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'Son Held Captive': Oakland Detective Finds Caller Who Conned Dad Out Of $5,000
Believing that his son was being held captive at gunpoint, an Oakland man gave $5,000 to a con artist who was arrested by police, authorities said.
Borough police Detective Michael Griffin obtained subpoenas, as well as surveillance video from a Walmart in Pennsylvania, to identify Johnny Figueroa Ferreira, 38, of Oak Ridge, Detective Lt. Christian Eldridge said.
Ferreira had convinced the victim by phone to send him gift cards and a money order last November by making the bogus claim, Eldridge said.
Bergen County sheriff’s officers arrested Ferreira on Oakland’s warrant when he showed up …
