A Jamaican national, Joseph Conroy Smith, 28, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for his participation in a Jamaica-based lottery fraud scheme.
According to documents and information presented in court, beginning in or about March 2010, Smith’s co-conspirators contacted elderly victims in the United States and falsely informed them that they had won a lottery.
These co-conspirators told victims they had to pay several thousand dollars in taxes and fees in order to collect their purported lottery winnings. The co-conspirators then instructed the victims on how to send this money, and to whom, including directing that the funds be sent to Smith.
Smith used the aliases of ‘Brandon Ross,’ ‘Janice Davis,’ ‘Richard Hunt,’ and ‘Calvin Edwards,’ to receive money from victims via United States Postal Service Express mail in Broward County, Florida.
Smith also recruited others to receive victims’ money via money transfer services and United States Postal Service Express mail. On occasion, Smith also recruited others to send the victims’ money via electronic money transfer services.
Smith previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349.
He was also ordered to pay approximately $100,000 in restitution and ordered to surrender to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement upon completion of his term of incarceration.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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