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11 more people charged in massive magazine scam plead guilty In total, 63 people from across the U.S. were charged in what prosecutors called the largest elder fraud scheme in the nation. Author: Eleven more people who were charged in a $300 million nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme involving fake magazine subscriptions have pleaded guilty, the U.S. Attorney s Office in Minnesota announced Friday. Last fall, federal prosecutors in Minnesota charged more than 60 people, including 15 Minnesotans, in connection to the largest elder fraud scheme in the nation, saying their magazine scam netted $300 million from mostly elderly and vulnerable victims. The 11 people who recently plead guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit mail fraud includes two Minnesotans: ....