Alleged 'grandparent scammers' charged in Rhode Island for role in targeting seniors

Two men are facing national charges for their alleged roles successful "grandparent scams" successful Rhode Island and Massachusetts, according to the Warwick Police Department.

Jason Rhodes, 34, of Flushing, New York, and Robert Munoz, 29, of Miami, Florida, person been charged with conspiracy to perpetrate ligament fraud and aggravated individuality theft. 

The 2 were released connected unsecured enslaved and GPS monitoring aft appearing earlier a national magistrate justice connected Friday.

Rhodes and Munoz were allegedly operating arsenic couriers and collected astir $230,000 from unsuspecting seniors.

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They were arrested backmost successful March erstwhile a unfortunate reported to Warwick constabulary that they had been scammed, which constabulary were capable to place arsenic an ongoing scheme.

The scams often people grandparents oregon the aged via telephone calls claiming that a loved 1 needs bail wealth due to the fact that they person been arrested. The courier volition past effort to cod the wealth posing arsenic different household subordinate oregon attorney. 

Warwick constabulary nighttime detectives worked with Special Operations Group, Financial Crimes and Criminal Investigations units, arsenic good arsenic the victims, to acceptable up an cognition to seizure Rhodes arsenic helium was arriving astatine a victim's residence to cod the victim’s money. It was past that they recognized him from a akin scam that had been reported successful Rhode Island.

Detectives were capable to instrumentality Rhodes into custody pursuing a abbreviated ft pursuit. Munoz, who was the alleged getaway driver, was besides arrested.

The Warwick Police Department arrested 2 men for their alleged roles successful "grandparent scams" successful Rhode Island and Massachusetts. (iStock)

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A warrant was past issued for a edifice country successful Munoz’s sanction wherever the detectives seized grounds connecting the 2 to different "grandparent scams," $60,000 successful currency and different items.

The Warwick Police Department urges anyone who believes they whitethorn beryllium a unfortunate of this scam oregon a akin 1 to interaction their respective constabulary department.

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If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize is aged 60 oregon older and has been a unfortunate of fiscal fraud, assistance is disposable by calling the National Elder Fraud Hotline: 1-833 FRAUD-11 (1-833-372-8311).