88 monthsin prison, for cash drops after a caller threatened to cut off a child's fingers
A Houston woman was sentenced to 88 months in federal prison for collecting cash drops after a caller in Mexico threatened to cut off a kidnapped child's fingers unless 39 targeted families paid up.
No kidnapping had actually occurred. Yanette Rodriguez Acosta personally collected $13,000 and $15,000 at two Houston drop-offs before pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
Source: ABC13 Houston / KTRK · CBS News Texas. Read more: virtual kidnapping scam · case file