"When these criminals receive the money it is gone. Almost impossible to get back," said Sen. Mike Braun, Indiana Republican. "The only way is to prevent it once it starts to occur."
Older Americans emerge as top fraud targets as scammers go high-tech
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Mr. Braun said that Chinese ownership of American farmland increased more than 20-fold in the past decade.
Senate bill would stiffen checks on foreigners trying to buy U.S. farmland
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