The victims were told to provide the cash to a courier who would be sent to their home. At least 14 Rhode Island residents were victimized.
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Diego Alarcon, 22, of Union City, New Jersey, was sentenced Friday to 2-1/2 years in prison. Bryan Valdez-Espinosa, 22, of Union City, New Jersey, was sentenced to the same term earlier this month.
Three men were arrested in connection with a scam that cheated elderly Rhode Island residents out of a combined $300,000.
Jason Hatcher, 40, of New York, was sentenced in November to 2 years and 9 months in prison.
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All three pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges. In addition, Hatcher pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft.
The men were also ordered to pay restitution.
Prosecutors previously said the defendants were caught only after a family member intervened in one of the scams.