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Jamaican National Sentenced To Eight Years For Role In Sweepstakes Fraud Targeting Older Americans

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced that JORDAN TROUGHT was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vincent Briccetti to eight years in prison for his role as a high-ranking member of an international fraud ring that stole more than $9 million from more than 200 elderly victims in the United States via sweepstakes scams.

What happened

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced that JORDAN TROUGHT was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vincent Briccetti to eight years in prison for his role as a high-ranking member of an international fraud ring that stole more than $9 million from more than 200 elderly victims in the United States via sweepstakes scams.

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  1. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
    Jamaican National Sentenced To Eight Years For Role In Sweepstakes Fraud Targeting Older Americans

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  • Jamaican National Sentenced To Eight Years For Role In Sweepstakes Fraud Targeting Older Americans Observed

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Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust97
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence100
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude45
Market relevance88
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
Novelty68
Urgency54
capital magnitude100
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.9235
Freshness factor0.9695
Breaking bonus0