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A 70-year-old Michigan woman has been ordered by the court to cease “facilitating” a suspected international fraud ring by sending packages to her own romance scammer, authorities said. As part of a civil consent decree, Holly Locke, 70, is permanently prohibited from “assisting, facilitating, or participating in any romance scam,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Wednesday. Locke allegedly acted as a “money transmitter” after developing a relationship with a romance scammer online. She allegedly received numerous packages from strangers that she then s…

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