India, Nov. 11 -- A 48-year-old woman from New Mexico has pleaded guilty to impersonating an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent to cheat a victim out of more than $150,000 (around Rs.1.4 crore).

Sandra Vega, a resident of Pecos, admitted that she posed as a federal tax officer between 2018 and March 2026 to convince a man, identified in court documents as John Doe, that he was entitled to receive a large payment from the IRS, according to the US justice department.

Vega told the victim that he needed to pay various fees and deposits before the money could be released, as per her plea agreement. Believing that the payments would be transferred to the IRS, the victim gave her at least $150,000. Vega, though, never sent the money to the ...