United States v. Darra Shephard
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
DIAZ, Circuit Judge:
Darra Lee Shephard conspired to defraud U.S. residents through a telemarketing sweepstakes scheme. From a call center in Costa Rica, Shephard and others would tell their unwitting victims that they had won a sweepstakes prize. The catch? Winners could receive their prize money only after paying a "refundable insurance fee." Victims of the scheme wired thousands of dollars to the call center, but of course, no fees were refunded and no prize money was ever paid.
Shephard pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, eight…
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