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California Couple Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide After Financial ScamThe Independent
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California Couple Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide After Financial Scam

Donald Whitaker, 80, and Karen Whitaker, 79, were found dead on May 15 at their Bermuda Dunes home. Riverside County investigators determined Karen Whitaker had been the victim of financial elder abuse involving an online impersonator.

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Two Ghanaian brothers and US woman indicted in romance fraud ring targeting elderlySubstrate placeholder — needs review
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Two Ghanaian brothers and US woman indicted in romance fraud ring targeting elderly

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio returned an indictment charging Ghanaian nationals Michael Nii Armah and Prince Nii Armah Kpobi along with US citizen Tawana C. Edwards for their roles in a criminal network that used fake online personas to defraud elderly Am…

U.S. Department of Justice
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