District Attorney James Montoya urged El Pasoans to remain vigilant against scammers as a man was sentenced to two decades in prison for operating a real estate scam, stealing more than $500,000 from nearly 70 victims.

"The cases that make the news are violent crimes, homicides, child sex offenses, and rightfully so," Montoya said at a Thursday, Aug. 28, news conference. "Those cases continue to be the top priority of this office. We will continue to prioritize cases that directly impact the safety of the community.

"One of my priorities is for this office to be more aggressive in regard to white collar crimes, particularly broad forgeries, anything with elder abuse, elder exploitation, because in many of these cases, some of the savings that are taken from these individuals, it might

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