A California prosecutor has had some success getting California scam victims’ money back by serving subpoenas on overseas currency exchanges.
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Erin West, a deputy district attorney in Santa Clara County, California, focuses her practice on high-tech crimes....
Stephanie Francis Ward, a legal affairs writer, joined the ABA Journal staff in 2001. Stephanie had worked...
| Published: | April 24, 2023 |
| Podcast: | ABA Journal: Asked and Answered |
| Category: | Legal Entertainment , News & Current Events |
In the criminal justice world, pig butchering refers to bacon—but not literally. Instead, it’s a term used to describe scamming someone online out of all their money through promises of romance and cryptocurrency windfalls, says Erin West, a prosecutor in the Santa Clara County, California, district attorney’s office.
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