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.
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."
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.
Georgia inmate, accomplice girlfriend accused of swindling Sarasota woman out of $12K in jury duty scam
Over the past year, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office and the FBI have identified more than 30 similar cases, resulting in total losses of more than $150,000.
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 $12K from Sarasota woman through 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.
DOJ warns of new scam involving jury duty summons
As if there aren't enough spam phone calls, the U.S. Department of Justice is now warning the public about a new scam. It happens like this: The caller spoofs a law enforcement number and tells the victim that they were summoned for jury duty and failed to appear,
Georgia inmate posed as Sarasota deputy, stole $12K from woman: DOJ
Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and federal officials will announce an arrest in a jury scam in a news conference Wednesday.
‘Gang member’ serving prison sentence scammed woman in Florida out of thousands, feds say
The Sarasota resident was scammed by a man incarcerated inside a Georgia prison and his female “associate” outside of prison ...
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Upstate sheriff's office issues scam alert about missed jury duty calls
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. THE CHEROKEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED AN ALERT ABOUT JURY DUTY SCAM CALLS. OFFICIALS SAY SEVERAL PEOPLE REACHED OUT TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECENTLY ABOUT ...