LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A woman pleaded guilty Monday to producing mailings as part of a scheme that defrauded thousands of Americans, many of them elderly, prosecutors said.
Barbara Trickle, 80, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, documents said.
In 2023, federal prosecutors accused Trickle and two others of mailing millions of phony prize notices from 2012 to 2018. The mailer indicated that the person would receive a large cash prize if they paid a fee between $20 and $50, documents said…