A South Florida-based sweepstakes fraud that bilked about $28 million from hundreds of thousands of victims around the world has been shut down with the arrests of four local men, federal authorities said Thursday.
Matthew Pisoni, 42, of Fort Lauderdale; Marcus Pradel, 39, of Boca Raton; John Leon, 47, of Wilton Manors; and Victor Ramirez, 35, of Aventura, are all facing mail fraud conspiracy, money-laundering conspiracy, mail fraud and money laundering charges.
Each count carries a maximum punishment of 20 years in federal prison.