{"id":2104631,"date":"2023-11-21T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-colombian-migrants-allegedly-scam-illinois-woman-out-of-20k-at-grocery-store\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T09:07:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:07:45","slug":"three-colombian-migrants-allegedly-scam-illinois-woman-out-of-20k-at-grocery-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-colombian-migrants-allegedly-scam-illinois-woman-out-of-20k-at-grocery-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Colombian Migrants Allegedly Scam Illinois Woman Out of $20K at Grocery Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthree-colombian-migrants-allegedly-scam-illinois-woman-out-of-20k-at-grocery-store%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2104631&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Three Colombian Migrants Allegedly Scam \u2062Illinois Woman Out\u2064 of $20K at Grocery Store<\/h2>\n<p>Three migrants from Colombia\u2062 are facing criminal charges \u2063after allegedly using a\u200b fake lottery ticket to scam an older woman\u200b out of $20,000.<\/p>\n<p>The trio allegedly\u2063 enacted the scam in \u200bthe parking lot of\u2064 Caputo\u2019s Fresh Market in the Chicago \u200bsuburb of\u200d Addison, Illinois, on Nov. 7, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/colombian-migrants-charged-scamming-woman-money-suburban-grocery-store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Miguel Pe\u00f1a-Gomez, 43, Liliana Nagles-Cuesta, 49, and Angela Posada-Acosta, 45, are each facing a charge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vulnerable-single-mom-loses-100k-savings-catfish-scam-sick-called-pig-butchering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theft<\/a> by deception of more than $5,000 \u200cfrom someone over 60 in connection to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Pe\u00f1a-Gomez\u200b allegedly told the victim\u200d he had a winning lottery ticket but needed \u2064additional funds to \u200bcollect his reward.<\/p>\n<p>Nagles-Cuesta then played the\u200b role of a bystander\u2064 to the interaction, offering \u200dto help on the basis of speaking Spanish, police said.<\/p>\n<p>She allegedly faked \u2062a call to lottery authorities, pretending to verify that Pe\u00f1a-Gomez\u2019s ticket was authentic.<\/p>\n<p>After\u200b leaving and returning to the parking lot to help secure the faux lottery winner funds, the two manipulated\u200d the woman into driving to the bank to \u200cwithdraw more than $20,000, \u200bpolice said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Authorities \u200bsay three migrants were arrested in Crystal Lake\u200c on Thursday after being wanted for\u2064 scamming an elderly woman out of over $20,000 in DuPage County. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iGT6OjwL9p\">https:\/\/t.co\/iGT6OjwL9p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lake &#038;\u200b McHenry County Scanner (@LMCScanner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LMCScanner\/status\/1726364756628627607?\">November 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After doing so, Pe\u00f1a-Gomez said he wasn\u2019t feeling \u200dwell and asked the victim to get\u200c medicine for him from an area pharmacy, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-texas-troops-spring-action-illegal-immigrants-plant-foreign-flag-us-soil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foreign national<\/a> allegedly stole the woman\u2019s money \u200dfrom the glove box and ran away with it as she returned.<\/p>\n<p>The third suspect, Posada-Acosta, allegedly acted as a lookout \u2062during the scam operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is alleged that these\u2064 three \u200ddefendants preyed on an\u2063 innocent, trusting woman with a good \u200bheart, scamming her out of\u200c more\u200b than $20,000,\u201d DuPage County State\u2019s Attorney Robert\u200c Berlin said in\u200c a Saturday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dupagecounty.gov\/news_detail_T2_R994.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> about\u200b the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a disturbing case involving a group of con artists and \u2062their coordinated efforts to steal from someone simply trying to help them,\u201d Addison Interim Chief of Police \u200bRoy Selvik said of \u2062the alleged scam.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/forget-wars-key-demo-shows-americans-concerned-us-border-breaches-foreign-ones-poll-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">migrants<\/a> have been released from custody by\u200d DuPage County authorities, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Their next court\u200d date \u200dis slated for Dec. 11.<\/p>\n<p>The trio could face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/ilcs\/fulltext.asp?DocName=073000050K5-4.5-35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prison sentences<\/a> of between three and seven \u2064years if convicted.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>An Urgent Note from Our \u2064Staff:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>The Western Journal has been labeled \u201cdangerous\u201d simply because we have a biblical worldview and speak the truth about what is happening in America.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We refuse to let Big Tech and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-unleashes-on-corrupt-letitia-james-outside-courtroom-then-she-plays-the-race-card\/\" title=\"Trump attacks Letitia James as corrupt outside courtroom, she responds by playing the race card.