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.
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In one instance Phelps is alleged to have kidnapped a victim by heavily sedating him and taking him across the U.S.-Mexico border in a wheelchair.
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The agency described the scheme as one of the most nefarious it has encountered, with nearly a dozen known victims and potentially more unidentified.
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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
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A Las Vegas woman accused of luring men via dating sites, drugging them, and taking money was in custody in Mexico on Friday as U.S. authorities announced a federal indictment against her.
Las Vegas Woman Allegedly Drugged Older Men In Romance Scam
Aurora Phelps, 43, is accused of luring men on online dating apps to meet in person, drugging them with sedatives and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from them.
Woman suspected of stealing thousands from older men 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.
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