More than two dozen alleged members of a Chinese organized crime ring that allegedly defrauded senior citizens across the nation out of $65 million are facing federal charges in San Diego, it was announced Wednesday.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 28 people are charged in four grand jury indictments for allegedly scamming victims into sending them money, including a 97-year-old San Diego widow of a Holocaust survivor who lost her entire life savings.

Prosecutors say victims were contacted through unsolicited phone calls or emails, told they’d received refunds mistakenly, and were pressured to pay back money they supposedly owed.

The scammers were mailed money in packages addressed to short-term rentals across the country, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which said “key evidenc

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