A Jamaican man who was extradited to the United States last year and has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges.
Dwayne Anderson, 35, of a Hanover address, entered the guilty plea in the US District Court for the District of South Dakota and Friday in connection to a long-running scheme to defraud a California woman.
Anderson was arrested on July 11, 2024 by Jamaican authorities based on a US indictment.
As part of his plea agreement, Anderson admitted that from as early as 2010 until September 2017, he participated in a scheme to defraud an American woman.
Using fake names, Anderson contacted the victim by telephone, text, message and email, and falsely informed her that she had won millions of dollars in a sweepsteak.
He persuaded the victim to send money to pay various purported fees and taxes associated with the sweepsteaks.
Anderson instructed her on how and to whom to send these payments.
The victim paid the purported fees, losing more than US$181,000, but never received any of the purported winnings.
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