A semi-literate Pakistani woman defrauded the US government of 64 million dollars.
The female judge of the federal court sentenced the accused to 6 years and 4 months in the case of fraud and deception from the US government, ordered to pay 56 million dollars, confiscate assets of 5 million dollars, while the co-accused in the case will be tried separately.
A criminal named Zakia Khan established a day care center for senior citizens and obtained payments by defrauding the US government. The woman was arrested in 2024.
During the trial, Zakia Khan pleaded guilty, the US Department of Justice released photos of the money and gold recovered during the search and seizure.