Teen barred from dating apps as wire-fraud case proceeds
The New York Post reported that 18-year-old Taylor Chan was released on conditions that bar him from using dating or social-media apps while he awaits trial for an alleged $1. 3 million wire-fraud scheme targeting women. Federal prosecutors said a 35-year-old man and Chan, who posed as a San Francisco 49ers player and investment adviser, used fake accounts and video calls to swindle at least 26 women across the West of more than $1.
3 million. The two were arrested in Idaho and charged with conspiracy and wire fraud. Another defendant, Daejon Love, was also booked in Idaho and ordered to remain in custody pending his transfer to Oregon, where he faces additional wire-fraud charges for posing as an NFL player.