A Dominican man who lived part-time in Dorchester is among 13 Dominican nationals charged with running a sophisticated series of call centers using illegally acquired personal information of seniors, telemarketing software, English-speaking callers and voice-over-IP phones to separate some 400 seniors across the US from their money, according to a federal indictment unsealed today.
At least one of their victims also lived in Dorchester, according to filings in US District Court in Boston, which add that, in total, at least 50 Massachusetts residents got scammed. Most of the victims were over 80, according to filings in the case.
A federal grand jury actually indicted alleged ring members in May, 2024, for criminal activity dating to 2022, but the indictment – and an updated “superseding” indictment – was mostly kept under seal until today, according to court records…