NEWTON, Mass. (WWLP) - A man from New York is facing charges after police say he hoaxed a 72-year-old woman from Massachusetts out of nearly half a million dollars. Mass. babysitter charged with manslaughter after child dies in car The Middlesex County District Attorney's Office states the victim received a call on December 4th from someone claiming to be an agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to NBC Boston. She was told she was responsible for $2 million in 22 accounts someone had opened in her name, which the caller said was being used to sell illegal drugs. The schemers then threatened the woman with arrest by the Federal Bureau of Investigation if she didn't cooperate. Prosecutors say she sent the schemers $480,000 through wire transfers and gold bars. Vishal Kumar, 23, was caught by an undercover cop pretending to drop off some of those gold bars.  He's facing charges for extortion and theft. Kumar is due back in court on April 2. Local News Headlines Fundraiser at Jersey Mikes in Longmeadow supports Be Like Kat charity Three companies test drones over Massachusetts to deliver medical supplies New York man charged for defrauding elderly woman out of $480,000 Dog dies, seven without a home after multi-family home fire in Boston WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com. ...read more read less