Man pleads guilty to role in scam targeting senior citizens

West Covina woman arrested in connection with large-scale financial scam

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – A 21-year-old West Covina woman was arrested in connection with a large-scale financial scam targeting a local elderly man. The investigation started when a report was made about an ongoing scam targeting an elderly man who was being manipulated into withdrawing and giving over $200,000 under the pretense that it was part of his bank's security measures detailed the Simi Valley Police Department in a press release Wednesday…

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Man pleads guilty to role in scam targeting senior citizens

Protect loved ones from scams aimed at grandparents. (Courtesy FBI) A man who took part in a scam that duped multiple senior citizens into withdrawing and handing over large amounts of cash pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Tuesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors say six victims in California and Arizona gave just over $200,000 combined to Jiaci Liu in the span of one week. Liu’s role in the scheme culminated in San Diego…

Guilty plea in fraud scheme targeting senior citizens

A man who took part in a scam that duped multiple senior citizens into withdrawing and handing over large amounts of cash pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Tuesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors say six victims in California and Arizona gave just over $200,000 combined to Jiaci Liu in the span of one week. Liu’s role in the scheme culminated in San Diego County, where he was arrested outside the home of a 63-year-old Pow…

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