Two Florida men have been charged in New Jersey with swindling at least $2.7 million from mostly elderly victims through romance scams and other internet fraud.
None of the victims mentioned in court papers are from New Jersey, though wire transfers processed through the FedWire funds service included requests that travelled through a Federal Reserve facility in the state, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey said Monday.
Federal prosecutors charged Marlin Perra, 63, of Lake Panasoffkee and Leslie Lallande, 65, of Pompano Beach with one count each of money laundering conspiracy. Both were arrested Monday in Florida.
