Jamaican pleads guilty in US$9 million sweepstakes fraud targeting elderly Americans
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August 7, 2026
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A Jamaican man recently pleaded guilty for his role as a high-ranking member of an international fraud ring that stole more than US$9 million from over 200 elderly Americans in a decade-long sweepstakes fraud scheme, United States federal prosecutors announced.
Thirty-year-old Jordan Trought entered a guilty plea on June 1 for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, and bank fraud. Trought was arrested in Jamaica in August 2025 and extradited to the United States to face charges.
He faces up to 30 years in prison, and has agreed to make restitution and pay forfeiture, each in the amount of US$6,166,227.
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