TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Five fraudsters were convicted Thursday for a conspiracy scheme to drain the retirement accounts of retired Florida school employees.
“Americans are fed up with the constant barrage of scams that maliciously target the elderly,” said Acting United States Attorney Spaven. “With the assistance of our dedicated law enforcement partners, we are committed to investigating and aggressively prosecuting those who seek to steal the hard-earned savings of our senior citizens.”
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, Michelle Spaven, announced sentences for each defendant:
- Lambert Aguebor, 33, of Miramar, was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison, having previously been found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
- Floyd Bostic, 42, of Tallahassee, has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to commit money laundering, 16 counts of money laundering, and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
- Grace Aguebor, 36, of Miramar, has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
- Ronald Vargas, 38, of Osteen, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
- Sarina Levy, 34, of Pembroke Pines, has been sentenced to 6 months and 1 day in federal prison, to be followed by 6 months of home detention, after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity Theft.
Vargas worked as a retirement specialist at a Tallahassee-based company that administers 401(k) programs with many customers having previously worked in the Florida school district…