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Costa Rican authorities have taken into custody Jeff Pearson, described as one of the original and notorious online gambling scammers. He began his foray into the online gambling world in the late 1990s with the set up of Lucky's Casino, which was later shut down owing money to countless customers. Despite this, he has continued for many years to scam people.

On Tuesday, the law officers who were acting on a United States warrant captured Florida resident Pearson who will stand to face multiple fraud charges amounting to 450 separate charges. Pearson is suspected of belonging to a gang of nine people that ran a series of online scams originating from Costa Rica for several years. The many products that were offered for sale to customers ranged from health insurance, coffee sales franchises and energy products. The racket is estimated to have collected around $13 million from U.S. customers.

According to the information from the Judicial Investigating Organization, the gang ran a call centre whose employees disguised the fact that they were off shore based by using voice-over-Internet protocol phones as well as U.S. mail drops. The call centre was originally based in Escazú but was later moved to Office Centro la Sabana.

Pearson 36 was detained in while in Santa Ana and his luxury home in Rohr Moser was later searched by investigators who confiscated evidence to be sent over to the U.S.

Pearson’s last public airing on the news was in 2006 when his association with a company called Twin Peaks Gourmet Coffee was exposed. The firm were also using voice-over-Internet protocol phones as well as U.S. mail drops. It was created after the United States Federal Trade Commission were able to convince a judge to close down USA Beverages, a company that sold a coffee rack business opportunity which used a brand name product called Cafe Del Rey. It was sold mainly to retired or semi-retired people who were paying between $35,000 and $85,000 to purchase the racks. The company sourced their potential customers simply by placing ads in United States newspapers classified sections.

It was estimated by the Federal Trade Commission that telephone sales for USA Beverages generated $2.5 million. The racks were delivered, but the potential income that could be generated from these ventures was misrepresented by the employees.

It is not clear if Pearson will be extradited to the United States or when.