{"id":24122,"date":"2016-06-07T21:35:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T04:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=24122"},"modified":"2016-06-07T21:35:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T04:35:40","slug":"l-man-arrested-targeting-elderly-victims-conning-200000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=24122","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Man Arrested for Targeting Elderly Victims and Conning Them Out of $200,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A South Los Angeles man was arrested Tuesday on federal fraud charges for participating in a lottery scam that allegedly targeted elderly victims with promises of cash prizes and cars \u2013 as long as they paid taxes and fees, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1073 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2.jpg\" alt=\"criminal_justice_jurisprudence (2)\" width=\"299\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2.jpg 299w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-265x168.jpg 265w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-284x180.jpg 284w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-274x173.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/>Carl Dean Bullock<\/strong>, 65, was arrested at his residence without incident by inspectors with the United States Postal Inspection Service, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cFraud schemes like the one charged in this indictment, which promise large rewards in exchange for \u2018fees\u2019 and \u2018taxes,\u2019 harm vulnerable members of our communities and potentially jeopardize the victims\u2019 ability to make ends meet in retirement,\u201d said U.S.Attorney Eileen M. Decker. \u201cThis defendant\u2019s conduct was particularly egregious because he assisted criminals outside of the United States target elderly victims here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The wire fraud and mail fraud charges each carry a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison. The aggravated identity theft charges carry a sentence of two years in prison, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A federal grand jury on June 3 returned an indictment that charges Bullock with 13 counts of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bullock allegedly participated in a scheme to defraud mostly elderly victims in the United States. Using false promises that the victims had won large lottery or sweepstakes prizes, members of the scheme fraudulently told victims that, in order to obtain their \u201cwinnings,\u201d they would need to send money to pay for taxes, fees and other expenses. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Hoping to collect the winnings, victims sent money to members of the scheme via wire transfer, money orders and cash. The money was sent through the United States mail, as well as through the Western Union and MoneyGram systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bullock allegedly received some of the fraudulently obtained money, and then sent a portion of it to his co-schemers, most of whom were in Jamaica.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The investigation, so far, has uncovered 25 victims \u2013 one of whom was 88 years old \u2013 who sent nearly $200,000 to obtain their non-existent prizes, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cForeign lottery and sweepstakes fraud cost Americans millions every year,\u201d stated Los Angeles Postal Inspector in Charge Robert Wemyss. \u201cWhen one family member is harmed, the impact can be felt by all. Losses can be monumental, and entire fortunes, inheritances and retirement security can be wiped-out. This arrest demonstrates the commitment of Postal Inspectors to protect our seniors from these unscrupulous scam artists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0Every defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The wire fraud and mail fraud charges each carry a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. The aggravated identity theft charges carry a mandatory consecutive sentence of two years in prison, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A South Los Angeles man was arrested Tuesday on federal fraud charges for participating in a lottery scam that allegedly targeted elderly victims with promises of cash prizes and cars \u2013 as long as they paid taxes and fees, according to officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,3],"tags":[54,1203],"class_list":["post-24122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-main-slider","category-u-s-department-of-justice","tag-los-angeles","tag-lottery-scam"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>L.A. 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