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Brett Barber, 45, of Costa Mesa, Calif., was sentenced to 181 months in prison for running fraudulent investment schemes in which most of the victims were elderly citizens. Barber co-owned BNZ Capital One and National American Capital, both based in Newport Beach, Calif.
Elder Fraud
If elder fraud were a stock, you would be a fool not to buy, buy, buy.
Elder Fraud
A federal court sentenced Ogheneofejiro Godswill Uzokpa, 28, of Warri, Nigeria, to seven years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from at least a dozen elderly women in a romance scheme, according to a DOJ press release. The sentence comes after Uzokpa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count […]
Elder Fraud
Morice Armani Brown, a 24-year-old man from Jamaica residing in Florida, was sentenced to 63 months in prison, with an additional year on supervised release for his role in defrauding an elderly woman from Lenoir City, Tennessee.
Elder Fraud
As of the writing of this report, five Dominican Republic nationals have been extradited to New Jersey in a “grandparent scam” that defrauded hundreds of elderly Americans of millions of dollars. A Bronx man has also been arrested for wire fraud conspiracy in connection with the scheme.
Elder Fraud
Everyone’s fantasy: a rich relative you never knew about dies and leaves you several million dollars. Your first thought is, “This will change my life.” For 400 U.S. senior citizens who were conned out of $6 million over a five-year period, that statement proved to be all-to-true.
Elder Fraud
Two more members of an international fraud ring that preyed on elderly Americans in several U.S. states were sentenced to federal prison on Aug. 16, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western Michigan announced in a press release. That leaves only the leader, nicknamed “Master,” to have his day in court.
Elder Fraud
A man from Iowa was recently sentenced to an 18.5-year stint in federal prison for conning elderly victims out of $3 million.
Elder Fraud
Last week, prosecutors charged Jiaci Liu with crimes related to a sophisticated fraud scheme aimed at seniors, according to a press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California.
Elder Fraud
Defrauding the elderly– it’s one of the most craven and despicable crimes a person can commit.
