[7 arrests in $20M laundering scheme
7 人因 2000 万美元洗钱案被捕](7 arrests in $20M laundering scheme | FOX 5 New York)
Seven people are under arrest in connection with a multi-million-dollar money laundering scheme. Prosecutors say it involved scamming people into buying gift cards and then using them to buy products that they could resell. FOX 5 NY’s Jodi Goldberg has the details.
七人因涉及数百万美元洗钱阴谋被捕。检察官表示，该阴谋涉及诈骗人们购买礼品卡，然后使用这些卡购买可以转售的产品。FOX 5 NY 的 Jodi Goldberg 提供了详细信息。
The Brief 《简报》
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- Seven men have been charged in a $20 million fraud scheme involving stolen Home Depot and Lowe’s gift cards used to buy and resell construction supplies.
七名男子因涉及价值 2000 万美元的欺诈方案被起诉，该方案涉及使用被盗的 Home Depot 和 Lowe’s 礼品卡购买和转售建筑用品。 - More than 1,800 victims across 45 states, many elderly, were tricked into buying gift cards through a computer-based scam.
超过 45 个州的 1,800 多名受害者，其中许多是老年人，被通过基于计算机的骗局诱骗购买礼品卡。 - Some victims were led to believe their personal information had been used to purchase child sex abuse material, and were coerced into buying gift cards under false pretenses.
一些受害者被误导相信他们的个人信息被用于购买儿童色情材料，并在虚假借口下被迫购买礼品卡。
- Seven men have been charged in a $20 million fraud scheme involving stolen Home Depot and Lowe’s gift cards used to buy and resell construction supplies.
NEW YORK - Authorities in Nassau County have charged seven men in connection to a $20 million money laundering and conspiracy scheme that spanned across 45 states, defrauding over 1,800 victims, many of them elderly.
纽约 - 纳苏县当局已对七名男子提出指控，他们涉嫌涉及 2 千万美元洗钱和阴谋诈骗案，该案跨越 45 个州，诈骗了 1800 多名受害者，其中许多是老年人。
Prosecutors say the suspects fraudulently obtained Home Depot and Lowe’s gift cards, which they used to purchase copper pipes, steel cables, and hot water heaters before reselling them for profit.
检察官表示，嫌疑人欺诈性地获得了家得宝和劳氏的礼品卡，他们用这些卡购买铜管、钢缆和热水器，然后再将它们转售以获利。
What we know: 我们所知道的情况：
Investigators say the defendants used a computer-based scam to steal money from victims, some of whom were led to believe that their personal information had been used to purchase child sexual abuse material. The victims were instructed to call a specific phone number, where they were then coerced into buying gift cards under false pretenses.
调查人员表示，被告使用基于计算机的骗局从受害者那里窃取钱财，其中一些受害者被诱导相信他们的个人信息被用于购买儿童性虐待材料。受害者被指示拨打一个特定的电话号码，随后在虚假的借口下被胁迫购买礼品卡。
The suspects redeemed these gift cards for construction supplies, which were resold to local plumbing and home improvement businesses.
嫌疑人将这些礼品卡兑换成建筑用品，然后将这些用品转售给当地的管道和家居装修企业。
The fraud ring is allegedly responsible for more than 6,000 transactions at over 80 Home Depot and Lowe’s locations in New York State alone.
该诈骗团伙据称仅在纽约州就负责了超过 80 家家得宝和劳氏门店的 6,000 多笔交易。
Police say they found stolen construction supplies, large amounts of cash, and luxury items inside the suspects’ vehicles.
警方称，他们在嫌疑人的车辆中发现了被盗的建筑材料、大量现金和奢侈品。
By the numbers: 按数字计算：
- 1,800+ victims across 45 states
1,800+受害者遍布 45 个州 - 6,000+ fraudulent transactions
6000+虚假交易 - $20 million in total losses
总计 2000 万美元损失 - $50,000 worth of pipes purchased in a single day using 50+ gift cards
一天内用 50 多张礼品卡购买了价值 50,000 美元的管道 - $100,000 in cash recovered, along with high-end jewelry and handbags
100,000 美元现金被追回，以及高档珠宝和手袋
What’s next: 下一步是什么：
All seven men pleaded not guilty and face a maximum of 15 years in prison if convicted. Six of the defendants were released on cashless bail, sparking concern from law enforcement officials.
所有七名男子均不认罪，如果被定罪，将面临最高 15 年的监禁。其中六名被告以无现金保释获释，引发了执法官员的担忧。
“We have thousands of victims out there,” said Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. “If we’re going to be able to prosecute them, we have to keep them where they belong—and that’s in jail.”
我们有数千名受害者，”纳苏县警察局长帕特里克·莱德说。“如果我们想起诉他们，我们必须让他们待在他们应该待的地方——那就是监狱。”
What you can do:
您可以这样做：
Officials are warning the public to remain vigilant against phone scams.
官员们警告公众要保持警惕，防范电话诈骗。
“If someone calls you and identifies themselves as a government employee, a bank representative or representative of an Internet or software company and asks you for money, I’m telling you, hang up the phone,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.
如果有人打电话自称是政府雇员、银行代表或互联网或软件公司的代表，并要求你汇款，我要告诉你，挂断电话。纳苏县地区检察官安妮·多纳利说。
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