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ppArchived NewsppPara Notícias en EspañolppTwo men were sentenced to prison today for selling targeted lists of US consumers for the benefit of massmailing fraud schemes that defrauded hundreds of thousands of Americans out of tens of millions of dollars Following a twoweek trial a federal jury convicted Robert Reger 57 of Boulder Colorado and David Lytle 64 of Leawood Kansas of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and numerous counts of substantive mail fraud and wire fraud For these crimes the US District Court for the District of Colorado sentenced Reger 57 to 120 months in prison and Lytle 64 to 48 months in prisonppAccording to evidence presented at trial over the course of 10 years the defendants were key participants in a scheme that knowingly sold targeted lists of consumers and their addresses to perpetrators of fraud schemes involving the sending of false and deceptive mail to consumers particularly elderly and vulnerable people The defendants committed the crimes while working at data broker Epsilon Data Management LLC Epsilon which used transactional data collected from marketing clients to predict new responsive buyers using computer algorithms and a database of 100 million US households Evidence at trial showed that the defendants used Epsilons algorithms to predict and sell lists of consumers most likely to respond to the fraud schemes mailings The defendants business unit worked with dozens of clients that sent scam letters promising large prizes or falsely personalized astrological mailings promising wealthppEvidence at trial showed that the defendants crimes helped facilitate harmful fraud on the victims whose data they sold For example the defendants sold nearly 100 lists of names and addresses to a particular fraudster client who used the data to defraud more than 218000 victims of more than 237 million Epsilons data showed that many victims were repeatedly defrauded by this single scheme including more than 12000 victims who were defrauded more than 20times each At trial elderly victims and their adult children testified about the scam letters victims received falsely promising cash prizesppTodays sentences should make clear that those who illegally use Americans personal information to facilitate fraud will face serious consequences said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M Boynton head of the Justice Departments Civil Division The Justice Department will investigate and prosecute individuals who use their access to our personal data to target vulnerable Americans for their own gainppFar too often we prosecute cases where criminals prey on the elderly and vulnerable said Acting US Attorney Matt Kirsch for the District of Colorado This sentence demonstrates that those who exploit the most vulnerable in our society for financial gain will be prosecuted and held accountable for their despicable actionsppThe results of this collaborative investigation with the US Postal Inspection Service and its partners has resulted in the arrests and convictions of two individuals who knowingly helped criminals target and scam vulnerable members of our community out of millions said Inspector in Charge Eric Shen of US Postal Inspection Service USPISs Criminal Investigations Group This investigation demonstrates the continued commitment of the US Postal Inspections Service to protect our most vulnerable communities Our dedicated fraud teams allow us to expose and target criminals who try to hide behind these complex schemes We will continue to collaborate with our law enforcement partners to ensure these individuals face justiceppUSPIS Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force investigated this matterppSenior Trial Attorney Alistair Reader and Assistant Director Rachael Doud of the Civil Divisions Consumer Protection Branch and Assistant US Attorney Rebecca Weber for the District of Colorado prosecuted the case Senior Trial Attorney Ehren Reynolds and former Assistant US Attorney Hetal Doshi for the District of Colorado also assisted in the caseppThe defendants former employer Epsilon resolved its criminal liability via a deferred prosecution agreement in 2021 paying 150 million in penalties and victim compensation That victim compensation effort has returned 122 million to more than 200000 victims of fraud schemes to which Epsilon provided datappIf you or someone you know is age 60 or older and has experienced financial fraud experienced professionals are standing by at the National Elder Fraud Hotline at 1833FRAUD11 18333728311 This Justice Department hotline managed by the Office for Victims of Crime can provide personalized support to callers by assessing the needs of the victim and identifying relevant next steps Case managers will identify appropriate reporting agencies provide information to callers to assist them in reporting connect callers directly with appropriate agencies and provide resources and referrals on a casebycase basis Reporting is the first step Reporting can help authorities identify those who commit fraud and reporting certain financial losses due to fraud as soon as possible can increase the likelihood of recovering losses The hotline is open Monday through Friday from 1000 am to 600 pm ET English Spanish and other languages are availableppMore information about the departments efforts to help American seniors is available at its Elder Justice Initiative webpage For more information about the Consumer Protection Branch and its enforcement efforts visit wwwjusticegovcivilconsumerprotectionbranch Elder fraud complaints can be filed with the Federal Trade Commission at wwwreportfraudftcgov or at 877FTCHELP The Justice Department provides a variety of resources relating to elder fraud victimization through its Office for Victims of Crime which can be reached at wwwovcgovppThe Justice Department together with the Federal Trade Commission FTC today announced that Lyft Inc Lyft has agreed to resolve allegations that it made false and misleading 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ppArchived NewsppPara Notícias en EspañolppTwo men were sentenced to prison today for selling targeted lists of US consumers for the benefit of massmailing fraud schemes that defrauded