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Nevada Woman is Sentenced for Scamming West Virginia Victims

A Nevada woman has been sentenced in West Virginia to more than seven years in prison for scamming money from elderly residents. Shelly Leipham of Las Vegas also was ordered to pay $336,000 in federal court for her conviction in April on charges of money laundering and wire and mail fraud. Leipham called an elderly resident in Harrison County and claimed they won $1 million, then directed them to send her $25,000 over two years by mail and wire, prosecutors said.

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