Florida Man Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud

WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kevin Gan, age 24, of Wellington, Florida, was charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. 

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that between June of 2026 and July 16, 2026, Gan was part of a group that executed a scheme to defraud victims in the State College, PA area of money and property.  It is alleged that members of the conspiracy would transmit electronic communication to the victims.  The communication, often in the form of a home computer screen “pop-up,” was purportedly from “Microsoft” or a government agency and informed the victim that the victim’s computer had been “hacked,” and that financial account security was compromised. The “pop-up” or caller provided a phone number for the victim to call. It is further alleged that upon calling the phone number, the victim would be connected to a member of the conspiracy, who provided the victim with disinformation and falsely informed the victim that there was a problem with the victim’s bank account, that the victim’s bank account was not secure, or that there was illegal activity on their computer, and that the victim needed to transfer money from the account to keep the money secure.  It is alleged that the member of the conspiracy directed the victim to withdraw cash from the victim’s bank account or convert cash into gold bars or coins and meet them at locations or “couriers” were used to retrieve the money.

It is further alleged that on July 16, 2026, Gan traveled from New York to State College to collect $30,000 in cash from a victim of the conspiracy. 

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the State College Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Geoffrey W. MacArthur is prosecuting the case.

The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is 20 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following the finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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