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Canadian man extradited from Spain faces charges in New York
- Sent mailings to elderly and vulnerable pretending to French Psychics Marie DuVal and Patrick Guerin
- Had them send back money; usually between $5 and $50
- Took in $180 million
- Over 1 million US victims
- Scheme went on nearly 20 years
- US Postal Inspection Service effort
- Operation previously shut down by DOJ civil suit
India busts fifth call center in two weeks; this one focused on ripping off job seekers
NPR interview with Steve Baker on puppy scams
Virus benefit theft
- Oregon: Criminal charges in two separate cases where scammers got money for PPP and EIDL virus help
- Florida: DOJ tries to recover PPP money from couple that used virus relief money to buy mansion; got $7.2 million
Nevada: Man illegally in the US from England charged with fraud in getting unemployment benefits
