3 Vegas-area men to appeal lengthy US prison terms in $10M prize-notification fraud case

Attorneys say three Nevada men intend to appeal lengthy federal prison terms they received after being found guilty of conducting a prize-notification scheme that prosecutors say biked elderly and vulnerable victims out of more than $10 million over the course of eight years. Mario Castro, 55, of Las Vegas was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to 20 years in prison, Miguel Castro, 58, of Las Vegas, was sentenced to more than 19 years, and Jose Luis Mendez, 49, of Henderson, was sentenced to 14 years, U.S. Attorney Jason Frierson said.