Texas woman arrested in tri-state ‘virtual kidnapping’ plot

HOUSTON (AP) — Federal authorities say they’ve arrested a Houston woman who collected ransoms from people who believed their children were kidnapped and that the money had to be paid to get them released.
Thirty-four-year-old Yanette Rodriguez Acosta was taken into custody Thursday after being indicted two days earlier on charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud. It’s not clear if she has a lawyer.
Authorities say she conspired with others in Mexico in a “virtual