Florida Man Juan Piedrahita Wanted For Posing As Attorney, Scamming New Jersey Senior Citizen

Toms River NJ

24 February, 2021

3:27 PM

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CBS Philadelphia February 24, 2021 TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) – An arrest warrant has been issued for a Florida man who was accused of posing as an attorney and scamming a senior citizen in New Jersey out of $10,000, officials said. Juan Piedrahita, 49, of Hollywood, Florida, earlier this month called the victim and said his nephew had been arrested after a motor vehicle accident and needed money for bail, the Ocean County prosecutor said. Piedrahita then posed as a courier to collect the money in a pharmacy parking lot in Barnegat Township, officials said. The victim was contacted again and told another $10,000 was needed, authorities said. Read more at CBS Philadelphia