News: Schemes
Seven Charged in Telemarketing Sweepstakes Scheme that Victimized People in the United States, Including the Elderly
October 2, 2018 – Seven U.S. citizens were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their roles in a Costa Rica-based telemarketing scheme that allegedly defrauded victims in the United
Two Costa Rican Residents Found Guilty for Roles in $10 Million International Telemarketing Scheme
February 8, 2018 – Two individuals were found guilty yesterday for their roles in a $10 million telemarketing scheme that defrauded primarily elderly victims in the United States from call
U.S. Man Residing in Costa Rica Pleads Guilty for Role in Two Separate Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes
Defendant Charged in Connection with $10 Million Offshore Sweepstakes Fraud Ploy, $2.5 Million High-Yield Investment Scheme February 2, 2017 – A U.S. man residing in Costa Rica pleaded guilty today
Owner of Costa Rican Call Center and Participants in Scam Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Sweepstakes Fraud Schemes Targeting Elderly
December 13, 2016 – Three U.S. citizens were sentenced to prison today for their roles in sweepstakes fraud schemes to defraud hundreds of U.S. residents, many of them elderly, announced
North Carolina Woman Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Fleeing Country to Avoid Telemarketing Fraud Sentence
November 3, 2016 – A Greensboro, North Carolina, woman was sentenced to 48 months in prison today for fleeing the United States after being sentenced to 60 months in prison
Three Individuals Indicted for $2.5 Million High-Yield Investment Fraud
August 26, 2016 – Three individuals were charged in an indictment unsealed yesterday for their roles in a $2.5 million high-yield investment fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.
Owner of Costa Rican Call Center and Two Others Plead Guilty to Defrauding Elderly through Offshore Sweepstakes Scheme
July 14, 2016 – Two U.S. citizens and a Canadian citizen have pleaded guilty for their roles in a $9 million “sweepstakes fraud” scheme to defraud hundreds of U.S. residents,
Owner of Costa Rican Call Center Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Defrauding Elderly through Sweepstakes Scam
March 15, 2016 – A dual U.S.-Costa Rican citizen was sentenced yesterday to 108 months in prison for his role in a $1.88 million sweepstakes fraud scheme that victimized hundreds
Ohio Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Money Laundering in Connection with Costa Rica-Based Telemarketing Fraud Scheme
February 19, 2016 – An Ohio man was sentenced to 108 months in prison for his role in laundering money for a Costa Rica-based “sweepstakes fraud” scheme that victimized U.S.
U.S. Citizen Sentenced in Connection with Costa Rica-Based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures
August 12, 2015 – A U.S. citizen charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities based in Costa Rica was sentenced to prison today in