A Jamaican man was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison in the United States after pleading guilty to defrauding 19 elderly victims of their money through a sweepstakes scam.
He is 27 year old Romario Mark Anthony Murray of Montego-Bay, St. James.
Murray was extradited to the United States in March of this year to answer to the charges.
The sentence was announced by United States attorney Jason R. Coody from the northern district of Florida.
Coody said Americans are fed up with the constant barrage of scams that maliciously target the elderly and other vulnerable citizens.
He said given the country’s large elder population, Florida experiences far too many instances of fraud against unsuspecting, vulnerable seniors.
