Police impersonating scam artists sentenced

From the Associated Press:

NORWALK– Two men, including one from Whittier, convicted of impersonating police detectives to cheat grieving families out of thousands of dollars have been sentenced to prison.

A Superior Court judge on Friday sentenced Martin Pelayo of Whittier to 22 years in prison and Frank Kegel of Simi Valley to 10 years behind bars.

Kegel and Pelayo were convicted last month of defrauding two Spanish-speaking families between October and November 2007.

The two men told a family he was a detective and could prevent them from being fined for neglect after their son he died of a heart attack alone. The family gave them $17,000 in cash.

In another case, the two men duped the family of an Iraq war veteran who was stabbed to death out of $28,000 by claiming they could solve her son’s death.

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2 thoughts on “Police impersonating scam artists sentenced

  1. It is too bad that Pelayo was involved in such schemes. I am certain he will have enough time in prison to reflect about his actions and to repent.

    He can’t undo what has been done but he can try to make it better- one way or another.

    About 21 years ago another Martin Pelayo, a relative, lost his life as he was stabbed to death. Now 21 years later, Martin Pelayo gets sentenced 22 years for robbing the vulnerable.

    What a waste of time. Hopefully, he will use his time wisely and come out better than how he went in.

    Good luck. I wish you well.

    PelayoPelayo

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