According to court documents, Joaquin Lopez, 46, of Hollywood, Florida, was a member of a network of individuals who, through extortion and fraud, induced elderly Americans across the United States to pay up to tens of thousands of dollars each to purportedly help their grandchild or other close family relative. Members of the network contacted elderly Americans by telephone and impersonated a grandchild, other close relative or friend of the victim. They falsely convinced the victims that their relatives were in legal trouble and needed money to pay for bail, for medical expenses for car accident victims or to prevent additional charges from being filed. The defendants and their co-conspirators then received money from victims via various means, including in-person pickup, mail and wire transfer, and then laundered the proceeds, including through the use of cryptocurrency.
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Fourth Defendant in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy | OPA | Department of Justice
A fourth member of a network that operated and facilitated a large-scale “grandparent scam” pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fourth-defendant-grandparent-scam-network-pleads-guilty-rico-conspiracy
11:29 AM - May 27, 2022
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