MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sixty people are charged in a widespread magazine telemarketing scam that authorities say netted $300 million from more than 150,000 elderly and vulnerable people nationwide.
The Minnesota Attorney General called it the largest elder fraud scheme in the country.
The defendants are from 14 states and two Canadian provinces. The companies operated in 15 states, including Missouri and Arkansas.
Court documents say that over the last 20 years, they used a network of fake magazine sales companies and telemarketing call centers to trick people into making large or repeat payments.
