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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

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California Woman Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Her Role in Defrauding Elderly Through Offshore Sweepstakes Scheme

August 11, 2015 – A California woman was sentenced to 130 months in prison for her role in a half-million dollar Costa Rica-based “sweepstakes fraud” scheme that victimized hundreds of

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Individual Convicted of Conspiracy and Money Laundering for Role in Costa Rican Telemarketing Scheme

August 5, 2015 – An Ohio man was convicted yesterday after a two-day jury trial in the Western District of North Carolina for his role in a Costa Rican telemarketing