Julius Lorenzo George Jackson Sentenced in Lottery Scam

Julius Lorenzo George Jackson, 32, of Palm Beach County, is going to prison for his role in a cold-blooded, Jamaica-based lottery scam that preyed on vulnerable Americans. Jackson was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge William J. Zloch after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.

The scam was simple but brutal: victims across the United States were told they’d won millions in a fake lottery. With dreams of sudden wealth, they were then pressured into paying fake processing and tax fees—ranging from several hundred to several thousand dollars—just to claim their nonexistent winnings. The promises were lies. The money vanished. And Jackson helped make it happen.

Court documents, including the criminal information and factual proffer, reveal Jackson’s direct involvement in the fraud pipeline. He received victim payments straight into his bank account or via wire transfers. From there, he skimmed a cut for himself and funneled the rest to a co-conspirator in Jamaica, keeping the criminal operation well greased and running.

The case was announced by Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, along with Antonio J. Gomez, Postal Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Miami Division, and Mark Selby, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI). Both agencies played critical roles in unraveling the transnational fraud network.

Ferrer credited the investigative tenacity of USPIS and ICE-HSI, whose work exposed the mechanics of the scam and traced illicit flows back to Jackson. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bertha R. Mitrani handled the prosecution, ensuring the defendant faced consequences for exploiting trust for profit.

Related court records and filings are available to the public through the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or via http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov, offering a paper trail of deception, greed, and accountability.