hundreds of thousands of Americans out of tens of millions of dollars Following a twoweek trial a federal jury convicted Robert Reger 57 of Boulder Colorado and David Lytle 64 of Leawood Kansas of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and numerous counts of substantive mail fraud and wire fraud For these crimes the US District Court for the District of Colorado sentenced Reger 57 to 120 months in prison and Lytle 64 to 48 months in prisonppAccording to evidence presented at trial over the course of 10 years the defendants were key participants in a scheme that knowingly sold targeted lists of consumers and their addresses to perpetrators of fraud schemes involving the sending of false and deceptive mail to consumers particularly elderly and vulnerable people The defendants committed the crimes while working at data broker Epsilon Data Management LLC Epsilon which used transactional data collected from marketing clients to predict new responsive buyers using computer algorithms and a database of 100 million US households Evidence at trial showed that the defendants used Epsilons algorithms to predict and sell lists of consumers most likely to respond to the fraud schemes mailings The defendants business unit worked with dozens of clients that sent scam letters promising large prizes or falsely personalized astrological mailings promising wealthppEvidence at trial showed that the defendants crimes helped facilitate harmful fraud on the victims whose data they sold For example the defendants sold nearly 100 lists of names and addresses to a particular fraudster client who used the data to defraud more than 218000 victims of more than 237 million Epsilons data showed that many victims were repeatedly defrauded by this single scheme including more than 12000 victims who were defrauded more than 20times each At trial elderly victims and their adult children testified about the scam letters victims received falsely promising cash prizesppTodays sentences should make clear that those who illegally use Americans personal information to facilitate fraud will face serious consequences said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M Boynton head of the Justice Departments Civil Division The Justice Department will investigate and prosecute individuals who use their access to our personal data to target vulnerable Americans for their own gainppFar too often we prosecute cases where criminals prey on the elderly and vulnerable said Acting US Attorney Matt Kirsch for the District of Colorado This sentence demonstrates that those who exploit the most vulnerable in our society for financial gain will be prosecuted and held accountable for their despicable actionsppThe results of this collaborative investigation with the US Postal Inspection Service and its partners has resulted in the arrests and convictions of two individuals who knowingly helped criminals target and scam vulnerable members of our community out of millions said Inspector in Charge Eric Shen of US Postal Inspection Service USPISs Criminal Investigations Group This investigation demonstrates the continued commitment of the US Postal Inspections Service to protect our most vulnerable communities Our dedicated fraud teams allow us to expose and target criminals who try to hide behind these complex schemes We will continue to collaborate with our law enforcement partners to ensure these individuals face justiceppUSPIS Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force investigated this matterppSenior Trial Attorney Alistair Reader and Assistant Director Rachael Doud of the Civil Divisions Consumer Protection Branch and Assistant US Attorney Rebecca Weber for the District of Colorado prosecuted the case Senior Trial Attorney Ehren Reynolds and former Assistant US Attorney Hetal Doshi for the District of Colorado also assisted in the caseppThe defendants former employer Epsilon resolved its criminal liability via a deferred prosecution agreement in 2021 paying 150 million in penalties and victim compensation That victim compensation effort has returned 122 million to more than 200000 victims of fraud schemes to which Epsilon provided datappIf you or someone you know is age 60 or older and has experienced financial fraud experienced professionals are standing by at the National Elder Fraud Hotline at 1833FRAUD11 18333728311 This Justice Department hotline managed by the Office for Victims of Crime can provide personalized support to callers by assessing the needs of the victim and identifying relevant next steps Case managers will identify appropriate reporting agencies provide information to callers to assist them in reporting connect callers directly with appropriate agencies and provide resources and referrals on a casebycase basis Reporting is the first step Reporting can help authorities identify those who commit fraud and reporting certain financial losses due to fraud as soon as possible can increase the likelihood of recovering losses The hotline is open Monday through Friday from 1000 am to 600 pm ET English Spanish and other languages are availableppMore information about the departments efforts to help American seniors is available at its Elder Justice Initiative webpage For more information about the Consumer Protection Branch and its enforcement efforts visit wwwjusticegovcivilconsumerprotectionbranch Elder fraud complaints can be filed with the Federal Trade Commission at wwwreportfraudftcgov or at 877FTCHELP The Justice Department provides a variety of resources relating to elder fraud victimization through its Office for Victims of Crime which can be reached at wwwovcgovppThe Justice Department together with the Federal Trade Commission FTC today announced that Lyft Inc Lyft has agreed to resolve allegations that it made false and misleading statements about howppA Peruvian national was sentenced yesterday to 98 months in prison and to pay nearly 700000 in restitution to his more than 1100 victims for his role overseeing a transnationalppA federal court has prohibited two Dallasarea physicians from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances and imposed a total of 12 million in judgments against them in a case allegingppOffice of Public Affairs
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