2 indicted in Sarasota jury duty scam

DOJ: Sarasota woman defrauded of $12K in alleged jury duty scam ran from Georgia prison
Sarasota law enforcement received more than 30 reports of victims of jury duty scams with losses exceeding $150K, U.S. Attorney Roger Handberg said.
Sarasota Woman Bilked In Jury Duty Scam Run From Prison
Federal and local law enforcement join forces and bring charges against two people in a jury scam targeting Floridians. Florida Middle District U.S. Attorney Roger Handberg says one of the suspects allegedly ran the scam from a Georgia prison using a smuggled phone.
DOJ warns of new scam involving jury duty summons
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg speaks at a press conference in Tampa alongside Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman (L) and FBI Supervisory Special Agent Alvin Lewis (R).
Two indicted in Sarasota jury duty fine scam
Sanders and Andrews face one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. If convicted, they each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Federal prosecutors also say the pair should forfeit $12,825, the alleged proceeds from the scam.
Georgia inmate steals $12,000 from Sarasota woman with Jury duty scam
These types of scams are becoming more common, with reports of 30 victims and over $100,000 dollars scammed just in Sarasota.
Suspected jury duty scammers arrested for bilking Sarasota woman out of $12K: DOJ
Two suspected scammers have been indicted and arrested for what authorities are calling "a brazen scheme perpetrated by an inmate at a state prison with a cellphone."
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