News: Schemes
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
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
U.S. Citizen Pleads Guilty in Connection with Internationally Based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures
April 29, 2015 – A U.S. citizen charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities based in Costa Rica pleaded guilty today in Miami, the
Costa Rica Based Telemarketing Fraud Results in Prison Terms for Two
October 31, 2014 – Two employees of a Costa Rica based telemarketing call center that defrauded thousands of victims of more than $4 million have been sentenced to serve 300
Two Individuals Charged, Third Pleads Guilty For Roles In Costa Rican Telemarketing Schemes Targeting U.S. Residents
October 23, 2014 – A California woman pleaded guilty today for her role in a half-million-dollar “sweepstakes fraud” scheme that was run from Costa Rica and targeted U.S. residents. A
Owner of Costa Rican Call Center Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Through Sweepstakes Scam
September 15, 2014 – A dual United States-Costa Rican citizen pleaded guilty today for his role in a $1.88 million sweepstakes fraud scheme that defrauded hundreds of elderly Americans. Assistant
Wisconsin Pharmacist and Nevada Pharmacologist Charged with Smuggling Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals Using a Costa Rican Internet Pharmacy
Defendants Allegedly Conspired to Smuggle More Than Four Million Misbranded and Counterfeit Pills into U.S. September 12, 2014 – A Wisconsin pharmacist and a Nevada pharmacologist were arraigned on an
Two North Carolina Residents Plead Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Through Offshore Sweepstakes Scheme
August 4, 2014 – A North Carolina couple pleaded guilty for leading a Costa Rican sweepstakes fraud scheme that defrauded hundreds of elderly Americans. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell
Leader of Alleged Sports Betting Ring Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges
January 31, 2014 – Joseph Vito Mastronardo Jr., 63, of Meadowbrook, Pa., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise (RICO), conducting an illegal gambling business, four
One of the World’s Largest Digital Currency Companies and Seven of Its Principals and Employees Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Running Alleged $6 Billion Money Laundering Scheme
Liberty Reserve Allegedly Processed at Least 55 Million Illegal Transactions for at Least One Million Users Worldwide Facilitating Global Criminal Conduct; Investigation and Takedown Believed to Be the Largest International