Brooklyn resident Zhenyong Weng was arrested last year after preying on an 82-year-old Silver Spring woman by reaching out to her and instructing her to transfer her assets into gold bars to keep Russian hands off.
The woman complied, police say, and handed off several packages worth an estimated $900,000 in gold bars, while planning to scam approximately $2.5 million more, according to prosecutors.
On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said that Weng has pleaded guilty to attempted theft and conspiracy to commit theft over $25,000 to under $100,000…