Tag: Scam
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New Yorker sentenced to nearly a decade in prison for lottery scheme that targeted Estes Park resident
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A Brooklyn, N.Y., resident was sentenced to nine years behind bars for his role in a lottery scheme that scammed an elderly Estes Park woman out of nearly 1 million dollars. Leonard Luton was connected of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and eight counts of aiding and abetting mail fraud. He was sentenced Wednesday and…
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Fund manager who conned investors of nearly $50 million pleads guilty
A man who conned investors out of nearly $50 million through multiple Denver schemes has pleaded guilty to felony securities fraud, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Tyler Tysdal, 50, pleaded guilty in two separate financial crime cases from 2019, according to the district attorney’s office. Tysdal faces up to eight years in prison…
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City warns of phone scam connected to Denver Sheriff’s Office
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The city and county of Denver released an announcement Monday, warning Coloradans of a new phone scam circulating that claims to be from the Denver Sheriff’s Office. Officials said the callers have been posing as deputies from the Denver Sheriff’s Office, demanding payment for fake warrants. The callers sometimes provide alleged court dates. Denver deputies…