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Las Vegas woman accused of drugging, defrauding older men in a deadly romance scheme
Aurora Phelps​ was indicted in Nevada over a series of romance scams that allegedly led to at least two deaths and one disappearance in Mexico.
Woman suspected of drugging men and stealing thousands in romance scam, FBI in Las Vegas says
The FBI arrested a Las Vegas woman in Mexico for allegedly luring older men online and scamming them out of thousands of dollars, including victims in Las Vegas.
Feds say Las Vegas woman romanced men online, then stole from them
The top prosecutor said Phelps would find men online before meeting them in person. She’d drug the men, access their finances and steal from them. Grand jurors found in one case Phelps sold over $3 million of a victim’s stock in Apple. If convicted, Phelps faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
‘Romance scam on steroids’: Las Vegas woman drugged victims; 3 died, FBI says
A Las Vegas woman with dual U.S.-Mexican citizenship ran a “romance scam on steroids” that caused the deaths of three people, the FBI said.
Woman accused of drugging and robbing older men in deadly romance scheme, FBI Las Vegas says
A woman used online dating apps to lure at least four older men to meet her in person, then drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a "sinister" romance scheme, FBI officials said.
Woman accused of romance scams in Las Vegas faces theft, credit card fraud charges in Arkansas
Before Aurora Phelps was charged with federal crimes related to scamming older men, she faced fraud and theft charges for a 2019 incident in Benton County, Arkansas.
Las Vegas woman allegedly drugged, fleeced older men she met on dating apps
Aurora Phelps, 43, was in custody in Mexico. She has been charged with kidnapping resulting in death and other charges.
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