US seeks in extradition several accused in grandparent scam; thousands in US fall for repeated scam

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Dominican Attorney General Miriam German was recently in Washington, D.C where she met with US Justice authorities to foster collaboration between both countries to combat crime. Now with the indictment of several Dominicans for participation in what is being named the grandparents scam, the US government is seeking several to be extradited to face charges.

The Public Ministry confirmed it is asking the judges of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) to authorize preventive custody for four Dominicans accused of scamming US citizens of millions of dollars in the extensive grandparents’ scam. The fugitives of US justice said to be in the DR are Juan Rafael Parra Arias (Yofre), Rafael Rodríguez Guzmán (Max Morgan), Félix Samuel Reynoso Ventura (Fili/Filly the Kid) and José Ismael Dilone Rodríguez.

The US Justice Department reported on 30 April...

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