Yongxian Huang, 24, of Brooklyn, NY, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court to conspiracy to commit theft, attempted theft, and theft over $100. The plea was entered on June 23, 2025, and Huang faces up to 10 years and 6 months in prison, with sentencing scheduled for July 11.
According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, “On November 14, 2024, Huang picked up a box from the Bethesda home of a married couple, both 75 years old. The box contained $397 worth of replica gold bars. Huang believed that the bars were authentic, with a value of $84,290.20. The victims had reached out to Montgomery County Police and reported they believed they were being scammed. They previously handed over more than $400,000 worth of gold bars to co-conspirators. Detectives with the Financial Crimes Section coordinated the hand-off with Huang. An undercover detective posed as one of the victims and handed him the replica bars. Huang then drove to Brooklyn, NY, where he was ultimately arrested.
Assistant State’s Attorneys Hannah Gleason and Robert Hill are prosecuting this case. We thank our partners with the Montgomery County Police Financial Crimes Section, New York City Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the FBI Baltimore Field Office for their cooperation and assistance in this matter.”
