The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York unsealed an indictment today charging a New York man, a Florida man and a Canadian national with running a fraudulent mass-mailing scheme that tricked consumers, many of whom were elderly and vulnerable, into paying fees for falsely promised cash prizes.

The indictment charges Shawn Phillips, 52, of British Columbia, Canada; Jeffrey Novis, 79, of Long Island, New York; and Phillip Priolo, 58, of Hallandale Beach, Florida, with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, and multiple counts of mail fraud and wire fraud.

“Elder fraud schemes present a serious threat to the financial security and the well-being of America’s seniors,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “The Department of Justice will continue to pursue and prosecute the perpetrators of these schemes.”

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