\">woke advertisers\u200d dictate<\/a> the content \u2064we share with our community. 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Your support means we can continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uncovered-american-tax-dollars-funding-way-more-than-just-weapons-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"American tax dollars funding more than just weapons in Ukraine uncovered.\">expose false narratives<\/a> and defend traditional American\u200c values.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please stand with us by donating \u200btoday<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Thank you for your support!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/three-colombian-migrants-allegedly-scam-illinois-woman-20k-grocery-store\/\">Three Colombian Migrants Allegedly\u200b Scam Illinois Woman Out of $20K at Grocery \u2063Store<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What charges are the three migrants facing in connection\u2064 to\u200d the scam?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <n>Three\u2062 Colombian Migrants Allegedly Scam \u2062Illinois Woman Out\u2064 of \u200d$20K at\u2062 Grocery Store<\/n><\/p>\n<p>Three migrants from Colombia\u2062 are facing criminal\u200b charges \u2063after \u2064allegedly using a\u200b fake lottery ticket\u200d to \u2064scam an older woman\u200b \u200dout\u2064 of $20,000.<\/p>\n<p>The trio allegedly\u2063 enacted the scam in \u200d\u200bthe parking lot of\u2064 Caputo\u2019s Fresh\u2064 Market in the\u2063 Chicago \u200bsuburb of\u200d Addison, Illinois, on \u200dNov. 7,\u2064 according\u2062 to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Miguel\u200d Pe\u00f1a-Gomez, 43, Liliana Nagles-Cuesta, 49, and Angela Posada-Acosta,\u200d 45, are \u2064each facing a\u2063 charge of\u200c theft by deception of more than $5,000 \u200cfrom someone over 60 in\u200b connection to\u2064 the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Pe\u00f1a-Gomez\u200b allegedly told the victim\u200d he had a\u200c winning lottery ticket but needed \u2064additional funds to \u200bcollect his reward.<\/p>\n<p>Nagles-Cuesta then played the\u200b role of a bystander\u2064\u200c to the\u200d interaction, offering \u200dto help on the\u2063 basis of speaking Spanish, police\u200c said.<\/p>\n<p>She allegedly faked \u2062a call to\u2062 lottery\u2062 authorities, pretending to verify that Pe\u00f1a-Gomez\u2019s ticket\u200d was authentic.<\/p>\n<p>After\u200b leaving and returning \u2062to the parking lot to help \u200bsecure the faux lottery\u200b winner funds,\u2063 the two manipulated\u200d\u2063 the woman into driving \u200cto the bank to \u200cwithdraw more\u2062 than $20,000, \u2064\u200bpolice said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities\u200c \u200bsay three migrants were arrested in Crystal Lake\u200c \u2064on Thursday after\u200c being wanted for\u2064 scamming \u2063an elderly woman out \u2063of over $20,000 in DuPage County. https:\/\/t.co\/iGT6OjwL9p<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lake &#038;\u200b\u200c McHenry County Scanner (@LMCScanner) November 19,\u200b 2023<\/p>\n<p>After doing so, Pe\u00f1a-Gomez said he wasn\u2019t \u200bfeeling \u200dwell and asked the victim to get\u200c medicine for him\u200d from an area \u200dpharmacy, according \u2062to police.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-colombian-migrants-allegedly-scam-illinois-woman-out-of-20k-at-grocery-store\/\" title=\"Three Colombian Migrants Allegedly Scam Illinois Woman Out of K at Grocery Store\">foreign national allegedly stole<\/a> the\u2064 woman\u2019s money \u2063\u200dfrom the glove box and\u2064 ran away with it as she \u2063returned.<\/p>\n<p>The third suspect,\u200b Posada-Acosta, allegedly acted as a lookout \u2062during the\u200c scam operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is alleged that\u2063 these\u2064 three \u200ddefendants preyed on an\u2063 innocent, trusting woman with a\u2063 good\u200b \u200bheart, scamming her\u2064 out\u2064 of\u200c more\u200b than $20,000,\u201d DuPage County State\u2019s Attorney Robert\u200c Berlin said in\u200c a Saturday statement about\u200b the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a disturbing case involving a group of con artists and \u2062their coordinated efforts to steal\u200b from someone simply trying to help them,\u201d Addison Interim Chief of Police \u200bRoy Selvik said of \u2062the alleged \u200bscam.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063migrants have been released from custody by\u200d DuPage\u2062 County authorities, according to Fox \u200dNews.<\/p>\n<p>Their next court\u200d \u2062date \u200dis slated for Dec. 11.<\/p>\n<p>The trio could face charges under Illinois state law, specifically, theft by deception. \u2062If \u2062found guilty, they may be subject to penalties \u2062outlined under the law.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u200b important for individuals to be aware of \u2064scams\u200b and exercise caution when \u2064dealing with \u2063unfamiliar individuals. The incident \u200bserves as \u2063a reminder to be vigilant and\u200c not fall \u200cvictim to schemes that exploit the good intentions of others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three migrants from Colombia are facing criminal charges after allegedly using a fake lottery ticket to scam an older woman out of $20,000. The trio allegedly enacted the scam in the parking lot of Caputo\u2019s Fresh Market in the Chicago suburb of Addison, Illinois, on Nov. 7, according to Fox News. 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