'Grandparent' Scammer Gets Prison For Laundering Hundreds Of Thousands From Victims: DOJ
By Chris Lindahl
Published on March 27, 2026.
James Wesley Jackson III, a 44-year-old West Los Angeles man, has been sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison for his role in a "grandparent" scam that tricked elderly people into sending money to scammers. Jackson admitted to serving as a "money mule" in the scam and recruiting others to serve similar roles and stealing peoples' identities to open up bank accounts for the scam's revenue. He was also ordered to pay $283,685 in fines and restitution. The scam involved individuals posing as grandparents and posing as individuals with whom they were in danger.
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