California women accused of deportation extortion scam, police warn residents

California women accused of deportation extortion scam, police warn residents

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) - Police warn residents to stay vigilant if falling victim in extortion scams. Two women accused of targeting a Rancho Mirage man this week for extorting him of over $100,000 both pleaded not guilty yesterday to felony charges. Bertha Verduzco Gasso, 67, and Ilvia Yvette Lopez, 43, both of Hemet, were arrested Tuesday following a Riverside County Sheriff's Department investigation that began earlier this month. "Our …

Luis Medina RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KUNA) – A 43-year-old Hemet woman, suspected of extorting over $100,000 from a victim by allegedly threatening to deport her if she did not pay the requested money, was arrested today. The Rancho Mirage Special Enforcement Team assumed the investigation after deputies were informed about a victim who had been extorted by the woman for a significant amount of money in Rancho Mirage on March 4, according to the R…

CCTV: Tobacco shop extortion

Attempted extortion of a tobacco shop in the city of Hume that Victoria Police are seeking assistance to solve.

Two People Suspected of Extortion Taken Into Custody

A 43-year-old woman suspected of extorting a victim for over $100,000 by allegedly threatening to have him deported if he did not pay the money as requested was taken into custody Wednesday. The Rancho Mirage Special Enforcement Team assumed the investigation after deputies were informed about a victim who had been extorted by Hemet resident Ilivia Yvette Lopez for a significant amount of money in Rancho Mirage on March 4, according to the River…

CCTV captures would-be robber kicking door as shop worker flees in terror

The footage also shows him aggressively shouting and gesticulating

‘Call or have no shop’: alleged tobacco extortion probe

Two men walked into a shop with their faces partially obscured but the warning they delivered from a voice on the other end of a phone was crystal clear. “Call Kaz or you will have no shop anymore,” the unknown voice on loud speaker told the shop attendant. Just weeks earlier, a different man walked in and handed over a piece of paper with a phone number, asked if the shop owner knew “Kaz” and demanded he give it a ring. The two incidents from A…