MIAMI (AP) — A mother and son from Peru have been convicted of multiple U.S. fraud, conspiracy and extortion charges stemming from a scam targeting Spanish-speaking people.

The Justice Department said Monday that 35-year-old Juan Alejandro Rodriguez Cuya was convicted by a federal jury in Miami of 26 conspiracy, fraud and extortion charges. His mother, 52-year-old Maria Luzula, pleaded guilty to similar charges about halfway through the trial.

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