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BOND INCREASED FOR ALLEGED NIGERIAN PHONE SCAMMER

(Connersville, IN)--Bond was increased Monday for the Fayette County woman accused of money laundering by taking part in a Nigerian phone scam.  67-year-old Fay Santillanes is now being held on a $200,000 bond.  According to court documents, she was the middleman for an organization that took donations under false pretenses and funneled it to Nigeria.  Authorities say up to $2 million was illegally taken from victims all across the country.