Gypsy Bunco
Reporter Jennifer McLain dug through the clip file and discovered Gypsies have been preying on unsuspecting residents of the San Gabriel Valley for a real long time.
Here's a sample of her story:
Burglary rings, psychic reading, lottery scams and insurance frauds are among a sampling of crimes that Gypsies have committed throughout the area since 1965.
Gypsies, or Roma, are an ethnic group that originated in South Asia about 1000 B.C. and migrated through the Middle East and Europe.
Today, when police refer to Gypsies they are talking about a mixture of these ethnic Gypsies, as well as those who have adopted the lifestyle, which many associate with crime and superstition.
"It's a subculture of people, and of course you can't say all Gypsies are bad," said Jon Grow, executive director of the National Association of Bunco Investigators. "But the problem is that their laws and things they do for work - fortune telling, insurance fraud, welfare fraud, home repair scams
CONTRIBUTORS
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| Frank Girardot, Metro Editor for the San Gabriel Valley Newspapers, brings you behind the yellow tape with takes on true crime, cold cases and more. This is also your forum to discuss crime, its impact on your neighborhood and how we cover it. Have any questions or tips? You can leave a comment here or e-mail Frank. |
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Brian Day is the crime reporter for the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper group. E-mail Brian. |
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