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Marshals Service, the Peruvian National Prosecutor General’s Office, and the Peruvian National Police provided critical assistance.The Justice Department continues to investigate and bring allegations in other similar matters involving threats against Spanish-speaking residents of the United States.If you or someone you know is age 60 or older and has experienced financial fraud, experienced professionals are standing by at the National Elder Fraud Hotline: 1-833-FRAUD-11 (1-833-372-8311). Elder fraud complaints may be filed with the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov/ or at 877-FTC-HELP. Relying on Cornejo’s services, those call centers defrauded and extorted thousands of Spanish-speaking
victims by falsely threatening them with court proceedings, fines, and other consequences if they did not pay for English-language products. announcement Peruvian National Sentenced to More than 6 Years in Prison in Transnational alleged scheme to Defraud Spanish-Speaking United States Consumers Monday, September 29, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs WASHINGTON — A Peruvian national was sentenced today to 80 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $3,000,000 in restitution for his participation in transnational fraud schemes that victimized vulnerable consumers in the
United States.court filings state, David Cornejo Fernandez, 36, of Lima, Peru, facilitated fraudulent schemes that stole millions of dollars from thousands of Spanish-speaking victims across the United States. When victims reported that specific telephone numbers were fraudulent, Cornejo provided new telephone lines and numbers to his co-conspirators so they could continue the fraudulent alleged scheme.Cornejo and his co-conspirators ultimately caused more than $3 million in losses to more than 8,800 victims across the United States.With today’s sentencing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 13 defendants have now been convicted and sentenced