Final 2 defendants plead guilty in internet fraud case
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – The final two defendants have pleaded guilty in an alleged scam that federal prosecutors say involved bogus checks and money orders distributed through fraudulent “mystery shopper” internet sites.
U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis in a news release Tuesday said that 27-year-old Funso Hassan and 44-year-old Anthony Shane Jeffers pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit identity theft and theft of government property along with use of mail and interstate facility to distribute proceeds of a racketeering activity.
They were among six people indicted in the case.
Hassan, of Ibadan, Nigeria, faces up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and deportation. Sentencing is set for July 11. Jeffers, of Maryville, Tennessee, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced July 22.
