Romanian Gets 5+ Years Prison in Miami Fraud Scheme

A Romanian man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for participating in an international fraud scheme involving marketing vehicles on websites.

The sentence was imposed Thursday by a South Florida federal judge on 39-year-old Razvan Caprarescu of Bucharest, Romania. He pleaded guilty in August to charges of fraud conspiracy and possession of a counterfeit Belgian passport.

Authorities say Caprarescue admitted listing vehicles for sale on sites such as eBay and then directing interested buyers to deposit money in bank accounts. The vehicles were fakes and the bank accounts were opened by Caprarescue and others using false identities.

In total, 35 victims sent Caprarescue and other conspirators more than $690,000 in the scheme. Most of the money was then wired to others overseas.

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