to prey on our most vulnerable community members by attempting to swindle them out of their hard-earned savings,' said Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement and Removal Operations Deputy Field Office Director Joseph Freden. Federal officers cuffed multiple Chinese fraudsters accused of victimizing vulnerable New Yorkers. 'Scam artist' Rihui Yan was arrested in Massena after he allegedly tried to defraud an senior couple out of $20,000 of their savings. He is also wanted in Wyoming County for a similar crime. 'It takes a real dirtbag to prey on our most vulnerable community members by attempting to swindle them out of their hard-earned savings,' said ICE ERO Deputy Field Office Director Joseph Freden. 'We remain committed to the arrest and removal of aliens who undermine the safety of our communities and the integrity of our laws,' said Freden. ICE also arrested Chinese illegal immigrant Hui Chen last October in Buffalo after getting tipped off by the Ticonderoga Police Department to his alleged fraud scheme. Chen was charged with grand larceny and conspiracy after attempting to steal $40,000 from an elderly New Yorker. 'We will never stand idly by while bad actors – in this case, illegally present Chinese nationals – target innocent New Yorkers for their own selfish gain,' said Homeland Security Investigations Buffalo Special Agent in Charge Erin Keegan. 'Every day, we are unwaveringly committed to protecting our neighborhoods and individuals' livelihoods,' said Keegan. Under the Biden administration, thousands of Chinese illegal immigrants flooded across the southern border and were released into the US. The Trump administration has since launched a mass deportation effort — with particular focus on the 'worst of the worst' criminals.
