BUSTED - Five Jamaicans charged in big US sweepstakes fraud scheme
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June 26, 2026
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Five Jamaicans are among six people indicted in the United States (US) over an alleged multimillion-dollar sweepstakes fraud scheme that prosecutors say primarily targeted elderly Americans across the country.
According to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut, the accused are Andre-Jon Gayle, 33, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Aaliyah Mayne, 25, of Dania, Florida; Onaje Chevers, 29, of Dania, Florida; Matthew Hutchinson, 24, of Williamsburg, Virginia; and Courtney Reynolds, 31, of Miami, Florida. All five are Jamaican citizens.
The sixth accused, Roshaun Thompson, 24, of Fort Lauderdale, is a US citizen.
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