Sheriff: California Student Reportedly Helped Scam Sweetser Resident of $231,000+ via Telephone Scheme

California man arrested for scamming Grant County resident out of $231K

California man arrested for stealing from Grant County resident MARION, Ind. (WISH) — A 22-year-old California man has been arrested after he scammed a Grant County, Indiana, man out of $231,000 by falsely identifying himself as an FBI agent. On June 7, 2025, The Grant County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation with Sweetser Police Department after a 68-year-old Sweetser resident reported he believed he was scammed out of over $231,000. …

Sweetser scam suspect caught in California, now in Grant County jail

A man accused of scamming a Sweetser resident out of more than $231,000 is now in the Grant County Jail.

Sheriff: California student reportedly helped scam Sweetser resident of $231,000+ via telephone scheme

GRANT COUNTY, Ind. -- A man who lives in San Bernardino, California, has been extradited to Grant County after he reportedly scammed a Sweetser resident of more than $231,000 via a telephone scheme. According to court documents, Tirth Savani has been charged in Grant County with the following: Officials with the Grant County Sheriff's Office [...]

Scammer accused of stealing over $200K from Indiana man's life savings

Grant County detectives went to California and, with the help of the San Bernardino Police Department, found and arrested Savani on Nov. 4.