WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Romanian national appeared in court today to face bank fraud charges for his role in a "vishing" scheme, following his extradition from Romania,announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
On November 14, 2017, a federal grand jury in Charlotte returned a criminal indictment charging Gavril Sandu, 53, with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of bank fraud. Sandu was arrested in Romania on January 9, 2026. He was extradited to the United States on April 30, 2026.
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