Treasury sanctions 'brutally violent' cartel for timeshare fraud in tourist destination, warns Americans

FIRST ON FOX: The Treasury Department sanctioned a network of individuals linked to a "brutally violent" cartel for hundreds of millions of dollars of timeshare fraud targeting Americans in popular tourist destination Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Fox News Digital has learned.The Treasury Department is now warning current U.S.-based owners of timeshares and those considering the purchase of a Mexico-based timeshare, to conduct "appropriate due diligence." Officials warn that the scams often target older Americans who can lose their life savings.BRUTALLY VIOLENT MEXICAN CARTEL DRAINING AMERICANS' LI