!--more-->Karla Suzanne Spiker is due to serve one year and three months after pleading guilty last year to her laundering role, which she admitted involved picking up $300,000 in scam funds.

Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt Erskine said that scams, such as the one that ensnared Spiker, which is suspected to have originated in India, “are a nationwide problem, and they typically target the most vulnerable members of our society.”