NY Scammers Fleece PA Residents For $145K: AG
Attorney General Michelle Henry is warning older Pennsylvanians to stay vigilant after three New York-based scammers were charged with stealing a combined $145,000 from Keystone State residents.
The first scam, which targeted a Montgomery County resident, purported to be a Publisher’s Clearinghouse sweepstakes and involved the victim sending cash and gift cards equaling $130,000, the AG said.
Jaime Barham, 25, and Francis Rohan, 24, both of Bronx, New York, are charged with corrupt organizations, theft, and related counts, according to prosecutors. Each is being held on $75…
$5 Million Fraud Scheme: Man Who Scammed Long Islander Indicted
The scammer, along with co-conspirators, conned a Long Island man out of approximately $5.3 million, which they spent nearly all of.
On Tuesday, April 25 at the Central Islip federal court, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, along with a New York FBI director, announced the charges against Odera Odabi.
Odabi is charged with conspiring to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, according to the announcement.
The 54-year-old Georgia man is alleged to have falsely informed a Suffolk County resident (known in the case as John Doe) that he needed to p…
