New York, Aug. 22 -- An Indian national living in New Jersey has been taken into custody in Canada following an international law enforcement operation after he allegedly fled the United States while on pretrial release for a multi-million-dollar elder fraud scheme, the US Department of Justice said on Friday.

Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, 21, originally from Gujarat, India, was arrested by Canadian authorities at Toronto Pearson International Airport on August 20, 2026, pursuant to a US provisional arrest request for extradition.

He faces charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

According to a criminal complaint...