Four Dominican nationals have been extradited to the United States for their alleged roles in a major transnational “grandparent scam” operation that deceived hundreds of elderly victims into believing their …
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MONTREAL — Six men pleaded guilty Thursday in a Montreal courthouse for their roles in a grandparent fraud scheme that attempted to steal life savings from elderly Americans. The fraud …
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Two men arrested in a large-scale “grandparent scam” investigation two years ago have been sentenced at the Montreal courthouse. Christian Valdes, 31, of Chambly, received a jail sentence to be …
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Chaman Samael Silverio Balbuena, 31, of Defiance, Missouri, is among 13 individuals facing federal charges in a sophisticated scheme that defrauded elderly Americans of more than …
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CASS COUNTY, Mo. — An Ohio woman is facing charges in Cass County after allegedly posing as a bail bonds courier and stealing $25,000 from a Missouri resident in a …
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BOSTON (WBZ) – Federal authorities have charged 13 people in what they call a “cruel and malicious” grandparent scam that defrauded elderly victims of more than $5 million. According to …
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Gareth West Arrested in Quebec for Leading $30 Million Grandparent Scam Targeting U.S. Seniors
Gareth West, accused by U.S. authorities of orchestrating a $30 million grandparent scam targeting American seniors, was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Quebec on Friday. He …
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CHATSWORTH, ON — The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two Shelburne men in connection with a failed grandparent scam that targeted a 95-year-old woman in …
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A Florida man was arrested on Wednesday after traveling to Maine to carry out a classic “grandparent scam,” targeting an elderly Standish resident for $9,500. According to the Cumberland County …
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STANDISH, Maine — A Florida man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly carrying out a “grandparent scam” that defrauded an elderly Standish woman of $9,500, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s …