DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Santiago Prosecutor’s Office has formally charged 21 individuals, including two corporate entities, in connection with a cybercrime network that defrauded hundreds of elderly Americans out of millions of dollars through electronic scams. The investigation, known as Operation Discovery 2.0, successfully thwarted these fraudulent activities.

The indictment, submitted on Monday, 23 September 2024 to the general secretariat of the criminal jurisdiction in Santiago, spans 950 pages and includes over 450 pieces of evidence, ranging from documentary to testimonial materials.

Evidence collected during the investigation, supported by the National Police’s Special Division for Transnational Crime (Deidet), the New York Police Department, and US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), illustrates how the accused siphoned funds from insurance and retirement systems, harming...