Peter Porcelli
Telemarketing Scam
Oldsmar, Florida
Peter Porcelli pleaded guilty in an alleged $12 million telemarketing scam. He was indicted on conspiracy and fraud charges involving a credit card scam that targeted 165,000 victims. He was accused of scamming more than $12 million from U.S. consumers, who unwittingly signed up for bogus credit cards. He finally pleaded guilty Friday to all 19 counts.