Oscar Manuel Castaños García
Oscar Manuel Castaños García is alleged to be the mastermind behind a transnational fraud scheme targeting elderly individuals in the United States. He reportedly operated a sophisticated call center in the Dominican Republic that deceived hundreds of victims by impersonating their relatives in distress, leading them to send significant sums of money. Castaños García is accused of overseeing multiple call centers and training employees to carry out these scams, which resulted in losses exceeding $5 million for the victims.
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Castaños García allegedly led a sophisticated call center operation in the Dominican Republic that deceived hundreds of elderly victims in the United States.
Extraditan a cuatro dominicanos acusados de operar red de estafas en contra de abuelos
Dominican Republic· 2025-11-15Óscar Manuel Castaños García is accused of leading a sophisticated fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans.
Castaños García y cómplices enfrentarían hasta 40 años de prisión por estafa a ancianos en EEUUDominican Republic· 2025-11-14Oscar Manuel Castaños García was arrested during the operation and accepted extradition to the United States.
Prisión preventiva para líder de red de estafas a ancianos y otros integrantes de presunta bandaDominican Republic· 2025-09-06
Oscar Manuel Castaños García accepted his extradition to the United States as part of the investigation.
Arrestan mujer vinculada a testaferrato en red desmantelada con Operación Discovery 3.0Dominican Republic· 2025-08-21
Oscar Manuel Castaños García is identified as the leader of the operation and is wanted for extradition.
Aplazan medida de coerción a seis implicados en Operación Discovery 3.0Dominican Republic· 2025-08-21
Óscar Manuel Castaños García accepted extradition to the United States to face charges.
Cuatro dominicanos aceptan extradición voluntaria a EE UU para enfrentar cargos por estafaDominican Republic· 2025-08-20
Óscar Manuel Castaños García accepted voluntary extradition to the United States to face charges of fraud.
Cuatro dominicanos aceptan extradición voluntaria a EE UU para enfrentar cargos por estafaDominican Republic· 2025-08-19Oscar Manuel Castaños García is among those whose preventive detention is being reviewed by the Supreme Court.
Piden prisión preventiva contra otro caso DiscoveryDominican Republic· 2025-08-18Oscar Manuel Castaños García is identified as the leader of a band that defrauded elderly people in the United States.
Castaños García, el dominicano de 33 años señalado como líder de banda que estafaba abuelos en EEUUDominican Republic· 2025-08-13
Castaños García allegedly supervised several call centers in the Dominican Republic that deceived elderly victims in the United States.
Acusan a 13 personas de fraude a envejecientes de EEUU a través de “call center” en RDDominican Republic· 2025-08-12