A national crime conspiracy lands in Salem; victim helps FBI in arrest

A Salem man who lost $90,000 in a fraud earlier this year lured a suspect to his home with the promise of more money, drawing him to waiting FBI agents, according to federal court filings.

The 84-year-old victim, who was not identified in court records, is one of an unknown number of people from coast to coast tricked into giving money and gold under directions from what they believed were FBI agents. The Salem victim…

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