TELEMARKETING SCAM TARGETS NEVADA SENIORS
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Florida man pleaded guilty to committing a $3.3 million telemarketing scam to defraud more than 1,000 victims, many of them elderly, in Nevada. Daniel Martin Boyar is scheduled to be sentenced on September 24, 2018.
Criminals prey on seniors through scams or threats to steal their savings. It is widely estimated that one in ten seniors in the United States is abused, but often that abuse takes the form of financial exploitation or fraud. Each year, an estimated $3 billion is stolen or defrauded from millions of American seniors.
“Grandparent scams,” fake prizes, romance scams, fraudulent IRS refunds, and even outright extortion are just a few ways that criminals try to exploit some of the most vulnerable Americans and steal their life’s savings.
The mission of the Elder Justice Initiative is to strengthen awareness about elder abuse and financial exploitation. In January, U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Nevada’s seniors from abuse, neglect, fraud, and exploitation.
Other notable cases include: Angela Fischer, a former Business Manager for a Reno retirement center in Fernley, Nevada, who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for stealing more than $190,000 from an elderly resident’s bank account. Willie James Montgomery, of Las Vegas, was sentenced to 88 months’ imprisonment for targeting the elderly as part of a $1.2 million telemarketing scam. Noah Patrick Fields, of Las Vegas, was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for pointing a firearm at an elderly owner of a coin and jewelry store during a robbery.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and its partners participate in public forums educating senior community members and concerned citizens about elder financial fraud. In 2017, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department conducted four public forums. The forums are intended to raise awareness to the various types of fraud schemes targeting seniors and offers prevention tips on how to protect themselves.
A working group has been formed by the Department of Justice and Department of Agriculture to focus on ways to empower and to support rural and tribal communities to combat elder abuse and financial exploitation. For more information about the Elder Justice Initiative, visit www.elderjustice.gov. To report elder fraud, contact the FTC at www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov or 877-FTC-HELP. The Office of Victims of Crime provides resources related to elder fraud victimization through its website, www.ovc.gov.
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- Bryan Vonderahe, Wire Fraud, MO 2024 · Washington
- Paul Creager, Wire Fraud Scheme, MO 2024 · Florida
- William Cordor, Pandemic Relief Wire Fraud, MA 2024 · Washington
Key Facts
- State: Nevada
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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