(7 Mar 2019) The US Justice Department says it's charged more than 260 individuals over the past year in connection with fraud scams that victimize people age 60 and older.
US Attorney General William Barr and other law enforcement officials announced on Thursday what they say is the department's largest-ever nationwide crackdown on elder fraud schemes.
"It's despicable because the people that are involved are vulnerable and because of their stage they don't have the opportunity frequently to recover and so these loses are devastating to them. We have to prosecute and all out attack on this kind of crime," Barr said.
In addition to the criminal charges, the department also is bringing civil cases against dozens of other defendants.
The cases identified by the department targeted people 60 and older and involved more than 2 million victims.
Officials say the scams focus on people from all walks of life and everywhere in the country.
Officials say that where they can, they're working to identify the money stolen from the victims and return it to them.
Former FBI Director William Webster, who was also CIA Director was along with is wife Lynda, the potential victims of one of these scammers.
But with his law enforcement background the scammer, who was located outside of the United States, was eventually caught and prosecuted.
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