Three Dominican Nationals Extradited to New Jersey for “Grandparent Scam” Charges

Newark, NJ – Three residents of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, were extradited to the United States last week and appeared in Newark federal court yesterday on charges related to a widespread “grandparent scam” that defrauded elderly Americans of millions of dollars.

Juan Rafael Parra Arias, 41; Miguel Angel Vasquez, 24; and Jose Ismael Dilone Rodriguez, 34, are among 11 Dominican Nationals charg...