Updated On: 08 September, 2023 08:31 AM IST | Washington | PTI
The fifth person is Youssef Janfar, (57) from Great Neck, New York, the attorney said. They were arrested on Thursday

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Five men, including four Indian Americans, have been arrested on charges of illegally processing more than USD 600 million through unlicensed money-transmitting businesses, an attorney said. US Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said the four Indian Americans were Raj Vaidya (26), Rakesh Vaidya (51), Shrey Vaidya (23), and Neel Patel (26), all residents of Edison, New Jersey.
The fifth person is Youssef Janfar, (57) from Great Neck, New York, the attorney said. They were arrested on Thursday. According to court documents, Raj Vaidya, Rakesh Vaidya, Shrey Vaidya, and Neel Patel operated numerous purported diamond, gold, and jewellery companies in New York City`s Diamond District since 2019.