On November 6, 2025, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in San Diego, California announced the arrests of 19 individuals connected to an international scam organization that primarily operated out of India, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates since at least July 2021, stealing over $40 million from over 500 elderly victims.
The scheme was orchestrated by 41-year-old Victor Lee Marion, who owned the Mecca Barber Shop in the Little India neighborhood of San Diego, more specifically 9484 Black Mountain Rd ste d, San Diego, CA 92126.
Marion was reported to have maintained direct communication with the kingpins from India and Dubai and, since the fall of 2023, used his business to recruit money launderers and consolidate victim funds in exchange for a percentage of the laundered funds.
Marion now faces a maximum of 40 years in prison on conspiracy charges of committing mail and wire fraud and money laundering alongside co-conspirators:
- Justin Lewis
- Michael Jeeho Yi
- Andre Hammond, Jr.
- Iman Shenko Abdulbasir
- Carlo Humberto Hernandez
- Donel Gem Gutierrez Labaco.
Several co-conspirators will face up to 20 years for conspiring top launder money, including:
- Seth Michael Sheldon
- Jose Anthony Cardenas Ortiz
- Jose Lauro Luiz Munoz
- Matthew Brandon Oh-Slack
- Ryan Navarro Anorma
- Malique Jordan Shaw
- Kenneth Odin Lara
- Steven Ray Basic
- Nocholas Edward Webber
- Jon athan Enriquez Limfueco
- Christina Michele Asmus
- Andrew Butch Divine
- Joshua Estrada
- Zachariah Michael T.S. Siganoff
- Edger Galinfez