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Las Vegas woman accused of defrauding older men in deadly romance scam
Aurora Phelps​ was indicted in Nevada over a series of romance scams that allegedly led to at least two deaths and one disappearance in Mexico.
Vegas vixen drugged and robbed elderly men in deadly three-year ‘romance scam on steroids’: FBI
This is a romance scam on steroids,” said Spencer Evans, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Las Vegas division.
Feds say Las Vegas woman romanced men online, then stole from them
The top prosecutor said Phelps would find men online before meeting them in person. She’d drug the men, access their finances and steal from them. Grand jurors found in one case Phelps sold over $3 million of a victim’s stock in Apple. If convicted, Phelps faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Woman suspected of drugging men and stealing thousands in romance scam, FBI in Las Vegas says
The FBI arrested a Las Vegas woman in Mexico for allegedly luring older men online and scamming them out of thousands of dollars, including victims in Las Vegas.
FBI Las Vegas: Woman drugged men, caused several deaths in romance scam ‘on steroids’
A woman with Las Vegas ties allegedly drugged men she met on dating sites and stole their money and personal information, leading to several of their deaths, federal officials announced Friday.
Woman accused of drugging and robbing older men in deadly romance scheme, FBI Las Vegas says
A woman used online dating apps to lure at least four older men to meet her in person, then drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a "sinister" romance scheme, FBI officials said.
Las Vegas woman allegedly drugged, fleeced older men she met on dating apps
Aurora Phelps, 43, was in custody in Mexico. She has been charged with kidnapping resulting in death and other charges.
Las Vegas woman indicted in romance scam targeting older men, authorities say
A Las Vegas woman has been charged with wire fraud, kidnapping and a litany of other crimes in a romance scam that targeted mostly older men, federal authorities said. The victims
‘Romance scam on steroids’: Las Vegas woman drugged victims; 3 died, FBI says
A Las Vegas woman with dual U.S.-Mexican citizenship ran a “romance scam on steroids” that caused the deaths of three people, the FBI said.
Las Vegas woman charged in romance scam targeting older men
A Las Vegas woman has been charged in a 21-count superseding indictment for allegedly luring older men through online dating services and stealing their money f
Woman accused of drugging and robbing older men in a deadly romance scheme
The FBI in Las Vegas says a woman lured at least four older men on online dating apps to meet in person, drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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