Sheriff’s office breaks up fraud ring

Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner says deputies and officers from other agencies have been rounding up suspects in an organized effort to scam the elderly.

The sheriff said more than $7 million in cash and gold had been stolen from the retirement savings of around 200 Collin County victims, all over the age of 65, and more than $55 million had been taken from victims across the state.

Skinner said the year-long investigation continued but he released news Thursday, Jan. 29, of raids on jewelry stores in Frisco and Irving…

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