Texas and Georgia suspects charged in $1.2 million fake-deputy scam targeting Parker County residents

The Parker County Sheriff's Office revealed charges against five people who are accused of running a scam that bilked county residents out of $1.2 million.Investigators started pursuing the case in April, the sheriff's office said in a news release. Multiple victims had filed complaints reporting that scammers had posed as employees of the sheriff's office and demanded payments to settle outstanding warrants or missed jury duty. The suspects instructed victims victims to purchase cryptocurrency