An 83-year-old Buffalo man was among those targeted nationwide by a Jamaica-based lottery scheme that promised millions of dollars in winnings, federal prosecutors charged Tuesday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Fauzia K. Mattingly said the defendants in the case used high-pressure tactics and threats to coerce at least 10 elderly victims across the country into sending them money as part of the lottery scheme.
The defendants – Corey Buddle, Orlando Buddle and Otis Ricketts, all of Brooklyn, and Horace Buddle, of Montego Bay, Jamaica – are charged with fraud and money laundering.
Their arrests are the result of an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Fauzia K. Mattingly said the defendants in the case used high-pressure tactics and threats to coerce at least 10 elderly victims across the country into sending them money as part of the lottery scheme.
The defendants – Corey Buddle, Orlando Buddle and Otis Ricketts, all of Brooklyn, and Horace Buddle, of Montego Bay, Jamaica – are charged with fraud and money laundering.
Their arrests are the result of an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations.