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Five From Connecticut Charged For Scheme Scamming Victims Of $4M
Five men in Connecticut are facing charges for allegedly operating multi-million dollar elderly fraud scams, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.
U.S. Attorney John Durham announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an 11-count indictment charging five people for their participation in lottery and romance scams that defrauded elderly victims across the country of millions.
Those charged:
Farouq Fasasi, 25, a citizen Nigeria residing New Haven;
Rodney Thomas, Jr., 29, of New Haven;
Montrell Dobbs, Jr., 27, recently of Ansonia, Hamden, and New Haven;
Stanley Pierre, 32,…
Free Scam Prevention Seminars Scheduled In Area
With a host of elderly scams taking place across the region, two free, public seminars will be held next week to help elders avoid becoming victims.Held by Sen. Sue Serino, chairman of the state Senate Aging Committee, along with the Department of State, the two seminars will be held from in Putnam Valley and Hopewell Junction.
The first seminar will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the Putnam Valley Senior Center, 117 Town Park Lane, in Putnam Valley.
The second seminar will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20 at the East Fishkill Community Center, 890 Route 82 in Hopewell Junction.
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