Overview
- Federal and state teams executed simultaneous searches in Decatur, Richardson and the Orlando area targeting suspected laundering hubs.
- In Richardson, a 20-officer SWAT unit entered Malani Jewelers, detained 13 employees, and removed crates of gold.
- More than $50 million in gold was recovered across the three sites during Wednesday’s coordinated operation.
- Authorities describe a scheme in which impostors posed as law enforcement to coerce mostly seniors to buy gold and hand it to couriers for resale and melting.
- About 20 arrests have been made to date, and more than 200 victims have been identified as investigators focus on returning recovered assets.