A multi-agency investigation led by the FBI San Diego Field Office made 19 arrests Wednesday as part of an investigation into an alleged international criminal network believed to have scammed senior citizens out of more than $40 million, authorities reported.

A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California charges 22 people in Southern California over their alleged roles in the alleged far-flung conspiracy to steal money from hundreds of U.S. seniors through a tech-support and refund scam.

Investigators have identified more than 500 suspected or confirmed U.S. victims of the purported crimes, according to the FBI.

A San Diego resident, Victor Lee Marion, 41, allegedly orchestrated U.S.-based co-conspirators in Southern Calif

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