Stefano Zanetti ran the money end of a grandparent scam from an oceanfront house in Panama while retirees in Pittsburgh handed cash to strangers at their front doors. In May 2026, a U.S. federal judge gave him 188 months.
By Mark Tell · Jul 4
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