it ultimately worked on amex. bolaris sued amex to reverse the charges. amex would not comment. authorities in miami say it was the work of a sprawling, new russian and eastern european mob that has planted itself here for numerous reasons that were chosen. sun and easy money. >> they are very, very strong here. >> reporter: richard mangan spent 25 years as a special agent for the d.e.a. and teaches a class on organized crime. >> this group has been into credit card fraud. they've been into health care fraud. they've been into drugs. >> reporter: but these guys operate under the radar, preferring brain over brawn. >> a lot of the people who run the organization, were nuclear scientists. they were kgb. and they lost their jobs when the soviet union collapsed. >> reporter: what percentage of a whole of the eastern european work in south florida? >> about 10%. >> reporter: one reason the bolaris scam is successful, victims are often married. targeted because they look rich. and when exposed, are too embarrassed to fight back. but john bolaris did fight back. testifying before a mia

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