IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Iowa says four men from Georgia have been sentenced for their roles in an arrest warrant scam that targeted Iowans.

Court documents show between March 2022 and April 2024, Russell Weatherspoon, Karl Dieudonne, Demonte Brazil, and Gregory Scorza ran a fraud scheme across multiple states, including Iowa.

Investigators say the scammers led victims to believe a warrant for their arrest had been issued for failing to appear in court. The victims were told they would be arrested if a cash bond was not posted. They were then directed to a bond company or other locations to meet and pay a bond for failing to appear as an expert witness as required by a subpoena.

Prosecutors say Weatherspoon led the scam from a priso

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