Georgia man posed as adult film star to scam NFL, NBA athletes: Feds

Felon posed as porn star while running racket targeting NFL, NBA athletes and sex-trafficking women: feds

Kwamaine Jerell Ford, 34, of Buford, was charged in connection with the mastermind scheme targeting a slew of professional athletes that he started while in prison in November 2020, the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Georgia announced on Monday.

Zero lessons learned: Convicted scammer allegedly ran another athlete-focused phishing scam from federal prison

Professional NBA and NFL athletes were allegedly deceived and victimized by a 34-year-old Georgia man’s sneaky social-engineering scheme that he ran while impersonating a well-known adult film star, the Justice Department said Monday. Kwamaine Jerell Ford allegedly initiated and committed some of the crimes while incarcerated in federal prison for a similar, widespread phishing scam that also targeted college and professional athletes and musica…

Georgia man posed as adult film star to scam NFL, NBA athletes: Feds

A Buford man was denied bond last week as he awaits trial after being accused of targeting professional athletes in a two-pronged scheme and sex-trafficking a woman in the process, all while in federal prison.