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Fraudulent Telemarketer Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison, Co-Conspirators Also Sentenced for Roles in Fake Sweepstakes Scheme

September 23, 2009 – Four owners of Costa Rica-based telemarketing call centers, an employee and a Texas-based list broker have been sentenced for their roles in defrauding thousands of U.S.

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British Citizen Arrested in Connection with Costa Rica-based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures

WASHINGTON – July 31, 2009 – A British citizen charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities was arrested Thursday evening in Miami following his

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Fraudulent Telemarketers Who Claimed U.S. Victims Won Large Sweepstakes Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Scheme

WASHINGTON – June 2, 2009 – The owner of a Costa Rica-based telemarketing call center and two employees of another Costa Rica call center were sentenced for their roles in

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Individual Indicted in Connection with Costa Rica-based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures

Operation Had Connections to Florida, New Mexico, Wisconsin and Colorado WASHINGTON – March 11, 2009 – A British citizen was charged in connection with the operation of a series of