Family With Businesses In Mercer County Charged With IT Fraud

Princeton NJ

11 August, 2021

3:25 PM

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MERCER COUNTY, NJ — A Mercer County man along with two others from Woodbridge have been charged with orchestrating an IT fraud scheme that prosecutors say made them more than $450,000. Karan Bhambri, 30, of Ewing was charged with conspiracy to commit financial facilitation of criminal activity. Saurabh Bhambri, 27, and Poonam Bhambri, 57, of Sewaren in Woodbridge were arrested in April, but the announcement was made Wednesday. According to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, the Bhambris ran a range of IT, networking, and computer-help small businesses under many different names. They advertised their services to the public. However, police say they persuaded their clients to give them remote access to their personal computers, which they then used to obtain personal identifying and banking information. Saurabh Bhambri was charged with financial facilitation of criminal activity, theft by deception, identity theft, and forgery. Poonam Bhambri was charged with financial facilitation of criminal activity, identity theft and forgery. Prosecutors are building a case against the Bhambri family, and are asking the public to call in with any information they might have. Here is a list of businesses the three operated: SR Business Services – Woodbridge TownshipSKR Communications, LLC – Colonia section of Woodbridge TownshipEarthlink Networking Services, LLC – Woodbridge TownshipInciti Intermodal, LLC – Sewaren section of Woodbridge TownshipTradex Indous Corporation – Sewaren section of Woodbridge TownshipBusiness Web, LLC - Ewing TownshipSK Communications - Ewing TownshipInspired Networking Services, LLC – Dayton section of South BrunswickShivoham Partnership, LLC - Ewing TownshipDelloid, LLC – Sewaren section of Woodbridge Township Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Christopher Van Eerde of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at (732) 745-3300 or Detective Anthony Ramos of the Carteret Police Department at (732) 541-4181. (With reporting from Carly Baldwin, Patch Staff) Thank you for reading. Have a correction or news tip? Email [email protected] Get breaking news alerts on your phone with our app. Download here. Sign up to get Patch emails so you don't miss out on local and statewide news.