Ben Affleck film, “Runner Runner” sparks outrage with Costa Rican police, minister

I saw this movie it was really bad but there is a problem with some US citizens that come to Costa Rica and steal and do not so legal things in CR From The US Justice department

United States v. Glen Adkins, Jr., and Warren F. Tonsing, Jr.
Court Docket Number: 3:12-cr-00259-RJC-DCK
This case is assigned to Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr., United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, 401 West Trade Street, Room 210, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202.
A sentencing for Glen Adkins, Jr., (a/k/a Benjamin Walker, Robert Hayward) and Warren F. Tonsing, Jr., (a/k/a Tony Blake) occurred on October 30, 2014. Adkins was sentenced to 300 months of incarceration, followed by 2 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2.4 million in restitution. Tonsing was sentenced to 144 months of incarceration, followed by 2 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2.4 million in restitution.
It is important for you to know that just because the Court ordered the defendant to make restitution in this case does not mean that the defendant is financially capable of making restitution at this time. In the event that sufficient restitution payments are received from the defendant, the funds will be distributed by the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
On August 8, 2013, Glen Adkins, Jr., (a/k/a Benjamin Walker, Robert Hayward) and Warren F. Tonsing, Jr., (a/k/a Tony Blake) were each convicted, in a jury trial that began on August 5, 2013, of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud (Count 1: 18 U.S.C. § 1349), eight counts of wire fraud (Counts 2-9: 18 U.S.C. § 1343), one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments (Count 10: 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h)), and four counts of international money laundering (Counts 11-14: 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(2)(A)) charged in an August 2012 indictment in connection with an offshore fraudulent telemarketing scheme based in Costa Rica. Previously, Adkins was charged by complaint in July 2012.According to court documents and the evidence at trial, Adkins and Tonsing and their co-conspirators worked in a “call center” or boiler room located in Costa Rica and defrauded United States residents, typically over the age of 55, by deceiving them into believing that they had won prizes in a “sweepstakes contest.” Victim calls were made from Costa Rica using the internet and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to disguise the originating location of the calls. The evidence revealed that the victims were informed that to receive their “prize,” they were to wire, via Western Union, thousands of dollars for a purported “refundable insurance fee” to a so-called “insurance entity” in Costa Rica. When victims questioned the legitimacy of the operation, they were given phone numbers purportedly to United States government employees – actually telemarketers in Costa Rica – who falsely reassured the victims that they had in fact won a sweepstakes prize. The wires to Costa Rica went through Western Union in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The defendants and their co-conspirators continued to solicit victims to send more money until their victims’ funds were depleted or the victims realized they were defrauded.

US Justie department are looking for these guys big time and there is reward for Cody Trevor Burgensteiner and Jeffrey Bonner
United States v. Jeffrey Robert Bonner et al.
Court Docket Number: 3:13-cr-21
This case is assigned to Chief Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr., United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, 401 West Trade Street, Room 210, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202.
On August 16, 2013, an indictment filed in the Western District of North Carolina against Jeffrey Robert Bonner (a/k/a Nicholas Dover, Keith Forbes, Michael Forbes, Michael Miller, Ashley Clark, and William Forbes), Cody Trevor Burgsteiner (a/k/a Clinton Barnes and Everette Jones) and Darra Lee Shephard (a/k/a Nora Southerland and Donna Ramirez) was unsealed. The indictment charges one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud (Count 1: 18 U.S.C. § 1349) in connection with an offshore fraudulent telemarketing scheme based in Costa Rica. The indictment also charges each defendant with eight counts of wire fraud (Counts 2-9: 18 U.S.C. § 1343), one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering (Count 10: 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h)), four counts of money laundering (Counts 11-14: 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(2)(A)), and seeks forfeiture (18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(8)) from each defendant. The defendants are currently fugitives.
According to the indictment, Bonner owned and operated “call centers,” or boiler rooms, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, which he and his co-defendants and co-conspirators used to defraud United States residents, typically over the age of 55, by deceiving them into believing that they had won prizes in a “sweepstakes contest.” The indictment alleges that Bonner, Burgsteiner, Shephard, and their co-conspirators made calls to victims from Costa Rica using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which utilizes computers to make telephone calls over the Internet, thereby disguising the originating location of the calls. As charged, victims were informed that to receive their “prize,” they were to wire, via Western Union, thousands of dollars for a purported “refundable insurance fee” to a so-called “insurance entity” in Costa Rica. When victims questioned the legitimacy of the operation, they were given phone numbers purportedly to United States government agents who falsely reassured the victims that they had, in fact, won a sweepstakes prize. Many of the wires to Costa Rica went through Western Union in Charlotte, North Carolina. The co-conspirators then continued to solicit victims to send more money until their victims’ funds were depleted.

IF YOU KNOW JEFFREY BONNER OR CODY BURGSTEINER THE US MARSHAL AND US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BOTH HAVE REWARDS FOR THERE ARREST ALSO THEY ARE FUGITIVES AND HANG OUT AT DEL REY HOTEL AND SHOOTER BAR IN ZAPOTE. LETS GET THESE GUYS THEY STOLE MONEY FROM MANY IN US.

The film is a very accurate portrayal of the gambling outfits that are run out of this region of the world. The main players busted in this article are from my hometown, near Rochester, NY. I went to high school with his son and know them very well. It is much bigger than most realize. Soon Costa Rica will lose these call centers jobs too, like them or not. Gov Chris Christie legalized these operations to be run out of New Jersey.

http://www.costiganmedia.com/news/gambling911com-interview-rocnow-020710.html