Money Laundering Investigation Uncovers Foreign Lottery Scheme
A woman was falsely told she had won a multi-million dollar lottery prize, and that to collect the prize, she had to pay taxes and other up-front fees. She gave $7,500 in cash to a Las Vegas woman who deposited it into two bank accounts controlled by a co-conspirator. When the Las Vegas woman showed up to meet the victim to receive a $32,500 cash installment, she was met by an undercover officer instead and placed under arrest. [10/18/16]
