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Three more residents of the Dominican Republic were extradited to the United States last week to have their first court appearances related to a sprawling “grandparent scam” that bilked older citizens out of millions of dollars, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey announced Monday. Juan Rafael Parra Arias, aka “Yofre,” 41; Miguel Angel Vasquez, aka “Miguel Disla,” 24; and Jose Ismael Dilone Rodriguez, 34, all of Santiago de los Caballeros are among 11 Dominican nationals charged in a 19-count indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and unsealed …