Justice Dept.: 12th Defendant Pleads Guilty in Transnational Scheme to Defraud Spanish-Speaking U.S. Consumers
July 24, 2024
July 24, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 23, 2024:
A Peruvian national pleaded guilty today for his participation in a transnational mail and wire fraud conspiracy.
According to court documents, Jose Alejandro Zuniga Cano, 40, of Lima, Peru, was the operator of a Peruvian call center that defrauded and extorted Spanish-speaking U.S. residents by falsely threatening them with arrest, court proceedings and immigratio . . .
A Peruvian national pleaded guilty today for his participation in a transnational mail and wire fraud conspiracy.
According to court documents, Jose Alejandro Zuniga Cano, 40, of Lima, Peru, was the operator of a Peruvian call center that defrauded and extorted Spanish-speaking U.S. residents by falsely threatening them with arrest, court proceedings and immigratio . . .