Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\nA criminal complaint filed earlier in August reveals a $20 million criminal enterprise operating in South Florida.<\/p>\n
The 29-page complaint says the FBI began investigating \u201cmoney mule networks\u201d last year.<\/p>\n
Federal agents identified a group called the Honeybun Boyz. <\/p>\n
The complaint describes the group as a major metropolitan criminal enterprise made up of financial fraudsters who flaunt $100,000 bankrolls tied to account takeovers that target vulnerable victims.<\/p>\n
The term \u201choneybun\u201d in certain circles means $100,000, a term also used by music artists like Pop Smoke.<\/p>\n
The three-tiered network is made up of controllers, the bosses, handlers and mules who move the money.<\/p>\n
Federal agents identified as many as 30 victims in South Florida, many of them elderly, including a widow who was convinced to withdraw $95,000 in cash.<\/p>\n
The report says businesses were defrauded too. One victim was told the bank had a security breach. <\/p>\n
Through a phishing link, fraudsters allegedly obtained the victim\u2019s login information for an American business bank, and a fraudulent wire transfer for $82,000 was initiated, according to investigators. <\/p>\n
They said the fraudsters used phishing links, fake bank phone calls and stolen banking information to get the cash.<\/p>\n
A conplaint obtained by Local 10 News on Wednesday lists luxury purchases the suspects allegedly made in April, with thousands spent on high-end goods at Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton and a high-end Miami watch store.<\/p>\n
Two of the suspects are accused of using the money to purchase a home in Miami Lakes worth close to $1 million.<\/p>\n
Twelve defendants are listed in the complaint. They face charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.<\/p>\n
The report says Honeybun Boyz groups have also been identified in other major cities, including Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York.<\/p>\n
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