Samyag Uday Doshi, Elder Fraud, Rhode Island 2025

In a shocking revelation, a 25-year-old Indian national has been charged with conspiring to fleece a Rhode Island senior out of over $54,000 in cash, with an attempted loss amount of more than $385,000.

Samyag Uday Doshi, a student visa holder from Dorchester, MA, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Amy E. Moses on November 17, 2025, after his arrest on a federal complaint for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Doshi is currently being detained.

According to allegations in the complaint, law enforcement received a call for service regarding a Newport resident who was suspected to be the victim of an elder abuse financial fraud scam. The scammers, allegedly led by Doshi, posed as federal officials and convinced the victim to make multiple cash withdrawals of tens of thousands of dollars, which were then mailed out of state or provided to “couriers” in Rhode Island.

On November 17, 2025, the scammers attempted to arrange for the victim to deliver an additional $45,000 in cash. The victim contacted law enforcement, who surveilled the delivery as it was made, allegedly to Doshi, who was arrested at the meet spot.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Taylor A. Dean. The matter was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-Providence and the Newport Police Department, with assistance from HSI-Chicago.

This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.

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