On June 18, according to an official announcement, Nicaraguan citizen Ernesto Ortega Padgett has been extradited from Spain to Miami, USA, to face 27 federal charges, including wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering. According to the Department of Justice, Ortega's criminal scheme since 2020 has cost victims across the United States more than $29 million.
Prosecutors accused Ortega and his associates of posing as bank representatives, tricking victims into providing sensitive account info through technical means and social engineering, and then conducting unauthorized telegraphic transfers and transferring funds through an international money laundering network, in part in cryptocurrency into accounts under their control.
Ortega, a wanted man in the United States, Spain and Panama, was arrested in Paris in December 2023 and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Nicaraguan Man Extradited to US for 29 million Dollar International Fraud
2025-06-18 01:01:55
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