A Fort Myers man is behind bars after police say he played a key role in an international scam that drained hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims across three countries.
On Tuesday, police arrested Benton M. Reynaert of Fort Myers, bringing an end to a two-year financial crimes investigation tied to a global fraud scheme.
According to investigators, Reynaert acted as a “money mule” in a Microsoft/IT technical support scam that targeted victims in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Police say the scam relied on alarming pop-up messages that falsely warned victims their computers were locked…