Multiple independent news sources (Oneindia News, The Indian Express, Rediff.com) report that U.S. authorities/FBI shut down an India-based call center operation that defrauded elderly Americans through tech support scams.

Three independent sources confirm that the investigation led to the arrest and conviction of a former employee of the call routing company used by the fraudsters.

Multiple sources, including the District of Rhode Island official release and Rediff.com, confirm that five India-based telemarketing fraudsters were convicted.

Multiple sources confirm Adam Young and Harrison Gevirtz admitted to operating a business providing telecommunications services to customers engaged in tech-support fraud.

Three independent sources explicitly state that Young and Gevirtz pleaded guilty following an investigation that began in 2020.

Multiple sources identify Sahil Narang, Chirag Sachdeva, Abrar Anjum, and Manish Kumar as the Indian nationals convicted of these fraud schemes.

The District of Rhode Island release and a specific court-related search result confirm Jagmeet Singh Virk was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

The Hindu and another news source report that U.S. authorities stated tech support scams cost Americans $2.1 billion last year.

Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section was empty, the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly contains the text: 'residents of Rhode Island alone reported losses of at least $5.7 million'. This is corroborated by two different sources in the evidence pool.

Although the 'Evidence for claim 9' section was empty, the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly mentions: 'According to court documents, between 2016 and 2022, Young...'. Additionally, evidence for claim 3 confirms they operated a center from 2016 through April 2022 where employees engaged in fraud.