Federal investigators charged 13 people in connection with what they describe as a "cruel and malicious" grandparent scheme that resulted in hundreds of elderly people losing millions of dollars.

U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley said the investigation got underway when Uber, whose drivers appeared to have been unknowing participants, flagged the scam to the FBI.

Foley announced the charges during a news conference Tuesday at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston. Two people remain at large in the Dominican Republic, where the scam was allegedly based, and two are at large in the United States, Foley said.

The U.S. attorney said organized call centers in the Dominican Republic were used to target elderly victims, many in Massachusetts. Oscar Manuel Castanos Garcia was th

See Full Page