Jamaican man gets 5 years in fed prison for lotto scam
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Anthony Henry
A Jamaican man has been sentenced to more than five years in a United States federal prison for his role in a lottery fraud scheme that defrauded an elderly California woman of more than US$181,000.
Dwayne Anderson, 36, of Hanover, was sentenced today to 63 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered by the court to pay more than US$181,075 in restitution to the victim.
Court documents state that between 2010 and 2017, Anderson carried out the scheme using false identities to contact the victim by telephone, text message and email. He falsely told her that she had won millions of dollars in a sweepstakes and convinced her to send money to cover supposed fees and taxes connected to the non-existent winnings.
Prosecutors said Anderson gave the victim specific instructions on how to make the payments, including directing her to send money to a third party in South Dakota. He repeatedly contacted her with further payment demands, assuring her that her winnings would be released once the additional funds were received. The victim ultimately lost more than US$181,000.
Anderson pleaded guilty in September 2025 to one count of wire fraud. He was arrested by Jamaican authorities on July 11, 2024, following a US indictment, and was later extradited to the United States.
The case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service. The US Department of Justice said its Office of International Affairs worked closely with Jamaican law enforcement, including the Jamaica Constabulary Force, to secure Anderson’s arrest and extradition.
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