SAN DIEGO (CNS) – More than two dozen alleged members of a Chinese organized crime ring that allegedly defrauded senior citizens across the nation out of millions of dollars are facing federal charges in San Diego.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 28 people are charged in four grand jury indictments for allegedly scamming victims into sending them money, including a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor living in San Diego who lost her entire life savings.
Prosecutors say victims were contacted through unsolicited phone calls or emails, told they’d received refunds mistakenly, and were pressured to pay back money they supposedly owed…