THREE DOMINICANS EXTRADITED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN "GRANDPARENT SCAM," CHARGED BY NJ FEDERAL COURT.

Three residents of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, were extradited to the United States last week for participating in a "grandparent scam" that defrauded elderly Americans out of millions. Juan Rafael Parra Arias, Miguel Angel Vasquez, and Jose Ismael Dilone Rodriguez appeared in Newark federal court yesterday, facing multiple charges, including mail and wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering.

They are among 11 Dominicans indicted in New Jersey. Parra Arias led a network of call centers in the Dominican Republic, recruiting co-conspirators like Vasquez and Dilone Rodriguez. These centers impersonated victims' relatives, convincing them their loved ones were in legal trouble and needed money. The scam used technology to appear as if calls originated from the U.S.

If convicted, each faces up to 20 years in prison and significant fines.

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