Man from Canada pleads guilty in Texas to fraud

Published August 15, 2012 5:27pm ET



LAREDO, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors in South Texas say a businessman from Canada has pleaded guilty in a $3 million telemarketing and lottery scam.

A federal judge in Laredo on Wednesday accepted the guilty plea from 51-year-old Ragavan Thamby. No sentencing date was immediately set for Thamby, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit telemarketing fraud.

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