India, May 21 -- Two American tech executives have pleaded guilty to federal charges for providing the vital technical infrastructure that allowed India-based call centres to defraud vulnerable, elderly Americans of millions of dollars. Former CEO Adam Young and former CSO Harrison Gevirtz admitted to routing deceptive pop-up scam calls through their telecommunications business. An FBI investigation revealed that the duo not only facilitated call routing but also actively advised the scammers on bypassing security checks and avoiding account termination.

In a statement, the FBI said: "Two individuals have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from their operation of a business that provided services to customers engaged in widespread telema...