- The group of fraudsters included at least six additional co-conspirators now serving between two-and-a-half and six-and-a-half years in prison
- The opulent homes targeted by the group are owned by elite Venezuelans who were sanctioned during the Trump administration over a number of misdeeds
- The schemers were able to convince local lenders that they owned the houses and took out multi-million dollar mortgages against them
Ringleader Carlos Rafael Castañeda Mendez, 35, recruited fellow Venezuelan migrants to get in on the fraudulent scheme with him, including his romantic interest Genesis Martusciello, 29, and six others.
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