Con artist defrauds poor, elderly Americans of $50 million. biden's DOJ drops all but one count

When the leaders of a nation are utterly, brazenly, totally corrupt, it's no surprise that con-artists spring up like weeds.

It's also no surprise that even when those inspired con-men defraud the elderly poor, and those in poor health, the Department of "Justice" gives them lenient sentences, like pleading guilty to one count after stealing $50 million from well over a million elderly.

These cons should be executed, within weeks, but instead are sentenced to a few years and let out within two or three.  In many cases the government doesn't even demand restitution, since the con claims he spent all the money on girls and drugs.  (Hunter biden, call your office.)

So here's one that should outrage ya:

A con named Ryan Young glommed onto the scheme of sending out letters to known elderly, telling 'em they'd won big money and all they needed to do to get it was pay a small "processing fee" of $30 to $50.

He bought mailing lists of elderly marks from other scammers and sent out a staggering *750,000 letters or emails every month.*

And every month about 2% of the recipients responded —15,000 people, each enclosing a $30 to $50 check or money order.  The scam was netting at least $450,000 a month.

Prosecutors say Young and his co-conspirators raked in $50 million.

Compared to the $20 Billion or so scammed by golden-boy and top Democrat campaign contributor Sam Bankman-Fried it wasn't big, but where SBF scammed people with money to burn, Young gravely hurt the poorest and most vulnerable.  But of course Garland's DO"J" just shrugged: "He a good boy," dey bleated.

The guy defrauded well over a million poor, elderly Americans.  But as you probably guessed, on Friday Merrick Garland's utterly, totally corrupt DO"J" dropped ALL charges except one, sentencing the con-artist to just five years in prison.

Wait...just one charge?  That's odd (and likely sloppy reporting), cuz after the con-artist pleaded guilty to running the first scam, while awaiting sentencing he's been accused of running a *second, identical scheme."

Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York say Young specifically targeted older victims by purchasing lists from other scam operators of people who had fallen prey to similar frauds in the past.

According to court filings, anyone who ever responded to one of the phony prize letters would then receive 15 more over the next few months. Each would be written to appear different, but all would solicit similar fees in order to claim the prize. For people who had responded once, the reply rate to follow-up solicitations was as high as 5%, according to details contained in the filings.

Many of the victims included notes with their check or money order saying the promised money was like a gift from God.

“I am a 93-year-old living on a small social security income. My goal in life is to pay my debts so I can continue my charities before I die. So please be true to this. May the good lord bless you,” read one letter. “I am in a big financial crisis," read another.  "I had to borrow the $50 processing fee from a neighbor.”

Others described being in poor health and having few relatives or friends who could help them.

“I hope this is not a scam. I am 80 years old, sick and in bed and I need this money to get well,” read another letter.

Prosecutors say Young had spent almost all of his adult life honing his prize-money scam.

Part of his ability to ramp up the scheme to so many victims came from paying outfits known as caging services, that would help send the solicitations and collect and process the payments, prosecutors said. The firms specialized in sweepstakes and "clairvoyant mailings."

Young was initially arrested in 2016 for running the larger of the two scams he was eventually charged with, in which he and a co-conspirator were accused of stealing $48 million from over a million elderly victims.

In 2018, Young pleaded guilty to *one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud.* [Told ya--Garland's corrupt DO"J"  dropped ALL but one charge.]  But while awaiting sentencing, prosecutors say, he started *another* fraudulent prize-money scheme that netted him an additional $1.6 million.

In 2022 he was charged with the second fraud and pleaded guilty in 2023.

In court filings the con-artist's lawyer said his client had started the second fraud scheme after suffering a "lapse of judgment" in 2018 after the death of his mother, which caused him to make the "poor choice of launching another fraud scheme."  

So...any bets on whether a corrupt or stupid liberal judge will rule that any sentence from the *second* fraud will run "concurrently" with his first--meaning no additional sentence?  Happens all the time: perp kills three and is sentenced to three 40-year sentences.  Newspapers write that as "120 years" but fail to note that the judge ruled the sentences were to be served "concurrently," so he's out in 20 years.

Young’s attorney has argued that his client should be given credit for cooperating with authorities in helping take down the overseas caging services that had played a role in his fraud and others.

Again, Young targeted elderly, vulnerable people from whom he “took more than $50 million dollars.”  The average bank robber gets away with about $10,000 and is sentenced to 8 years.  This guy defrauds old folks of $50 million and gets five years.

This only makes sense if you're a Democrat. 

Source.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-a-scam-artist-stole-an-eye-popping-50-million-from-elderly-people-30-at-a-time-22e98880?mod=mw_latestnews