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Berks County investigators charge 5 New York men in alleged grandparent scam
The suspects are accused of scamming more than two dozen people from multiple states out of more than $240,000, according to investigators.
Credit: Berks County District Attorney s Office
Clockwise from upper left: Josiah Dejesus, Nelson Rivas-Bello, Ramon Peguero-Rosario, Jasua Noboa-Rival, and Yeurys Peguero-Rosario. Author: Keith Schweigert (FOX43) Updated: 12:20 PM EDT April 20, 2021
READING, Pa. Five Bronx, New York men were arrested and charged with multiple counts of theft by deception and criminal conspiracy for their alleged roles in a grandparent phone scam that victimized a 67-year-old California man and dozens of others late last year, according to the Berks County District Attorney s Office.